1997 Honda Civic structure problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the structure on the 1997 Honda Civic — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Takata recall? While driving straight through my neighborhood boulevard I fell asleep, causing me to quickly acceleratte and hit a tree head on approximately 40 mph, according to multiple witnesses and emergency responders. No airbags deployed in the car. My face and body hit the steering wheel…”
filed Dec 8, 2017
“I had car computer problems, air conditioning problem and paint on car body is cracking. These problems started to happen gradually, computer problems happened while I was driving on the road in the city; the paint started to crack for many years and the car looks miserable. The air conditioning…”
filed May 2, 2016
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Structure problems in other Civic years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Civic | 4 | 6% |
| 2024 Civic | 2 | 2% |
| 2023 Civic | 3 | 1% |
| 2022 Civic | 12 | 1% |
| 2020 Civic | 6 | 3% |
| 2019 Civic | 12 | 3% |
| 2018 Civic | 21 | 3% |
| 2017 Civic | 36 | 6% |
| 2016 Civic | 48 | 4% |
| 2015 Civic | 17 | 5% |
| 2014 Civic | 7 | 2% |
| 2013 Civic | 23 | 7% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 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.