Honda Civic Reliability Comparisons

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This is the most up-to-date car reliability information available anywhere for the Honda Civic. TrueDelta's Car Reliability Survey results are promptly updated every three months. Others can be over a year behind. What you'll also find only here: actual repair rates (the average number of trips to the repair shop each year), and not just dots, for a clearer idea of how much competing cars truly differ in reliability.

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Honda Civic Reliability
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Car Reliability Survey (CRS) Results: year ending June 30, 2010
Successful Repair Trips per Year (per 100 vehicles) Column definitions
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Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2010	Honda	Civic*	join to view			19 3.6 4200
2009	Honda	Civic	29 Fewest         Most		--	46 9.0 11400
2008	Honda	Civic	23 Fewest         Most		--	89 7.5 25400
2007	Honda	Civic	33 Fewest         Most		--	79 7.7 39700
2006	Honda	Civic	55 Fewest         Most First year of redesigned model.		--	70 6.9 54200
2005	Honda	Civic	12 Fewest         Most		--	28 7.0 64800
2004	Honda	Civic	33 Fewest         Most		--	26 5.7 79200
2003	Honda	Civic*	join to view			21 6.4 91500
2003	Honda	Civic Si*	join to view			11 9.6 94300
2002	Honda	Civic	42 Fewest         Most		--	32 6.3 86500
2001	Honda	Civic	67 Fewest         Most		--	28 8.3 115800
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2000	Honda	Civic	38 Fewest         Most		--	32 7.9 115100
1999	Honda	Civic	52 Fewest         Most		--	29 5.6 130500
1998	Honda	Civic	60 Fewest         Most		--	27 5.2 124600
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Competing Car Model Reliability

