Honda Civic / 2003
2003 Honda Civic problems
Owners have filed 619 complaints about the 2003 Honda Civic with NHTSA. Air bags account for 22.8% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of power train at 16.5%.
Complaints619
Crashes127
Fires6
Injuries109
Deaths13
What owners report breaking
Air bags 22.8% · 141
Power train 16.5% · 102
Electrical system 8.2% · 51
Engine and engine cooling 6.3% · 39
Vehicle speed control 5.5% · 34
Structure 4.2% · 26
Exterior lighting 3.7% · 23
Unknown or other 3.2% · 20
Severity
Of those complaints, 127 describe a crash, 6 describe a fire, 109 report an injury and 13 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 36 model years of the Honda Civic in this data, 2003 sits 11th by complaint volume. 2006 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 10 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 80,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2003 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 12v136000, 14v349000 and 14v351000 (air bags, exterior lighting); however, the parts to do the repairs was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Air bags
08/31/2015 I purchased this car from ganley westside imports, 25580 lorain ave., North olmsted, oh 44070, 440-734-2000 in november 2014 with this recall outstanding. I was told they would order the part. I called the service department in january 2015 and was told my name wasn't even in the system but he would order the part. I called again on may 18, 2015, and was told the part was still back ordered. Air bags
The contact owns a 2003 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the vehicle was repaired. The contact was unable to provide the details of the repair. The contact received nhtsa campaign number: 14v349000 (air bags) after the repair was performed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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