IllustrationCONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS HIT AT AN ANGLE AT 45 MPH. FRONT LEFT SIDE WAS DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF EITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
1994 Honda Civic
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1994 Honda Civic do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 183.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 6 of 135 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 56 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
59 crash reports0 fire reports38 injury reports
What owners actually said
135 reportsCAR WAS OVERHEATING DURING A TRIP OF A LENGTH OF OVER TEN MILES. HEAD GASKET PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AND FIXED. A SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THIS POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD.
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, THE SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES DID NOT LOCK. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED WHIPLASH AND INJURED HER HANDS ON THE DASHBROAD. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
CONSUMER HIT A VEHICLE THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT UNEXPECTEDLY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, MADE DIRECT HIT. AIRBAGS ON BOTH SIDES DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER. *AK
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT SNAPPED WHILE INVOLVED IN A CRASH, CAUSING THE DRIVER LOWER BACK INJURIES.
THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK COLLAPSED WHEN AN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE HONDA CIVIC. AS A RESULT OF THE SEATBACK COLLAPSING, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND LOWER BACK. *AK
VEHICLE WANDERS/SWAYS AND LOSES CONTROL ON ANY WET SURFACE, ONCE RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
COMING OUT OF AN ENTRANCE ONTO ROAD DRIVER SUDDENLY BECAME BLINDED BY SUNLIGHT, RESULTING IN HITTING A PILLAR. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT DURING A COLLISION, CASING DRIVER TO SUSTAIN INJURIES. *AK
Official recalls
294V063000 · 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.
93V208000 · Air Bags:frontal
Dec 9, 1993
THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULES CONTAIN INCORRECT INFLATORS WHICH ARE OUT OF SPECIFICATION FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION, THE AIR BAG MAY NOT PROVIDEADEQUATE PROTECTION TO THE PASSENGER.
Remedy: HONDA DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULE WITH A MODULE CONTAINING THE CORRECT INFLATOR.
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
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.