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Honda Civic repairs by problem area

Engine (31%)

Transmission and Drivetrain (8%)

Brakes and Traction Control (6%)

Suspension and Steering (16%)

Electrical and Air Conditioning (25%)

Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (8%)

Other (5%)

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Honda Civic brake repair cost distribution

$2500+ (0%)

$1000 - $2499 (12%)

$500 - $999 (17%)

$100 - $499 (44%)

< $100 (27%)

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Chart based on 191 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.

2018 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe

turbocharged 170hp 1.5L I4 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD

27900 mi

C $400
Warped front rotors. 

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2017 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

turbocharged 205hp 1.5L I4 6-speed manual FWD

15000 mi Brake squeak with turning. 

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2017 Honda Civic 4dr Hatch

turbocharged 306hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD

1000 mi The brakes squeak when coming to a stop. This is due to the racing nature of the really powerful and fade-free brakes. They also leave a good bit of brake dust on the wheel rims. After discussing it with some other Type R owners, I decided to leave them be for now at least. When they are worn out, I may switch over to less aggressive pads to quiet the squeaks. Otherwise the car drives fantastically well. Snow tires have made the handling predictably a little less responsive during cornering, but so far no problem at all with traction on snow. 

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2016 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

turbocharged 174hp 1.5L I4 CVT FWD

8000 mi Parking brake recall 
4700 mi Software update for traction control system, I believe. 
5100 mi tsb bulletin for software update for the electric parking brake. 
85000 mi

US $100
The right front brake caliper locked up. 

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2015 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

143-horsepower 1.8L I4 CVT FWD

12300 mi Binding rear brake caliper replaced under warranty and rotor reground 
41000 mi

US $500
front brakes pads and rotors 
43000 mi

US $1200
rear brakes caliper broke brakes rubbing 
125000 mi

US $740
My overuse of the parking brake (in this automatic transmission vehicle) over the years resulted in a moving part in the brake assembly getting brittle and then freezing. Because of the construction of the braking system, I had to have the whole rear brake system replaced. 

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2014 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

143-horsepower 1.8L I4 CVT FWD

45000 mi

US $400
Driver side rear caliper had failed causing excessive wear of brake pad. Replaced DS rear caliper, rear pads, resurfaced rear rotors. 

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2013 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

201-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed manual FWD

52000 mi

US $500
Rear pads low. Rotors resurfaced 

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2013 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

140-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed automatic FWD

71000 mi

US $325
Replace front pads and resurface rotors 
9000 mi After setting parking brake, handle would not release requiring heavy pounding on release button release brakes. Dealer is ordering replacement assembly Parking brake repair completed. 
70400 mi

US $150
Two warnings came on intermittently: "check VSA system" and "check power steering system." Two codes were retrieved from DIAG report: 81-19, and 61-11. The technicuan tried reset the unit and recalibrated, but the warning resurfaced. Mechanic recommended the VSA Modulator Controller Unit needed to be replaced. Replacement cost is $1700 new or $1270 used. 
72000 mi

US $480
Front brake pads not worn evenly. Replaced calpbers, rotors, brake fluid, and pads. 
242000 mi

US $1200
needed new rotors and brake pads 

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2012 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

140-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD

58900 mi

C $250
replaced [brake pads] 

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2012 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

140-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed automatic FWD

55000 mi

US $100
change brake pads 
59000 mi

US $100
Two tire pressure sensors went bad, which causes the "check TPMS" light to go on. In this car that completely interferes with traction control, making winter driving pretty awful. 
93620 mi

C $250
Parking brake was dragging on one wheel and completely seized on the other. Dealer replaced components and adjusted. 

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2012 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

110-horsepower 1.5L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD

62000 mi

US $100
computer for abs, traction control, stablity control replaced 

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2012 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe

140-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed automatic FWD

46000 mi

US $700
Had to replace whole brake system due to bad brake fluid leak. 
93620 mi

C $1175
The rear brakes were completely changed. 2 rear calipers, 1 Pad set, 2 rotors. 
97340 mi The parking brakes got stuck and had to be released by hand 
101680 mi

C $1200
Rear disks and pads were replaced 

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2011 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

140-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD

34000 mi Retainer clip for wheel speed sensor cable broken. Cable loose in wheel well. Retainer clip for wheel speed sensor cable broken. 

