2005 Model Year

Honda Civic

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
314
Recalls
1
Crashes
74
Severe
139

Active Recalls

Manufacturer safety recalls

04V550000 Nov 2004

Other

No consequence data available

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

Engine
Apr 2025

Pushrods going through engine and shredding bottom half of motor. I know many 05 Honda civic owners who have had the same issues

AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
Feb 2024

The air bag light came on in April of 2022 indicating that the air bag will not deploy in the event of a car accident. We took the car to the Honda de...

Electrical System
Sep 2023

Hagerstown Honda is 80 plus miles away from my house. My ignition failed which is a very common problem in that generation of all Honda vehicles. My i...

AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
May 2023

- Sensor in seatbelt, causing airbags not to deploy (airbag light is on) -Since the airbags will not deploy, this is a danger -The dealer, Avalon Hond...

AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS
Apr 2023

I took my car to Balise Honda in West Warwick, RI for the recall Tikata air bags. The light went off after repaired. However light then came on for...

Tires Crash
Dec 2022

185/70 R14 88T SL BSW Tire blew out while driving on the highway. Caused the vehicle to come to a stop and the vehicle was rear-ended. The driver l...

POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Aug 2022

I purchased this car from a Honda dealership used for over 7 thousand dollars in 2021 it's a 2005 car with known issues. I drove it for less than 2 mo...

POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS
Jul 2022

The car runs good but will not stay in 2nd gear this is the 2nd manual transmission the factory did the same then tran#2 did the same now had replaced...

UNKNOWN OR OTHER Fire
Jul 2022

This car had not been driven or started in 36 hours. it was sitting at the end of my driveway . there were no vehicles near it or close to any traffic...

STEERING,POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS
Jul 2022

In 2019 Honda came out to fix the air bag recall. I never had problems with the air bag light coming on until after they fixed the air bag. The air ba...

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Data updated: March 4, 2026

Summary

The 2005 Honda Civic has 314 complaints and 1 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Air Bags. 74 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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