Honda Civic / 2002
2002 Honda Civic problems
Owners have filed 876 complaints about the 2002 Honda Civic with NHTSA. Air bags account for 28.4% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of power train at 21.5%.
Complaints876
Crashes144
Fires14
Injuries129
Deaths4
What owners report breaking
Air bags 28.4% · 249
Power train 21.5% · 188
Exterior lighting 6.3% · 55
Seat belts 5.8% · 51
Electrical system 5.6% · 49
Suspension 4.1% · 36
Engine and engine cooling 3.8% · 33
Unknown or other 3.0% · 26
Severity
Of those complaints, 144 describe a crash, 14 describe a fire, 129 report an injury and 4 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 36 model years of the Honda Civic in this data, 2002 sits 8th by complaint volume. 2006 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 9 in the last three years against 37 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 90,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2002 Honda Civic. While driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle veered to the left and caused the contact to crash into a barb wire fence. The vehicle rolled over. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a bruised neck that required medical attention. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000. Air bags · reported at 65,000 miles
My Honda has the bad air bag inflators that can break apart and injure occupants and cut the air bag. The recall to replace these inflators is listed on the Honda web site as only applying to vehicles in hot/humid climates. That was supposed to change. I have not received a recall notice because I live in wyoming. I want to know why Honda hasn't recalled all affected vehicles, regardless of location. Air bags · reported at 100,000 miles
The contact owns a 2002 Honda Civic. While driving 40 mph she immediately had to apply the brakes which caused her to crash head first into the side of another vehicle. Both air bags deployed during the crash; however, the contact suffered a chest injury due to the pressure of the air bag. The vehicle has not been diagnosed and there were no prior warnings, the current and failure mileages were 90,000. Air bags · reported at 90,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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