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2011 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

140-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed automatic FWD

77419 mi

US $282
Resurfaced front brake rotors and installed new front brake pads. 
86000 mi

US $600
Front rotors needed replacing 
45260 mi parking brake dont work...replaced rear brake caliper 
38000 mi

US $1200
New Rotors and pads 
68000 mi

US $900
Rear Brake Drums and Shoes Front Brake Calipers and Dust Shields and new Bearings since those have to be destroyed to replace Dust Shields 
90000 mi

US $200
New front brake pads 
56000 mi

US $600
Right front caliper siezed. The caliper was replaced. Both front disks and pads replaced. 

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2011 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe

197-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD

150000 mi

US $200
Front pads and rotors replaced. 
220000 mi

US $150
Seized rear passenger caliper and rotor disc broke free from the rotor hat. 

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2010 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

197-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD

102000 mi

US $50
Replaced original front brake pads at 102,000 

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2010 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

140-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD

78740 mi

C $455
[brakes] regular wear and tear 
43513 mi

C $482
Replaced right rear caliper and rotor as caliper had seized. 
44809 mi Replaced bad right rear caliper that had just been replaced - cost covered by shop that had just replaced caliper. 

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2010 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

140-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed automatic FWD

68000 mi

US $450
New front rotors and pads 
75000 mi

US $500
warped rotors needed to be replaced 
168000 mi

US $1300
Replaced pads and rotors on all four wheels.. Replaced single caliper on rear. 
43000 mi

US $290
Calipers froze had to have both replaced and buy new rotars 
145000 mi

US $1400
abs pump broke 

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2010 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe

140-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed automatic FWD

52000 mi

US $800
Replaced rear brake pads 

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2009 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

197-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD

14000 mi Strange rattling noise that occurred at low rpm and on startup once 18 mph was reached.  

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2009 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

140-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD

67580 mi

C $28
Replaced right rear parking brake cable. Cable boot torn, water entering brake cable, would freeze in sub zero weather locking parking brake. 

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2009 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

140-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed automatic FWD

106000 mi

US $125
Complete front brake overhaul. Front Brake calipers had seized. They had started to go bad at 55K miles. Rear pads replaced. Slides regreased. 
143000 mi

US $900
Front brakes 
144000 mi

US $90
left front brake pad bound & prematurely wore at an angle 
116000 mi

US $78
Back left [ABS] sensor was replaced. 
105000 mi

US $120
rotors turned, pads replaced 
116000 mi

US $120
Front brake pins stuck. Uneven pad wear. Replaced rubber bushing. cleaned the rust from the brake brackets. Lubricated the pins. Replaced break pads. 
115000 mi

US $25
caliper pin was sticking. replaced bushings and lubed. problem solved. 

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2009 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

110-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD

170500 mi

C $350
Rear calipers seized, were replaced. 

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2009 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe

197-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD

103720 mi

C $25
new slide in passenger side rear caliper 

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2009 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe

140-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed automatic FWD

98000 mi

US $195
Replaced rear brake pads and rotors 

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2008 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

197-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD

29000 mi Brake pads worn 
53000 mi Brake pads wearing down, replaced 

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2008 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

140-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD

169000 mi

US $350
Replace front brake pads and rotors 

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2008 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

140-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed automatic FWD

53720 mi

C $300
Left front caliper seized. 
102300 mi

C $600
Seized front left caliper 
160000 mi

US $450
Rotors & pads + frozen caliper 
241000 mi

US $400
Front pads, rotors, one caliper 
248000 mi

US $500
Rear brakes -- burst cylinder, but drums and other hardware too rust to reuse 
102000 mi

US $170
Brakes were nearly done with. Something was fastened too tightly causing the brakes to ware faster than normal. 
121520 mi

C $700
Replaced 2 front disk brakes and pads, and 2 rear drum brakes. 
93300 mi

US $396
Replace brakes, front and rear 
110980 mi

C $400
1 Calliper, 4 Rotor, 4 break pads 
127720 mi

C $700
shop checked.. break pads and rotor require repair 
154380 mi

C $400
changed break pads... part $80, labor $320 
161200 mi

C $1100
break pads, passenger side front wheel ball bearing. 
76000 mi

US $200
brake piston was sticking to pad (driver side), causing abnormal wear. 
53320 mi when i break it make a noise on the front of the weels he clean the rust after the break but it not that when the break are hot it make the noise 
29000 mi

US $98
ABS light on. Diagnosis of left rear ABS senor wire with "nick" in insulation causing corrosion of wire. Wiring harness ordered. Dealer replaced wire from left rear ABS sensor. Spliced new piece of wire from sensor to wiring harness in trunk. 

