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2004 Honda Civic repairs by problem area
Engine (45%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (7%)
Brakes and Traction Control (5%)
Suspension and Steering (13%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (24%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (3%)
Other (5%)
Chart based on 240 repairs.
2004 Honda Civic engine repair cost distribution
$2500+ (1%)
$1000 - $2499 (15%)
$500 - $999 (20%)
$100 - $499 (33%)
< $100 (31%)
Chart based on 102 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2004 Honda Civic
Engine not specified
| 109000 mi US $1200 |
replaced head gasket seal. May be unrelated, but happened one month after a timing belt replacement job. |
| 170000 mi US $250 |
water leak repair |
2004 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan
93-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD
| 176000 mi | This was a diagnostic trip - nothing fixed. IMA battery dead, catalytic converters dead. Estimate to fix was $10,000 so traded in for new (used) car |
| 127000 mi | Hybrid battery was replaced, after some battle with the Honda dealership. I took it in for diagnostic, and IMA battery was in failure. They provided documentation that vehicle was Sulev AT-PVEV and it was repaired under warranty at no cost |
| 225000 mi US $1500 |
Replace hybrid battery |
| 112000 mi US $80 |
Check engine light has been on and off for a long time. Car running fine. Had dealer flash sensor to see if light would stay off this time. No problem since. |
| 118000 mi US $750 |
Both sensors in the exhaust system had failed. |
| 164000 mi US $1100 |
Replace both oxygen sensors. |
| 169700 mi US $475 |
Water pump needed replacement |
| 77100 mi | leaking oil seal on CVT input shaft and boot on constant velocity joint replaced under warranty. |
| 82700 mi | Software for IMA battery was updated. |
| 121000 mi | IMA warning light and check engine lights came on. Codes P1600 and P1433 were present. My IMA (hybrid) battery is failing. It will cost more to repair than it's worth. |
| 85300 mi | IMA warning light and check engine lights came on. Codes P1600 and P1433 were present. Codes cleared and reset with no repairs. IMA battery replacement is pending. |
| 127000 mi | After a year of no problems, IMA and CEL are on. Diagnostics performed show IMA battery is shot. |
| 128500 mi US $2400 |
Replaced IMA battery with a new unit from a third party vendor. |
| 137000 mi | Hybrid battery failed. Replaced by vendor under warranty. |
2004 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan
93-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid 5-speed manual FWD
| 101000 mi £1000 |
Piece of grit in the Vtec Solenoid sensor threw out all the valve timings. Mechs unable to diagnose fault. Ordered part from Japan, but got bored of it taking up a ramp, so took solenoid apart and fixed the problem. |
| 153000 mi US $90 |
Throttle position sensor error caused Check Engine light to come on. Entire throttle body must be replaced, can't just replace sensor. I ordered a used part and replaced it myself. |
| 198000 mi US $450 |
Replace O2 sensors (all three) |
| 241800 mi US $2350 |
replace hybrid battery pack |
2004 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan
127-horsepower 1.7L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 125240 mi C $350 |
Water pump replaced, due to leak. |
| 132873 mi C $20 |
PCV Valve replacement |
| 135160 mi C $180 |
Fuel air sensor (up-stream) |
| 139500 mi C $280 |
Catalytic converter replaced |
| 178000 mi US $1800 |
Exhaust pipes all rusted, muffler pipe broke behind the flange. All exhaust replaced behind the manifold including catalytic converter. Fuel evaporator valve broken. Replaced part with new one. |
| 124480 mi C $125 |
Replaced front O2 sensor. |
| 139520 mi C $10 |
Heat shield under car rattling. Bolts had rusted. Clamped shields together to stop rattling. |
| 145700 mi C $15 |
PCV Valve faulty, Replaced. |
| 170300 mi US $200 |
A/C not cooling properly on hot days or when idling for extended periods. Tightened head bolts to spec (they loosen on this generation, leading to head gasket failures), cleaned radiator and condenser. |
