Honda Civic / 2008
2008 Honda Civic problems
Owners have filed 1,083 complaints about the 2008 Honda Civic with NHTSA. Air bags account for 16.5% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of engine at 14.4%.
Complaints1,083
Crashes89
Fires8
Injuries65
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 16.5% · 179
Engine 14.4% · 156
Visibility 10.3% · 112
Suspension 9.2% · 100
Structure 7.8% · 85
Engine and engine cooling 5.2% · 56
Unknown or other 5.0% · 54
Power train 4.9% · 53
Severity
Of those complaints, 89 describe a crash, 8 describe a fire and 65 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 36 model years of the Honda Civic in this data, 2008 sits 6th by complaint volume. 2006 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 13 in the last three years against 60 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 50,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owned a 2008 Honda Civic. While driving approximately 30 mph, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The contact's head struck the steering wheel and caused severe injury to the head. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was declared as destroyed and was towed savage facility. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000. Air bags · reported at 10,000 miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 16v346000 (air bags). The contact stated that the parts needed for the recall remedy were still not available and that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Updated 12/20/16 Air bags
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v346000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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