Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2002 Honda Civic has 183 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
183
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | I recently purchased the car . I see on several forums , the transmission in this car for this year ... |
| Jun 1, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | I bought this vehicle with only ~74,000 miles yet the transmission slips 100% of the time when the a... |
| Aug 27, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | Drove my Honda civic through town today for about 15 minutes. Came up to a stop light. When the lig... |
| Jun 3, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS | SRS Light on for a while in Honda Civic, Contacted Dealer as this car was messed with by another dea... |
| May 4, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT ALL OF A SUDDEN AT A LIGHT WITH 179,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN TRYING TO GIVE IT GA... |
| Apr 20, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | ONE DAY ALL OF THE SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY PRIOR SLIPPING OR ANY NOTICE OF ALL FOR THAT MATTER I WAS PARK... |
| Jul 18, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC IS HAVING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM TO WHERE MY BRAN NEW JUST BOUGHT BATTERY IS DRAI... |
| Apr 6, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION S... |
| Nov 12, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | MY 2002 HONDA CIVIC THAT I PURCHASED FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AS A COMMUTER CAR TWO YEARS AGO SUDDENL... |
| Jun 21, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | #1) OVERHEATS/BOILS RESERVOIR LOST 3 CAPS #2)WATER PUMP FAILURE #3)TRUNK LATCH DOESN'T WORK ALL ... |
| Mar 19, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICL... |
| Aug 11, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | I JUST BOUGHT A HONDA CIVIC 2002 THINKING IT WAS A SAFE RELIABLE CARE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRANS... |
| Aug 2, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | I JUST BOUGHT A 2002 HONDA THINKING IT WAS A SAFE RELIABLE CAR. THEN I FOUND OUT IT IS A FINANCIAL M... |
| Apr 12, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | MY HONDA LOST POWER AND WAS REALLY SLUGGISH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH AN 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME.COME TO FIND... |
| Mar 11, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION GOES INTO GEAR THEN WILL NOT ENGAGE AFTER 30 SECONDS. REVERSED THEN PUT IN DRIVE AND NO... |
| May 8, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND WAS ENTERING A MAJOR INTERSECTION WHEN THE RPMS... |
| Apr 25, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TAKATA RECALL REPLACED TRANSMISSION $3,000 2014. RADIATOR 2015.. TEMP RISING SHUT OFF 2 TIMES... |
| Oct 9, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO S... |
| Aug 3, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR SYMPTOMS THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. DEALER DETERMINED TRANSMISSI... |
| Jun 3, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM T... |