| 86000 mi | Malfunctioning O2 sensor caused check engine light to come on. Replaced under warranty. |
2004 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan
127-horsepower 1.7L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 87000 mi C $477 |
Replace Engine drive belts Replace Rad hose and coolent |
| 48000 mi US $700 |
front motor mount replaced, rubber dry rotted |
| 71000 mi US $1000 |
Exhaust system replacement including catalytic converter due to rust/rot, occasional check engine code P0420 (catalyst system efficiency) |
| 79360 mi C $1100 |
timing belt failed and engine damaged |
| 92060 mi C $800 |
Exhaust Gasket Cracked |
| 102600 mi C $800 |
Exhaust Gasket Crack |
| 110980 mi C $600 |
Gasket Leak |
| 117800 mi C $600 |
Replaced Timing Belt, and Water Pump |
| 91700 mi US $700 |
A coolant hose starting leaking slowly and went unnoticed until the radiator had cracked and the engine overheated |
| 116000 mi US $500 |
Two ignition coils had gone out of spec, had random shuddering from engine & unresponsive throttlethrottle. |
| 99000 mi US $600 |
One O2 sensor went bad and threw the check engine light, and needed to be replaced. Also, there was a small oil leak near the location of the timing belt. |
| 75640 mi C $280 |
replaced O2 sensor for certification |
| 92380 mi C $20 |
Corrosion in the crank sensor connector. Tried contact cleaner but ended up ordering part on ebay. Bit of soldering and runs perfect again |
| 104160 mi C $260 |
Head gasket replaced due to problems with the cooling system and heater. Rad would spit coolant into overflow jug and heater only blew hot at speed |
| 89280 mi C $500 |
Engine light came on. Had to replace emission sensor. |
2004 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan
117-horsepower 1.7L I4 CVT FWD
| 146000 mi US $245 |
Fuel pump developed cracks in top plastic piece and was spurting fuel. Entire unit had to be replaced. Extremely dangerous problem (two toddlers sit right over this part!) |
| 122000 mi US $857 |
replaced ecu replaced in tank fuel solenoid replaced blown fuses replaced 2 fuel filters cleaned CNG tank |
2004 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan
115-horsepower 1.7L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 93000 mi US $200 |
Sensor bank 1 of the exhaust sensors had to be replaced. |
| 136000 mi US $400 |
Replaced an oxygen sensor and one other item to keep check engine light off, so I could pass the state required emissions test. |
2004 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan
115-horsepower 1.7L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 203500 mi US $45 |
One of the coils wore out. Three minutes to replace it. |
| 196000 mi US $3 |
Camshaft plug leaking oil. Common repair. |
| 201000 mi US $45 |
Replaced #2 spark plug coil. |
| 210800 mi US $40 |
Off-brand coil replaced. Misfiring after only 15 months. |
| 228000 mi US $15 |
Misfire codes P0302 P0303. #2 spark plug had broken insulator. (Bosch = crap.) Replaced with NGK. Code gone but popping exhaust. #2 cyl compression @ 145psi, others 210psi. Valve issue. Will follow up in warm weather. |
| 240000 mi | Mechanical--possible bad valve. Complete loss of compression on cylinder 2. Replacing cylinder head in a month or two as weather allows. No repair attempted, just diagnosis. Related to shattered Bosch spark plug. Note to anyone reading--NEVER allow Bosch parts in your Honda! |
| 132000 mi US $880 |
engine head gasket was worn out, causing the engine overheat on the highway. |
| 147000 mi US $150 |
Replaced upstream oxygen sensor |
| 145580 mi C $150 |
alternator belt, power steering belt replaced. |
| 153740 mi C $300 |
Sudden lose of power/rpm during acceleration around 70 km per hour. camshaft/ crankshaft position sensor needed replacing. |
| 228000 mi US $150 |
Coolant temp. sensor that controls the electric fan failed, fan ran constant melting the plastic fan frame allowing the fan to melt itself out of the housing. The sensor was $83.00 (dealer) and fan was $63.00, installed by me in aprox 1 hr |
| 202000 mi | Oxygen Sensor needed rplacenebt |
| 129100 mi US $100 |