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2008 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

110-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD

107880 mi

C $40
Metallic noise when stopping. Rust on rear brake drums. Cleaned and lubed everything. 
107880 mi

C $50
Brakes squealing on stop. Changed front brake pads and cleaned rust from rotors. Premature replacement. 

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2008 Honda Civic 4-door

4-cylinder automatic 2WD

114940 mi

$220
Tyre pressure monitoring system showed right rear wheel running hot. Mechanic diagnosed as "brake caliper jam". Recommended overhaul of rear calipers (seal replacement). US$ 160 
116560 mi

$200
Right rear wheel continued to run hot (as shown my temp on my TPMS). So the brake caliper service didn't work. This time mechanic diagnosed a "jammed parking brake". Replaced whole caliper assembly and problem was solved. US$ 200. 
124000 mi

$150
TPMS reported front right wheel high temperature. Mechanic diagnosed as "front right brake pump jammed". Replaced front right brake pump. Problem solved. US$150 
135780 mi

$200
Front Right Brake Caliper Jammed causing the brakes to run very hot (temperature is displayed on tyre pressure monitoring system). Fuel economy took a beating too. 

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2008 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe

197-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD

28200 mi Yaw Rate Sensor replaced. Brake Modulator replaced 

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2008 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe

140-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD

44000 mi rear pads stuck on; replaced calipers, pads and rotors 
87000 mi

US $750
Front and rear pads and rotors replaced; rear calipers were stuck and replaced. 
99000 mi Right rear brake caliper replaced; this has been a frequent repair (every 2 years on average) for this car. Mechanic thinks routine parking brake use contributes to this problem (vehicle has a manual transmission) 
118000 mi

US $200
Rear brake caliper was seized, and replaced. 

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2008 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe

140-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed automatic FWD

23560 mi

C $280
Brake pedal needed lubrication-squeaks and releases unevenly when depressed. 
71000 mi

US $100
Front and rear pads. 

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2007 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

197-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD

40000 mi air in brake lines causes soft pedal. Replaced fluid. 

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2007 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

140-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD

195000 mi

US $393
Replaced front and rear disk brake pads. 
103540 mi

C $1300
Replace pads, calipers and rotors 
74900 mi

C $1000
Rear calipers needed to be replaced 

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2007 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

140-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed automatic FWD

64544 mi

C $397
Was told brake calipers broken, needed replacement 
109000 mi

US $54
Replaced front pads 
31000 mi

US $450
Replaced a brake caliper b/c it had a stuck valve or something. Done under warranty. 
98000 mi

US $830
Change transmission fluid, oil&filter (k&N air filter, spark plugs, front and rear break pads, front rotors with calipers, bleed brakes,  

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2007 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

110-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD

11000 mi The "brake system" indicator lamp was illuminated, the brake lights were not lighting when the pedal was pressed, and the car was difficult to shift out of park. The brake pedal switch was replaced. 
100000 mi

US $812
Brake System light on; low and "dirty" brake fluid; replaced fluid 

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2007 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe

140-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed automatic FWD

30000 mi

US $120
Brake dust shield became stuck against the brake pad causing an awful metal on metal noise. AAA towed the car for us and we were back home within an hour. 

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2006 Honda Civic

Engine not specified

58900 mi

C $600
ABS system failed in the car. Makes noise when braking at low speed. 

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2006 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

197-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD

23560 mi

$1000
Replaced brake pads 
23560 mi

$80
ABS warning activated 

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2006 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

140-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD

28000 mi Brake light hydraulic switch was replaced under warranty. 

