Honda Civic / 2005
2005 Honda Civic problems
Owners have filed 396 complaints about the 2005 Honda Civic with NHTSA. Air bags account for 32.3% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of power train at 9.3%.
Complaints396
Crashes91
Fires12
Injuries88
Deaths3
What owners report breaking
Air bags 32.3% · 128
Power train 9.3% · 37
Vehicle speed control 6.6% · 26
Electrical system 6.6% · 26
Structure 6.3% · 25
Seat belts 4.8% · 19
Engine and engine cooling 4.8% · 19
Service brakes, hydraulic 3.5% · 14
Severity
Of those complaints, 91 describe a crash, 12 describe a fire, 88 report an injury and 3 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 36 model years of the Honda Civic in this data, 2005 sits 21st by complaint volume. 2006 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 8 in the last three years against 34 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 75,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2005 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. Additionally, the front passenger's side door could not be locked electronically. The failure occurred on the front driver and rear passenger's side doors. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The vin was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 31,000. Air bags · reported at 31,000 miles
The contact owns a 2005 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the airbag warning light illuminated.The contact mentioned that the failure was directly related to nhtsa campaign number: 14v353000(air bags). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not provide any assistance since the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 134,000. Air bags · reported at 134,000 miles
Dealership (spreen honday of redlands california) failed to complete airbag repair (damaged other parts during "repair") and Honda of america won't get involved to resolve the issue. Dealership damaged integrity of dash by hacking out an unseen section as shortcut, used duct tape for electrical wiring, and left a piece of dash padding in my ac system. This was discovered june 2018 when changing cabin air filter. Air bags · reported at 140,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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