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Honda Civic GXYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 15 owner complaints and 8 safety recalls on record for the Honda Civic GX.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints15Top: Air bagsSafety recalls82001–2011 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Honda Civic GX years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Civic GX median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2011Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2010Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls2009Not rated–/1003 complaints · 3 recalls2008Not rated–/1001 complaint · 3 recalls2007Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls2006Not rated–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls2005Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls2004Not rated–/1001 complaint · 5 recalls2003Not rated–/1001 complaint · 5 recalls2002Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Honda Civic GX problems

All model years combined: 15 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Air bags62
Engine30
Structure20
Fuel/propulsion system10
Electrical system10
Suspension10
Vehicle speed control10
Wheels10
8 recalls

Honda Civic GX recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

22%Driver side: inflator module19V-499 · 2001–2005 · Jun 27, 2019 · 3,947 vehicles36%Passenger side: inflator module19V-502 · 2008–2010 · Jun 27, 2019 · 9,555 vehicles42%Passenger side: inflator module19V-501 · 2001–2005 · Jun 27, 2019 · 1,657,752 vehicles49%Passenger side: inflator module19V-378 · 2006–2011 · May 16, 2019 · 19,138 vehicles49%Driver side: inflator module19V-182 · 2001–2005 · Mar 6, 2019 · 1,101,534 vehicles64%Passenger side: inflator module16V-346 · 2006–2011 · May 24, 2016 · 2,719,386 vehicles65%Passenger side: inflator module15V-370 · 2001–2004 · Jun 15, 2015 · 3,498,481 vehicles68%Driver side: inflator module15V-320 · 2001–2004 · May 28, 2015 · 6,281,043 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Civic GX

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2001–2015 · still open
    Open
  2. Electrical overstressEA19001 · 2012–2015 · closed Sep 19, 2024
    Led to recall 20V-024