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1993 Honda Civic

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1993 Honda Civic do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 183.5.

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146Owner complaints

Model-year median: 183.5

1Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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1990110
199198
1992146
1993135
1994199
1995305
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Air Bags
27Electrical System
25Steering
15Engine And Engine Cooling
13Service Brakes, Hydraulic
12
All reported categories
Seat Belts
11Power Train
9Structure
7Tires
7Seats
6Equipment
5Suspension
5Unknown Or Other
5Vehicle Speed Control
5Visibility
5Fuel System, Gasoline
4Latches/locks/linkages
4Visibility/wiper
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 17 of 146 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Air Bags. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 25 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

40 crash reports4 fire reports23 injury reports

Engine And Engine Cooling complaints

13 reports
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130,000 miles · Sep 19, 2007
Engine And Engine Cooling

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSED. THE BATTERY AND ENGINE OIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND ALL ELECTRICAL POWER FAILED. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE COIL FAILED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MIL…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSED. THE BATTERY AND ENGINE OIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND ALL ELECTRICAL POWER FAILED. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE COIL FAILED AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

NHTSA ODI #10203415

140,000 miles · Feb 9, 2004
Engine And Engine Cooling

THE HEAD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE ENGINE WAS WARPED SO CAR KEPT OVERHEATING AND FINALLY THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED

NHTSA ODI #10056812

Mileage unknown · Apr 26, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling

ENGINE MOUNTS VIBRATE AT ENGINE REVS ABOVE 3K RPM AT ALL TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR REPLACEMENT WITH HONDA O.E. PART HAS NOT SOLVED PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #721975

Mileage unknown · Feb 4, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ENGINE STARTED OVERHEATING. THEN DROVE TO A GARAGE WHERE A TECHNICIAN TOLD HIM THAT WAS A RESULT OF THE PISTON RINGS WARPED THE PISTON SIDE WALLS , THE PISTON RIGE METAL IS TOO HARD. *AK

NHTSA ODI #856307

Mileage unknown · Oct 29, 1999
Engine And Engine Cooling

DRAIN HOLE FOR THE OIL PAN WAS DAMAGED. YH

NHTSA ODI #549451

Mileage unknown · Sep 27, 1999
Engine And Engine Cooling

THE GROVES TO THE OIL PAN PLUG ARE STRIPPED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #848751

Mileage unknown · Sep 21, 1999
Engine And Engine CoolingSeat Belts

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT AT TIMES. WHEN SEAT BELT IS IN USE THE BELT CONTINOUS TO TIGHTEN CAUSING DISCOMFORT TO DRIVER. *YC

NHTSA ODI #548567

Mileage unknown · Sep 8, 1999
Engine And Engine CoolingEquipmentPower Train

ENGINE FAILED, HOLE IN THE SIDE OF ENGINE. MJS

NHTSA ODI #548423

Mileage unknown · Sep 3, 1999
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine Cooling

WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE STALLS . THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE WIRING IN THE COOLING SYSTEM. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #846718

Mileage unknown · Dec 15, 1998
Engine And Engine Cooling

DISTRIBUTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER ONLY 85000 MILES. ALL INDICATIONS FROM MECHANICS ARE THAT THIS PART SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER.

NHTSA ODI #701366

Official recalls

1

94V063000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission

Apr 10, 1994

A RETAINING CLIP THAT CONNECTS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE TO THE SHIFT LEVER ACTUATING ROD CAN HAVE INSUFFICIENT RETENTION PRESSURE AND MAY EVENTUALLY COME OFF AFTER REPEATED SHIFT LEVER OPERATION. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE POSITION OF THE SHIFT LEVER MAY NOT MATCH THE ACTUAL TRANSMISSION GEAR POSITION.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN UNANTICIPATED VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND ACCIDENT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN IMPROVED RETAINING CLIP.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

PE94055 · Alleged Steering Lockup

Opened Jul 20, 1994 · Closed Dec 30, 1994

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering

There is no summary currently available

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