IllustrationMY SON WAS REAR ENDED IN A 95 HONDA CIVIC BY A CAR GOING ABOUT 60 MPH. HE WAS THEN KNOCKED ACROSS AN INTERSECTION AND INTO A STONE WALL. BOTH DRIVERS SEATS BROKE AWAY FROM THE BASE AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE TWO OTHER PASSENGERS. ONE BEING MY OTHER SON. THANK GOD THERE WAS ONLY SOME SORENESS AND BRUISES. *NLM
1995 Honda Civic
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1995 Honda Civic do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 183.5.
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Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 76 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seat Belts. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Equipment. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
84 crash reports2 fire reports51 injury reports
Air Bags complaints
76 reportsWHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 15 MPH ON RESIDENTAL ROAD. SHE SWERVED TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE. AND SHE HIT A ENBANKMENT AND ROLLED OVER. THE DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. MR
IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT.*AK CONSUMER STATES SHE HIT A PARKED VEHICLE, THERE WAS ONE INJURY.*JB
ON MARCH THE 11,02,I WAS IN A BAD ACCIDENT IT WAS ABOUT 10 PM,A CAR WAS SITTING IN THE STREET WITH NO LIGHT ON A I HIT THE BACK OF HER CAR AND HER CAR WAS OKEY BUT KY CAR THE FRONT END WAS PUSH TO THE ENGINE DOING THIS TIME WHEN WE HIT THE OTHER CAR MY SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD ME AND MY AIR BEGS DID NOT COME OUT .I TOOK PICTURES…
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ON MARCH THE 11,02,I WAS IN A BAD ACCIDENT IT WAS ABOUT 10 PM,A CAR WAS SITTING IN THE STREET WITH NO LIGHT ON A I HIT THE BACK OF HER CAR AND HER CAR WAS OKEY BUT KY CAR THE FRONT END WAS PUSH TO THE ENGINE DOING THIS TIME WHEN WE HIT THE OTHER CAR MY SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD ME AND MY AIR BEGS DID NOT COME OUT .I TOOK PICTURES OF MY CAR TWO WAS HIT IN THE ACCIDENT IF YOU CAN HELP US PLEASE DO SO THANK YOU. *AK
AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
VEHICLE WAS REARENDED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH PUSHED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON FRONTAL IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HAD CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 55-60 MPH HEAD-ON COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVERS AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH IT WAS HIT FROM THE SIDE, RESULTING IN VEHICLE RUNNING INTO A HOUSE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
1995 HONDA JUST PURCHASED USED. AFTER PURCHASE, NOTICED BROKEN WELDS ON BODY (BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE) WHERE DOORS ATTACH TO VEHICLE BODY. WENT TO HONDA SERVICE, BUT SERVICE TECH HAD NO ANSWER, WAS NO ASSISTANCE. ALSO ASKED ABOUT 5/1999 TECH BULLETIN FROM AMER. HONDA TO INSTALL AIRBAG SWITCH (CHILD RIDES IN FRONT OF CAR) - SERVICE…
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1995 HONDA JUST PURCHASED USED. AFTER PURCHASE, NOTICED BROKEN WELDS ON BODY (BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE) WHERE DOORS ATTACH TO VEHICLE BODY. WENT TO HONDA SERVICE, BUT SERVICE TECH HAD NO ANSWER, WAS NO ASSISTANCE. ALSO ASKED ABOUT 5/1999 TECH BULLETIN FROM AMER. HONDA TO INSTALL AIRBAG SWITCH (CHILD RIDES IN FRONT OF CAR) - SERVICE TECH SAID NOT AWARE OF BULLETIN, DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. ASKED SERVICE TECH WHY OIL DIPSTICK PREMATURELY RUSTING-OFF, ON TOP (EVERY DEL-SOL I'VE SEEN HAS THIS PROBLEM... RUST COULD EVENTUALLY GO INTO ENGINE CRANKCASE) BUT SERVICE TECH HAD NO EXPLANATION, DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE FIRST 2 PROBLEMS COULD LEAD TO PERSONAL INJURY, AND THE 3RD PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE.*AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.