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Honda Civic · 2003

10 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V182000·2019-03-06

    Honda and Acura Recall Vehicles for Driver Air Bag Inflator Defect

    Honda is recalling specific Acura and Honda vehicles because a manufacturing error in the driver's air bag inflator may cause it to explode during a crash.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA, HONDA MDX, ACCORD, ODYSSEY, CIVIC GX
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·15V320000·2015-05-28

    Honda and Acura Recall Vehicles for Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk

    Honda is recalling specific 2001-2011 Honda and Acura vehicles because the driver's air bag inflator may rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious injury or death.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA, HONDA MDX, ACCORD, CIVIC, CR-V
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V501000·2019-06-27

    Honda Recalls Vehicles Due to Passenger Airbag Inflator Explosion Risk

    Honda is recalling specific Acura and Honda models because the passenger frontal airbag inflator may explode, potentially causing serious injury or death.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA, HONDA MDX, ACCORD, CIVIC, CR-V
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V499000·2019-06-27

    Honda and Acura Recall Vehicles for Air Bag Inflator Defect

    Honda is recalling specific Acura and Honda models because driver frontal air bag inflators may explode, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

    Product
    ACURA — ACURA, HONDA MDX, ACCORD, CIVIC, CR-V
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·15V370000·2015-06-15

    Honda Recalls Vehicles for Passenger Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk

    Honda is recalling specific 2001-2007 models because the passenger air bag inflator may rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious injury or death.

    Product
    HONDA — HONDA, ACURA CIVIC, ACCORD, CIVIC GX, CIVIC HYBRID
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14V700000·2014-11-04

    Honda Recalls Multiple Models for Air Bag Inflator Rupture Risk

    Honda is recalling specific 2001-2006 models sold in high-humidity areas because the passenger air bag inflator may rupture during deployment.

    Product
    HONDA — HONDA, ACURA CIVIC HYBRID, PILOT, RIDGELINE, RL
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·14V353000·2014-06-20

    Honda and Acura Vehicles Recalled for Takata Air Bag Inflator Defect

    Honda is recalling specific 2003-2006 vehicles sold or registered in California due to a Takata air bag inflator defect that could rupture during deployment.

    Product
    HONDA — HONDA, ACURA RIDGELINE, PILOT, RL, ODYSSEY
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·10V364000·2010-08-05

    Honda Recalls 2003-2004 Vehicles for Ignition Interlock Defect

    Honda is recalling specific 2003-2004 Accord, Civic, and Element vehicles because the ignition interlock lever may deform, allowing the vehicle to roll away if the key is removed while not in Park.

    Product
    HONDA — HONDA ELEMENT, ACCORD, CIVIC
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V268000·2018-04-26

    Honda Recalls Multiple Models for Improperly Installed Passenger Air Bags

    Honda is recalling various 2001-2012 models because the front passenger air bag may have been installed incorrectly during replacement, increasing injury risk in a crash.

    Product
    HONDA — HONDA ACCORD, CIVIC, CR-V, ELEMENT
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·12V136000·2012-03-30

    Honda Recalls 1.3 Million Vehicles for Headlight Wiring Defect

    Honda is recalling 1,375,217 CR-V, Pilot, and Civic vehicles because a wiring defect may cause low beam headlights to fail, increasing crash risk.

    Product
    HONDA — HONDA CR-V, PILOT, CIVIC
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 2003Not rated by NHTSA

    5 trims tested for 2003; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations — 2 open

  • EA25002 Engineering Analysis · open · forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking
  • EA24002 Engineering Analysis · open · forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking
  • RQ24006 Recall Query · seat belts:front
  • PE24008 Preliminary Evaluation · forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking
  • PE23005 Preliminary Evaluation · steering
  • PE22011 Preliminary Evaluation · power train:axle assembly:axle shaft

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2016 · steering 442 complaints, median 40,000 mi
  • 2006 · engine 338 complaints, median 90,000 mi
    Includes 17 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2007 · suspension 240 complaints, median 33,000 mi
  • 2007 · engine 224 complaints, median 88,862 mi
    Includes 5 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2007 · visibility 200 complaints, median 42,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

999 manufacturer service bulletins across 22 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2025: 4.8/5
  • 2024: 4.7/5
  • 2023: 4.6/5
  • 2022: 3.0/5 · 881 complaints · most complained-of: steering
  • 2021: 3.4/5 · 142 complaints · most complained-of: steering

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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