Honda Civic Hybrid Reliability
595 NHTSA complaints (2003–2025). Complaint rate: 2333.3 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2006–2008 Honda Civic Hybrid. The 2012–2015 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Honda Civic Hybrid Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 116 | 2.6% |
| POWER TRAIN | 100 | 2.0% |
| AIR BAGS | 69 | 34.8% |
| ENGINE | 47 | 4.3% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 40 | 15.0% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 36 | 2.8% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 34 | 5.9% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 21 | 4.8% |
| STEERING | 20 | 10.0% |
| SUSPENSION | 14 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | — | 67 | 6 | — | View 2003View→ |
| 2004 | — | 55 | 8 | — | View 2004View→ |
| 2005 | — | 69 | 8 | — | View 2005View→ |
| 2006AVOID | — | 89 | 3 | — | View 2006View→ |
| 2007AVOID | — | 106 | 11 | — | View 2007View→ |
| 2008AVOID | — | 88 | 9 | — | View 2008View→ |
| 2009 | — | 41 | 0 | — | View 2009View→ |
| 2010GOOD | — | 22 | 1 | — | View 2010View→ |
| 2012GOOD | — | 23 | 7 | — | View 2012View→ |
| 2013GOOD | — | 11 | 0 | — | View 2013View→ |
| 2014GOOD | — | 7 | 3 | — | View 2014View→ |
| 2015GOOD | — | 6 | 0 | — | View 2015View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 10 | 0 | — | View 2025View→ |
See also: Honda Civic Hybridaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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