Reliability & cost of ownership
Honda Civic Hybrid Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Honda Civic Hybrid? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Honda Civic Hybrid problems by model year
48 recall entries and 345 owner complaints on file across 13 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Civic Hybrid | 2 | 7 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Civic Hybrid | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Civic Hybrid | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Civic Hybrid | 0 | 9 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Civic Hybrid | 1 | 12 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Civic Hybrid | 6 | 1 | 3.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Civic Hybrid | 6 | 12 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Civic Hybrid | 5 | 28 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Civic Hybrid | 4 | 64 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Civic Hybrid | 5 | 64 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Civic Hybrid | 7 | 55 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Civic Hybrid | 6 | 48 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2004 Civic Hybrid | 6 | 35 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Honda Civic Hybrid, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system114 complaints
- power train78 complaints
- air bags60 complaints
- engine39 complaints
- vehicle speed control36 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system35 complaints
- engine and engine cooling33 complaints
- steering19 complaints