2003 Honda Civic service brakes problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2003 Honda Civic — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Takata recall previous complaint in feb. 2018, and no action taken, complaint # 11079970, air bag recall, resulting in no action taken from honda, head-on accident occurred, and air-bags should've deployed, but didn't. Injuries incurred. Honda has refused any partaking on matter. I was at a…”
filed May 23, 2018
“Takata inflators, while driving or sitting still, engine light comes on & stays on, brakes faulty while driving loud noise, and I have to press down hard on the brakes for it to slow down, driving/stabilized low visibility due to lights, it's very hard to tell if the lights are on our not inside &…”
filed Mar 17, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes problems in other Civic years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Civic | 4 | 17% |
| 2025 Civic | 6 | 9% |
| 2024 Civic | 6 | 5% |
| 2023 Civic | 13 | 5% |
| 2022 Civic | 22 | 3% |
| 2021 Civic | 17 | 12% |
| 2020 Civic | 13 | 6% |
| 2019 Civic | 31 | 7% |
| 2018 Civic | 18 | 2% |
| 2017 Civic | 35 | 6% |
| 2016 Civic | 92 | 9% |
| 2015 Civic | 14 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 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.