Is the Honda Civic still a reliable car?

Question

I've heard the reliability has been dwindling after the 2000 civic. I hear that the 7th generation civics (01-05) has a defective automatic transmission that is garanteed to fail after about 50k miles. But Honda won't admit to it so it's not covered under warranty.

If you own a 2006 Civic, have u had any problems with it?

Answer 1

Civics are nice cars, I know I like mine!! It's great on gas, and I travel far distances very well.
Your question seems like you have decided on a pre-2000 model Civic. If you feel more comfortable with those years, buy a used Civic.

Answer 2

For years and years as a restaurant manager, I had hundreds of 19-30 year old employees. During that same period of time, I felt the need to indulge myself with large luxury cars. Every time I had a colossal repair expense on one of these cars, my economy car driving employees would snicker and tell me to buy a Honda. Oddly, my Honda driving employees were never the ones calling off for the day because the car wouldn't start, or because they were afraid to try to get to work in a snowstorm. Granted, my observations are decidedly non-scientific, but late last Summer when the new Civic debuted at a price less than half of that of the car I was driving, I finally relented and bought one. What a good move. Based both on the track history of this model, and my experience over the last year, I look forward to being able to drive this car for a full 5 years after the payments are done with, and to be able to tell my own story about having a car with 100,000 miles on it that's never had a major repair.

That's just my personal observation. I'm sure you can't build millions of cars without letting a lemon or two slip by, and I'm equally certain that any car that suffers abuse could falter easily. That being said, I felt like the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) Gold medal safety award, Motor Trend's Car of the Year award, and Consumer Reports' Best Buy designation (to name a few), coupled with all of the uber-loyal Honda owners I have known probably knew something I didn't when I was driving those other cars.

If you're looking at a 7th generation Civic, and the transmission thing worries you, you could always just look for a manual. Both my Volvo and my Lincoln needed new transmissions at the 75,000 mark, though, so the problem would hardly be unique to the Civic.

This is a remarkable workhorse of a car, with notably (better than even the EPA estimates for me) great mileage. If you can afford it, go ahead and buy a brand new one, since they depreciate slowly and you'll probably never find yourself "upside down" on the loan like you will with most other cars.

Answer 3

Honda Civic 7th Gen

Answer 4

7th gen auto civics do have a tranny problem. But only certain models do. It was a deffective part in them that wasnt recalled beacause it only effected a certain plant in canada between 01-03. In 04 honda fixed all the kinks and 04-05 civics are solid reliable. I got a 04 5 speed with way to many miles on it and no problems just an alternator at 80,000 wich was covered. I got 167,000 miles no problems and i get 36 to 38 mpg, no bullcrap!!!!!!!

Answer 5

I own a 2001 Civic. There was a problem with the front struts. Apparently they designed a new configuration and those leaked............however, that problem has been fixed........I was given replacements for the life of the car. I teach driver education, and so far my little Civic has been extremely reliable. It now boasts 380,000 kilometers (about 280,000 miles), and with all those newbies out there learning to drive my car, and with regular oil and transmission fluid changes it still runs without any problems. A great bit of news for the 2007 Civic............no more timing belt to replace every 100,000 km. 2006 has a timing CHAIN............yay!

Answer 6

Civic 7th Gen

Answer 7

Ive heard the same thing. I own an 2000 Honda Civic and Im scared of upgrading cause it gives no trouble whatsoever.

Answer 8

we have a 2006 civic, we love it, the only problem we had was the seat belt buckle would stick, which the dealership took care of right away.the 2006 civic are way nicer than other years we had a 2002, the new ones really look like the new acura,well actually better.they ride really well, and turn heads while driving down the road.

Answer 9

I own a 1999 Honda Civic SIR...i dont seem to have any problems with it...so if you have doubts on the 7th generation civics then i think you should buy the older ones.

Answer 10

I don't like Honda Civic. They have less room and the road noise is loud. I had an Accord v6 and it was awesome, but I upgraded it to an Acura TL type S and that was even better. More luxurious and more power and great on gas.