1981 Honda Civic Problems

Below Average Complaints

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 1981 Honda Civic. Part of Generation 2 — 1980–1983.

< older1982
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Fatalities
—
Recalls
0

Worst 1981 Honda Civic Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#11 complaints

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR

Fires:1
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 1981 Honda Civic.

ComponentComplaintsCrashesFiresAvg MileageVolume
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR1—1—

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