Car Reliability Survey (CRS) Results: year ending June 30, 2010
Successful Repair Trips per Year (per 100 vehicles) Column definitions
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Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2010	Honda	Accord	10 Fewest         Most			33 3.8 4100
2009	Honda	Accord	28 Fewest         Most		-1	63 8.2 12100
2008	Honda	Accord	39 Fewest         Most Few repairs reported. However, some owners of the V6 have reported a noise or vibration from the variable cylinder management system that cannot yet be repaired. Some have also complained about rattles in the rear package shelf.		+16	128 8.0 26900
2007	Honda	Accord	40 Fewest         Most		+7	92 7.4 34200
2006	Honda	Accord	18 Fewest         Most		-37	72 8.3 53000
2005	Honda	Accord	19 Fewest         Most		+7	59 7.5 68100
2004	Honda	Accord	36 Fewest         Most		+3	68 7.4 70200
2003	Honda	Accord	91 Fewest         Most First model year of the design, has consistently had a higher repair rate than later years.			64 7.4 100600
2002	Honda	Accord	42 Fewest         Most		0	36 7.2 96300
2001	Honda	Accord	66 Fewest         Most		-1	42 6.5 118400
2000	Honda	Accord	73 Fewest         Most		+35	36 7.8 132800
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
1999	Honda	Accord	130 Fewest         Most		+78	29 6.1 130400
1998	Honda	Accord	64 Fewest         Most		+4	36 6.8 139700
1997	Honda	Accord*	join to view			16 7.0 168100
1996	Honda	Accord*	join to view			15 5.8 158900
1995	Honda	Accord*	join to view			12 5.5 184300
2010	Honda	Fit	41 Fewest         Most Tire pressure monitor, a common problem area in many different cars, is the most commonly reported problem area here. The reported repair frequency will probably improve in future updates.			36 4.1 4000
2009	Honda	Fit	9 Fewest         Most		-20	142 8.9 13300
2008	Honda	Fit	14 Fewest         Most		-9	54 9.3 24500
2007	Honda	Fit	20 Fewest         Most		-13	67 8.9 47200
2010	Mazda	MazdaSpeed3*	join to view			22 4.5 5200
2010	Mazda	Mazda3	23 Fewest         Most Very clean launch for a redesigned model.			101 6.1 7300
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2009	Mazda	Mazda3	34 Fewest         Most Mostly 2008.5s.		+5	44 8.9 18000
2009	Mazda	MazdaSpeed3*	join to view			20 9.5 14900
2008	Mazda	Mazda3	39 Fewest         Most		+16	52 9.5 28300
2008	Mazda	MazdaSpeed3	65 Fewest         Most		+42	26 7.2 21300
2007	Mazda	Mazda3	17 Fewest         Most Only it its first model year does the MazdaSpeed3 have a much higher repair frequency than the regular Mazda3.		-16	70 8.1 33800
2007	Mazda	MazdaSpeed3	63 Fewest         Most Only it its first model year does the MazdaSpeed3 have a much higher repair frequency than the regular Mazda3.		+30	28 8.9 33000
2006	Mazda	Mazda3	46 Fewest         Most		-9	62 7.6 53100
2005	Mazda	Mazda3	28 Fewest         Most		+16	39 8.7 57400
2004	Mazda	Mazda3	69 Fewest         Most First model year. Some reports of rust around the rear wheel openings, a problem shared with the Mazda5 and the Protege5.		+36	32 7.7 70100
2010	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view			23 5.3 7200
2009	Toyota	Corolla	27 Fewest         Most		-2	51 8.6 21400
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2007	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view			18 5.3 37000
2006	Toyota	Corolla	29 Fewest         Most		-26	29 8.7 48600
2005	Toyota	Corolla	27 Fewest         Most		+15	35 7.7 74400
2004	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view			18 6.8 73200
2003	Toyota	Corolla	64 Fewest         Most			31 6.1 106200
2002	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view			12 7.5 118900
2001	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view			18 7.3 111800
2000	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view			11 6.2 110500
1999	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view			19 7.6 117900
1998	Toyota	Corolla*	join to view			11 5.9 120100
2010	Volkswagen	Jetta sedan diesel*	join to view			11 6.8 8800
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2010	Volkswagen	GTI	72 Fewest         Most Higher repair frequency for 2010 TDI due to common problem with O2 sensor. Also note higher average odometer reading. Wind noise is a common problem area with the MkVI Golf and GTI.			56 3.9 4700
2010	Volkswagen	Golf / Jetta wagon diesel	91 Fewest         Most Higher repair frequency for 2010 TDI due to common problem with O2 sensor. Also note higher average odometer reading. Wind noise is a common problem area with the MkVI Golf and GTI.			45 4.1 5500
2009	Volkswagen	Jetta / Rabbit 2.5	51 Fewest         Most		+22	29 8.1 11500
2009	Volkswagen	GTI / Jetta 2.0T	34 Fewest         Most		+5	31 9.2 13600
2009	Volkswagen	Jetta diesel	54 Fewest         Most		+25	56 9.6 16600
2008	Volkswagen	Jetta / Rabbit 2.5	40 Fewest         Most		+17	42 7.9 23400
2008	Volkswagen	GTI / Jetta 2.0T	44 Fewest         Most		+21	54 8.1 22200
2008	Volkswagen	R32*	join to view			18 7.5 24500
2007	Volkswagen	GTI / Jetta 2.0T	75 Fewest         Most Includes the 2006.5 Rabbit and GTI.		+42	50 9.3 45700
2007	Volkswagen	Jetta / Rabbit 2.5	56 Fewest         Most Includes the 2006.5 Rabbit and GTI.		+23	27 8.7 40200
2006	Volkswagen	Jetta 2.0T*	join to view			16 9.3 53200
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2006	Volkswagen	Jetta diesel	37 Fewest         Most Includes 2005.5 Jetta.		-18	27 8.3 65700
2006	Volkswagen	Jetta 2.5*	join to view			21 6.7 48300
2005	Volkswagen	Jetta / Golf diesel*	join to view			13 9.2 101000
2004	Volkswagen	Jetta / Golf / GTI*	join to view			17 7.9 70400
2003	Volkswagen	Jetta / Golf / GTI	134 Fewest         Most Note high average odometer for the TDI.			31 6.4 89900
2003	Volkswagen	Jetta / Golf diesel*	join to view			21 7.9 147000
2002	Volkswagen	Jetta / Golf / GTI*	join to view			22 5.1 81000
2002	Volkswagen	Jetta / Golf diesel*	join to view			21 8.0 147700
2001	Volkswagen	Jetta / Golf diesel*	join to view			14 8.4 163500
2001	Volkswagen	Jetta / Golf / GTI	146 Fewest         Most Note high average odometer for the TDI.		+79	32 6.7 111300
2000	Volkswagen	Jetta / Golf / GTI	180 Fewest         Most Note high average odometer for the TDI. Small sample size for the TDI, and the actual repair frequency is probably much higher.		+142	36 6.3 102300
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2000	Volkswagen	Jetta / Golf diesel*	join to view			14 8.1 183000
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Definitions

• Trips / Year per 100 (CRS Score) -- average number of successful repair trips per year per 100 cars; routine maintenance such as oil and filter changes does not count as a repair
• Graph -- pointer shows how the model compares to others from the same model year
• Traffic Signal (TS) -- same as the graph, but with three simple, easier-to-read alternatives; green = better than average, yellow = about average, red = worse than average
• Delta (Δ) -- how much the CRS Score differs from the same year Honda Civic; negative = fewer repairs = better; +100 = one extra repair trip per year, on average
• Cars -- number of cars for which owners provided data
• Months / Car -- average number of months of data per car
• Odometer -- average odometer reading, in miles; under 9,000 per year in green, over 15,000 per year in red

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General Notes

How do we select "competing car models"? Users of TrueDelta's car price comparison tool most often compare these cars to the Honda Civic.

Models and statistics marked with an asterisk* have very low sample sizes. These results, visible only to logged-in members, provide only a rough estimate of car reliability.

Ultra-low repair rates: Any result under 20 repair trips per 100 cars is likely a result of the small sample size, and should be expected to increase to 20 or so in future updates.

New models often start out with high repair rates, and then improve as the manufacturer identifies and addresses common problems.

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Methodology

Description of the research process.

Only successfully completed repairs are currently included in the analysis. Routine maintenance, most wear items, recalls, and problems fixed with just a reflash or warning light reset are not included.

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