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2006 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

140-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed automatic FWD

133300 mi

C $1300
rotors, pads, 1 caliper. cleaned up rear brakes. 
133300 mi

C $1200
brakes all round, rear pads and drums, front rotors and pads and the left front caliper. this is the third caliper (left front) that I have replaced. 2006 has some issues with the left front caliper siezing. 
110360 mi

$500
REAR LEFT ABS SENSOR 
132300 mi

US $500
pads replaced and rear wheel cylinders. 
196322 mi

US $35
During my most recent oil change at a Honda dealer I was told my front brake pads were down to one mm and needed to be replaced shortly. Based on this information I ordered new front ceramic brake pads. When I removed the old pads I discovered that they have at least 4mm of friction surface left, not the 1mm stated by the dealer. I plan to take the removed pads to the dealership and discuss this information with the service manager. 
115320 mi

C $850
Rough braking and jerking while coming to a stop. All brake components were replaced in the front and rear. 
136400 mi

C $50
Replaced rear brakes and rotors 
143840 mi

C $160
Front rotors and pads 
149730 mi

C $300
Rear breaks pads and rotor replaced. 
127500 mi

US $130
Brake vibration. Rear brake pads and rotors were worn, front rotors were warped. replaced pads and rotors all around. 
111160 mi

US $228
Noisy rear brakes. Replaced rear rotors and pads. 
90000 mi

US $240
The front brakes were making sqealing noises on a periodic basis. The front brake pads and rotors were replaced. 

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2006 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

110-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD

230000 mi

US $850
LF caliper seized, destroyed pad & disc so a front brake job plus two front calipers. 
31000 mi

US $300
Had to replace a bad ABS sensor on left front wheel 

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2006 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe

197-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD

101000 mi

US $191
front brake pads and rotors 
85000 mi

US $85
Rear rotor was warped. Replaced rear brake pads and rotors. 
101000 mi

US $1000
Left front calipers stuck. Replaced calipers, both sets of front pads and front rotors, machined rear rotors, and replaced rear pads. 
31620 mi Front Driver ABS sensor had failed and needed to be replaced. 
73000 mi

US $20
Caliper Bolt broke off completely from right front caliper. Caliper slide bolt and rubber sheath replaced and regreased. 
141980 mi

C $280
Changed rear break calipers 

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2006 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe

140-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed automatic FWD

107000 mi

US $275
Brake assembly on drivers side rear was leaking fluid. Needed to put brake fluid in once every couple of days. New assembly (caliper, pad, everything) was installed. 

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2005 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

115-horsepower 1.7L I4 5-speed manual FWD

46743 mi

US $117
When making hard turns rear brakes make grinding noise. Honda dealership mechanic found rust on brakes/rotors. Performed front and rear brake maintenance. Noise problem fixed. 
129000 mi

US $275
Sticking front caliper. Caliper, pads replaced. 

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2005 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

115-horsepower 1.7L I4 4-speed automatic FWD

167000 mi

US $150
brake line corrosion 
170000 mi

US $232
Also discovered rear wheel cylinders failing and leaking, so they were replaced along with new brake shoes. Drums were not damaged, so reused. 
268000 mi

US $25
Replaced rusted brake line 

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2005 Honda Civic 2-door

4-cylinder manual 2WD

26040 mi

€150
ABS light on, software problem . 

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2004 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

127-horsepower 1.7L I4 5-speed manual FWD

178000 mi

US $2400
Replaced front and rear corroded flexible brake lines, brake fluid flush and refill/bleed. 
178000 mi

US $235
Left front brake caliper frozen. Replaced caliper. 

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2004 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

127-horsepower 1.7L I4 4-speed automatic FWD

114000 mi

US $400
ABS sensor went bad 
120000 mi ABS sensor needed to be replaced 
61000 mi

US $300
Replaced pads and rotors 
68000 mi

US $400
warped front rotors needed replacement 
77000 mi

US $115
A loud belt squeal would occur when the ABS was engaged. 
80600 mi

C $270
Redid brakes front and rear. Wasnt happy with the quality of parts used before 
102920 mi

C $175
One front caliper was getting stuck creating too much heat. Replaced both calipers rotors and pads. Back to running like a champ again 

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2004 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

115-horsepower 1.7L I4 4-speed automatic FWD

102000 mi

US $278
Brake calipers sticking, one pad worn down. 

