10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #4

May 122004

Civic

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
I own a 1997 Honda Civic dx coupe and few weeks ago the driver window collapsed while I was driving on a freeway. The only warning was few days before that the handle was slightly harder then usual. I got really scared and almost crashed hearing this loud noise and not knowing what was happening.

- San Francisco, CA, USA

problem #3

Oct 282002

Civic

  • miles
Consumer states, can't open the back door from out side. Dealer has been notified.

- Pueblo, CO, USA

problem #2

Jun 302001

Civic

  • miles
Driver window keeps jumping off track.

- Fairport Harbor, OH, USA

problem #1

Feb 162000

(reported on)

Civic

  • miles
A design flaw in rear window makes it impossible for the driver to see over the trunk of the vehicle while driving in reverse.

- Baltimore, MD, USA