coolant leak,, potentially. refill, observe |
| 132000 mi US $850 |
oxy sensor failed vapor overflow canister valve or solenoid failure, had to replace entire canister assembly |
| 104000 mi US $260 |
exhaust manifold was cracked.it comes with catalytic converter as one piece |
| 109000 mi US $135 |
upstream oxygen sensor |
| 77500 mi C $750 |
Front motor mount. |
| 141600 mi | Front motor mount |
| 79700 mi US $1000 |
Engine mount broke |
| 83000 mi US $2000 |
The alternator mount was broken |
| 75000 mi US $480 |
Throttle Block was replaced |
| 93700 mi US $550 |
The dashboard warning indicator turned on (which prevents passing the annual state inspection). The fix was oxygen sensor replacement. |
| 182000 mi US $30 |
Replaced thermostat and both radiator hoses. |
| 196000 mi US $125 |
Radiator developed a pin hole leak in the plastic tank. |
| 228200 mi US $275 |
Replaced head gasket. Cleaned out egr passages. Replaced timing belt. Tuned. |
| 169700 mi US $500 |
Key no longer recognized |
| 126000 mi US $400 |
Crank shaft sensor was faulty and was replaced. |
| 149000 mi US $660 |
The muffler had rusted and had a hole in it. The muffler attachments were also rusted. |
| 86200 mi US $330 |
Front engine mount was cracked. Replaced the mount. |
| 204000 mi | Water pump leaking. Was going to require timing belt job. |
| 200000 mi US $60 |
O2 sensor replaced |
| 71500 mi US $1300 |
blown head gasket |
| 73500 mi US $660 |
Replace catalytic converter |
2004 Honda Civic 2dr Hatch
160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 80300 mi US $200 |
Front oxygen sensor |
| 82300 mi US $200 |
Rear oxygen sensor |
2004 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe
127-horsepower 1.7L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 99000 mi US $150 |
O2 sensor replaced. |
| 134000 mi US $2200 |
Mid Pipe and catalytic converter replaced. |
2004 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe
127-horsepower 1.7L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 51000 mi US $160 |
Front engine mount cracked. |
| 150000 mi US $50 |
weld repair catalytic converter |
| 196000 mi US $30 |
replaced evap purge valve |
| 209900 mi US $104 |
Replaced evaporator canister purge valve (part purchased by owner, installed by mechanic). |
| 98000 mi US $1500 |
Spun a rod bearing during summer 2012, so we replaced the engine. Approximate total cost for that repair was $1,500 including all necessary seals, etc., as we performed all labor ourselves. |
2004 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe
117-horsepower 1.7L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 140000 mi US $300 |
replaced head gasket and resurfaced engine block. parts were like 200 dollars, but it took me (less experienced) and my father (experienced working on cars) a week. |
| 194000 mi US $30 |
There was a valve in the EVAP system that needed replacing. A check engine light informed me of this. Two holes appeared in catalytic converter, which I patched using JB weld high heat exhaust epoxy. Initially, this did not cause the check engine light to shut off. I then replaced the spark plugs, and days later, it turned off. |
| 200000 mi US $150 |
replaced 2 o2 sensors to try to get check engine light to turn off. |
| 200000 mi US $30 |
oil leak fixed by replacing a gasket, also replaced 2 o2 sensors |
| 203000 mi US $400 |
catalytic converter replaced |
2004 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe
115-horsepower 1.7L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 252000 mi US $4108 |
Head gasket blew at 251669 miles. Replaced OEM engine with used engine from dealer. Replaced water pump, cam and crank gasket, rear main seal, thermostat, clutch assembly, vtec gasket, spark plugs |
| 293000 mi | Rod broke |
2004 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe
115-horsepower 1.7L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 122000 mi US $150 |
replaced both Oxygen sensors. Very easy - easier than changing oil. |
| 181400 mi US $1500 |
timing belt tension spring broke, bend rods |
| 187400 mi US $900 |
replaced ecu |
| 214000 mi | threw a rod |
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