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2004 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe

127-horsepower 1.7L I4 4-speed automatic FWD

209900 mi

US $630
Front right caliper frozen, replaced. Front right rotor warped, resurfaced. Front left wheel bearing replaced. 

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2003 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

93-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid CVT FWD

95000 mi

US $1200
Brake Line Replaced due to leak 

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2003 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

93-horsepower 1.3L I4 Hybrid 5-speed manual FWD

90000 mi

US $118
Faulty relay. Though initial diagnosis was bad ABS or IMA CPU (which would have been a $4000+ job had I not gotten belligerent and demanded a more competent technician--this speaks more to the integrity of the dealer than vehicle quality). 

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2003 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

115-horsepower 1.7L I4 4-speed automatic FWD

70060 mi

C $120
front rotors & calipers replaced 
620000000 mi

C $400
Front brake lines replaced 
162440 mi

C $550
Replace front brake pads and rotors, replaced rear brake drum and pads 
82460 mi

C $70
Brake line broke. 

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2003 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe

127-horsepower 1.7L I4 5-speed manual FWD

178000 mi

US $250
Frozen front brake caliper. Replaced caliper and smoothed rotor 

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2003 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe

127-horsepower 1.7L I4 4-speed automatic FWD

118700 mi

US $600
Both front calipers. 

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2003 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe

117-horsepower 1.7L I4 5-speed manual FWD

145300 mi

US $72
rear brakes, brake line 

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2003 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe

115-horsepower 1.7L I4 5-speed manual FWD

96720 mi

C $50
Strange noise at times when car was turning or braking. Was a plate behind brakes that was vibrating/rubbing occasionally. 

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2002.5 Honda Civic 2dr Hatch

160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD

60000 mi

US $160
bought brake caliper rebuild kit. the "plungers" on the calipers were seizing up and creating unequal wear on pads. put all new pistons and re-greased components. 
100000 mi

US $600
front passenger brake caliper seized up on rotor. foreign substance found in brake fluid. replaced caliper, fluid, pads, rotors. 
108800 mi

US $19
rear passenger caliper sticking and unevenly wearing pad on inside position (the pad that sits against caliper piston). replaced rear pads and temporarily loosened caliper plunger pistons thru manipulation. 

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2002 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

127-horsepower 1.7L I4 4-speed automatic FWD

188000 mi

US $125
had to replace one front caliper which was stuck on the inside and asa result wore down the inside brake pad. I replaced the front brake pads on both front wheels. 
67000 mi

US $2150
Replace rear wheel cylinders. 
88000 mi

US $1040
rear brakes noisy Mechanic cleaned and adjusted shoes 

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2002 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

115-horsepower 1.7L I4 4-speed automatic FWD

67000 mi

US $500
A seal in the brake master cylinder went bad. 
73000 mi

US $200
replaced rear brake pads 
80600 mi

C $1500
Brake mountings were failing and had to be replaced. 

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2002 Honda Civic 2dr Hatch

160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD

99200 mi

C $1200
Replaced 4 rotors, pads and rear calipers 
114080 mi

C $108
Left hand parking brake cable seized 

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2002 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe

160-horsepower 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD

29649 mi

US $98
Rear calipers corroded. Disassembled and cleaned. Repaired binding calipers, all wheels 

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2002 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe

115-horsepower 1.7L I4 5-speed manual FWD

123000 mi

US $365
The calipers on the right front wheel were broken and had to be replaced (the calipers for the other front wheel were reconditioned). Since the broken caliper caused the right front brake pad to get worn out prematurely, both front brake pads were replac 
133000 mi

US $618
Replaced the master cylinder, which was malfunctioning. The faulty master cylinder caused the excessive brake wear which a different mechanic thought he had fixed last Oct. when he replaced the calipers. Current mechanic also replaced the pads and rotor. 

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2002 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe

115-horsepower 1.7L I4 4-speed automatic FWD

84940 mi

C $100
Front brake caliper slide pin bushing replaced. bushing was swollen and caused caliper to seize. Noted clicking noise when pressing and releasing brakes. 
86000 mi

US $280
I heard a squeaking chirping noise when pulling out of park - took in to check and it was my rear brake cylinders. 

