Vehicle complaints, recalls & safety data — sourced from NHTSA

2006 Honda Civic: Complaints, Recalls, and Known Problems

Owners have filed 1,402 safety complaints about the 2006 Honda Civic with U.S. regulators. Here's what the federal data shows, system by system.

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · Retrieved July 14, 2026 · Counts change as new reports are filed

1,402

Complaints

Recalls

Complaints for this vehicle report 78 crashes, 21 fires, 68 injuries, 3 deaths.

Key findings

Engine & cooling leads the complaint list, cited in 377 of 1,402 complaints, followed by Visibility & lighting.
Stalling is a recurring theme. 76 of the 1,402 reports describe the engine stalling — many while driving.
Complaints peaked 4 years after the model year (256 filed in 2010) — a pattern consistent with wear-out failures rather than assembly defects.

What owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle system involved. For the 2006 Honda Civic, here is how reports break down by system.

Complaints by vehicle system

System mentions in 1,402 complaints · a complaint can cite more than one system

Engine & cooling

377

Visibility & lighting

259

Suspension

203

Airbags & restraints

186

Electrical

100

Other / unspecified

Wheels & tires

Body & structure

"cracked engine block leaking coolant. Honda says it's not covered after the extended warranty expired. The issue starts happening in many vehicles after 100K miles and my car started seeing the issue at 135K miles . Dealer will not help, Honda of America won't help. this needs to turn into a recall please. Honda must reimburse or have the crack fixed."

Owner complaint filed October 2025 · Engine · NHTSA ODI 11695574

"There's crack in the engine block, my car out of no wear started over heating we thought it was the water pump then we took it in to get it look at and turn out there's cracks on the engine block"

Owner complaint filed October 2024 · Engine · NHTSA ODI 11618671

When complaints were filed

For most vehicles, complaint volume spikes early and tapers off. The 2006 Honda Civic peaked later than usual, in 2010.

Complaints filed per year — 2006 Honda Civic

Year the complaint was filed, not the incident year

126

160

256

121

124

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2026 is a partial year (through July 14, 2026). A late peak is the signature of wear-out failures: parts that don't fail until the vehicle has years and miles on it.

How the 2006 compares with other model years

Across the Honda Civic model years we track, the 2006 has the most complaints on file.

Total complaints by model year — Honda Civic

All complaints on file per model year, as of July 14, 2026

2006

1,402

2007

1,203

2016

1,060

Older model years have had more time on the road to accumulate complaints — compare adjacent years, not endpoints.

Recall history: 15 recalls

15 recalls apply to some or all 2006 Honda Civic vehicles. Recall repairs are free at any dealer, with no time limit.

Nov 200505V-509

Vehicle Speed Control:Accelerator Pedal

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE PEDAL WERE NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED AND MAY COME LOOSE AT THE FLOOR MOUNTING.

Dec 200505V-572

Air Bags:Frontal

ON CERTAIN 2-DOOR PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FRONT PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM (ODS) CONTAINS A FAULTY ELECTRONIC COMPONENT. AS A RESULT, THE ODS WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND WILL NOT SUPPRESS FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WHEN THE WEIGHT OF AN INFANT OR SMALL CHILD IS DETECTED IN THE FR…

Mar 200606E-023

Exterior Lighting:Headlights

CERTAIN ANZO COMBINATION HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS WHICH FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMEN…

Jul 200606E-064

Exterior Lighting

CERTAIN TRADESONIC COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED E…

Jul 200606V-270

Equipment:Other:Owners/Service/Other Manual

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES, THE OWNER'S MANUALS CONTAIN INCORRECT CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S (NHTSA) VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE.

Aug 200606V-326

Visibility:Glass, Side/Rear

ON CERTAIN 2-DOOR PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE REAR WINDSHIELD OR REAR QUARTER GLASS PANELS DO NOT PROPERLY ADHERE TO THE BODY OF THE CAR DUE TO IMPROPER WINDOW OPENING PREPARATION.

Sep 200707V-399

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:Wheel Speed Sensor/Tone Ring

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR HOUSING USES AN O-RING SEAL TO PREVENT LEAKAGE TO OR FROM THE WHEEL BEARING. IF ASSEMBLED IMPROPERLY, THE O-RING MAY NOT SEAL PROPERLY ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE WHEEL BEARING AND EVENTUALLY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE BEARING, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE USE OF RO…

Sep 200707V-402

Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights:Switch

ON CERTAIN SEDAN AND HYBRID (CNG) VEHICLES, DURING ASSEMBLY, THE TELESCOPIC STEERING COLUMN MECHANISM MAY HAVE BEEN OVER-LUBRICATED WITH SILICONE GREASE. OVER TIME, SOME OF THIS EXTRA GREASE MAY DRIP ON THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH CAUSING THE SWITCH TO FAIL.

Nov 200707V-512

Fuel System, Other:Storage:Tank Assembly

ON CERTAIN COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) VEHICLES, IN THE EVENT OF A SEVERE INTERIOR FIRE IN THE AREA OF THE REAR SEAT, THE CNG TANK MAY BE HEATED UNEVENLY, PREVENTING THE PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE FROM VENTING THE CONTENTS OF THE TANK AS DESIGNED.

May 201616V-346