1988 Honda Civic seat belts problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seat belts on the 1988 Honda Civic — 22% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“On my 1988 honda civic, I found out through the internet ,that there were recalls for the efi control unit, a recall for the seatbelts, and a recall for the ignitor, and for some reason I never received those recalls. I been driving the car with the bad efi, and the idle just jumps up and down, and…”
filed Aug 20, 2002
“Consumer was in two different accidents and the driver's side seat belt retractor locked up and snapped her chest . *ak vehicle was hit on right front wheel, while coming out of a parking lot, also on another occasion a car stopped in front of consumer and consumer hit vehicle from the rear, and…”
filed Oct 1, 1996
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Seat Belts problems in other Civic years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Civic | 1 | 4% |
| 2025 Civic | 1 | 2% |
| 2024 Civic | 2 | 2% |
| 2023 Civic | 3 | 1% |
| 2022 Civic | 4 | 0% |
| 2021 Civic | 1 | 1% |
| 2020 Civic | 1 | 0% |
| 2019 Civic | 4 | 1% |
| 2018 Civic | 3 | 0% |
| 2017 Civic | 5 | 1% |
| 2016 Civic | 4 | 0% |
| 2015 Civic | 5 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1988 Honda Civic
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.