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2001 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

115-horsepower 1.7L I4 5-speed manual FWD

118420 mi

C $700
Also needed to replace front passenger side brake caliper. 
170300 mi Replace slave cylinder (replaced last year, must have been a faulty part, still under warranty) 

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2001 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

115-horsepower 1.7L I4 4-speed automatic FWD

212000 mi

US $970
Brake calipers wearing unevenly, so calipers, front hoses and all pads/rotors replaced. 

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2001 Honda Civic 2dr Coupe

127-horsepower 1.7L I4 5-speed manual FWD

191600 mi

US $200
Replaced passenger-side caliper pins as one was stuck. 

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2001 Honda Civic 2-door

4-cylinder manual 2WD

78000 mi

US $1000
Emergency brake cable repaired. 

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2001 Honda Civic 2-door

4-cylinder automatic 2WD

129000 mi ABS sensor lamp displayed. Cleaned sensor input. 

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2000 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

127-horsepower 1.6L I4 4-speed automatic FWD

123800 mi

US $220
Front right caliper worn out, causing uneven pad wear and brake pedal travel. Replaced OEM calipers (as a set) with remanufactured calipers. Solved brake pedal travel issue. 
98000 mi

US $442
rear wheel drum brake cylinders leaking - replaced.  
144000 mi

US $128
Repaired both rusted out main brake lines. 

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2000 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan

106-horsepower 1.6L I4 4-speed automatic FWD

135000 mi Was making a squealing noise in the back brakes. Needed adjusting. 

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2000 Honda Civic 2dr Hatch

106-horsepower 1.6L I4 5-speed manual FWD

166780 mi

C $450
Brake fluid leak - lines rusted out under body of car, near the middle. 
182280 mi

C $300
Brake line connections at rear wheel cylinders are badly rusted. 
139500 mi

C $500
Both rear brake lines were cracked, rusty and leaking a little, and required complete replacement. Pedal feel started to get a bit soft, and when checking the brake fluid I was down a lot. Unexpectedly labor intensive job. 

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2000 Honda Civic 2-door

4-cylinder manual 2WD

112840 mi

C $600
The rear calipers are stuck. It was claimed fixed without replacement in an earlier visit to another shop. It has to be replaced this time, together with new pads and remachined rear rotors 

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1999 Honda Civic 4-door

4-cylinder manual 2WD

96720 mi Brake pads worn, driver's side caliper binding.  

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1999 Honda Civic 4-door

4-cylinder automatic 2WD

119000 mi Brake fluid ran down. Brake light came on. Topped up the brake fluid and that fixed it. I guess the dealer forgot to top it up last time I was in the shop. 
120300 mi

US $1650
Fail New York State inspection. Brake lines rusted with leak. I did not notice!! Replaced brake lines and fuel lines in car. Change Oil and NYS inspection renewal sticker. Washer spray corroded replaced. 
111600 mi

C $1250
Brake lines replaced. 

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1999 Honda Civic 2-door

4-cylinder manual 2WD

166300 mi

US $50
Parking brake cable seized on. Rear right drum heated up and destroyed brake shoes and part of wheel cylinder. Replaced parking brake cable and shoes on rear right (left shoes had plenty of wear left). Brake pedal falling to floor (turns out it was just really spongy). Bled brakes, no effect. Replaced master cylinder, no effect. Found out front pads were seized in the caliper slides and only rears were working. Replaced pads. Fixed. 

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1998 Honda Civic 4-door

4-cylinder manual 2WD

169000 mi

US $180
Front brakes squeaking. Replaced pads and rotors. 

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1997 Honda Civic

Engine not specified

122000 mi

US $150
Rear brake cylinders are leaking 

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1996 Honda Civic 2-door

4-cylinder manual 2WD

106020 mi

C $450
Brake lines burst at shop after pressure test. 

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1996 Honda Civic 2-door

4-cylinder automatic 2WD

171000 mi

US $900
Replace front rotors, calipers, pads 

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1995 Honda Civic 4-door

4-cylinder manual 2WD

183000 mi

US $65
Brake Master Cylinder; Replaced and bled brake system 

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