8.0

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
48,500 miles
Total Complaints:
2 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (2 reports)
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problem #2

Jul 102014

Civic Hybrid EX 1.3L

  • CVT transmission
  • 69,000 miles

Cooling fan for the hybrid battery unit failed. Part NOT covered under warranty, even though its failure causes the IMA battery assist to not work. Dealer wants $700+ to replace a stupid ass little cooling fan for a battery pack. Added to the $140 diagnostic fee I paid, a $900 repair bill on a car with 69k miles, completely negates ANY savings for driving a hybrid over a regular car. Well, guess what TF I am going to do ? I am NEVER buying a lousy Honda again. Ever.

And if you think one Honda is just a stroke of bad luck. Consider that I also own an '08 Civic Hybrid, and its hybrid battery crapped out last year. Luckily, I was within 2k miles of the warranty running out, so I wasn't out $3.5k, but it is very clear to me, that Honda doesn't know jack chit about electrical engineering.

Previously, I owned a new '02 CR-v and that car was junk, too. Poor build quality. Poor ride. Horrible seats. And a suspension rattle/clunk that no Honda dealer could find or fix, even though they could hear it when driven.

- Ace R., Leesburg, VA, US

problem #1

Jul 012011

Civic Hybrid

  • Automatic transmission
  • 28,000 miles

There is something wrong with the hybrid battery. Honda says nothing is wrong. Have been "updated" twice. Charge bars remain full for only 1 mile or so. Having trouble starting easily. Losing mileage after each update.

- nancys53, Lewisville, TX, US