Worst 2000 Honda Civic Problems
Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.
Air Bags:Frontal
Airbags
Electrical Faults
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All Problems by Category
Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2000 Honda Civic.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Avg Mileage | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags:Frontal | 42 | 38 | — | 61,689 mi | |
| Airbags | 39 | 16 | 1 | 100,618 mi | |
| Electrical Faults | 23 | 1 | — | 128,346 mi | |
| Automatic Transmission | 20 | — | — | 47,436 mi | |
| Tire Defects | 16 | 3 | — | 181,167 mi | |
| Unintended Acceleration | 14 | 4 | — | 43,032 mi | |
| Seat Belt Issues | 10 | 4 | — | 101,735 mi | |
| Electrical System:Ignition:Switch | 8 | — | 1 | 107,872 mi | |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 8 | — | — | 36,486 mi | |
| Electrical System:Ignition | 7 | — | — | 69,500 mi | |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System | 7 | — | — | 94,380 mi | |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | 7 | — | — | 82,370 mi | |
| Engine & Cooling | 6 | 1 | 1 | 79,256 mi | |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 6 | — | — | 55,375 mi | |
| Headlight/Taillight Failures | 6 | 1 | 1 | 167,500 mi | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 6 | 3 | — | 58,000 mi | |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control | 5 | — | — | 53,324 mi | |
| Engine Problems | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Cooling System | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Fuel System | 4 | — | 1 | — | |
| Hydraulic Brakes | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
| Structure:Body:Door | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Suspension Failures | 4 | — | 1 | — | |
| Tires:Sidewall | 4 | 1 | — | — | |
| Tires:Tread/Belt | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Visibility:Power Window Devices And Controls | 4 | 1 | — | — | |
| Air Bags:Side/Window | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control:Catalytic Convertor | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Equipment:Electrical:Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc. | 3 | — | — | — |
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Recalls for 2000 Honda Civic
2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~2,315,807 vehicles.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2001-2002 Acura 3.2CL, 2000-2003 Acura 3.5RL, 2000-2001 Acura 3.2TL, Honda CR-V and Honda Odyssey, 2001-2002 Acura MDX and 2000 Accord Coupe, Accord Sedan, Civic Coupe, and Civic Sedan vehicles. These vehicles may have received a replacement driver frontal air bag module as part of a vehicle repair. Due to a manufacturing issue, the replacement NADI inflator may absorb moisture, causing the inflator to rupture or the air bag cushion to underinflate.
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 1998 Acura 2.2CL, 1998-1999 Acura 2.3CL, 1998-1999 Acura 3.0CL, 2001 Acura 3.2CL and Acura MDX, 1998-2000 Honda Accord Coupe, Accord Sedan, Civic Sedan, Odyssey and Acura 3.5RL, 1999-2000 Acura 3.2TL, 1996-2000 Civic Coupe, 1997-2000 CR-V, 1997-1998 EV Plus, and 1998-1999 Isuzu Oasis vehicles. These vehicles were equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) and do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. Due to a manufacturing issue, the NADI inflators may absorb moisture, causing the inflators to rupture or the air bag cushion to underinflate.
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2000 Honda Civic — FAQ
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Source: NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) complaint and recall databases, aggregated by VinItel.
Wider context: See the full Honda Civic reliability report with year-by-year comparison and generation analysis.
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