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Exterior lightingPart report

2006 Honda Civic Hybrid Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
4%of 55 total for the year
Median mileage
58,028miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid, 4% of the 55 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 58,028 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. While driving at an unknown rate of speed, the low beam head lamps shorted and the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to coast the vehicle into a parking lot. The vehicle stalled again and was unable to be restarted. The contact was unable to determine if the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 11v106000 (electrical system). The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who replaced the dc/dc converter, but the failure recurred. The ima warning light and the service engine warning light illuminated. …”

NHTSA complaint #10743267, filed 2015-07, 58,028 miles

“The contact owns a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the power steering failed, the headlights turned off, and the engine stalled. A warning illuminated after the failures occurred. The vehicle had to be towed to the dealer. The vehicle had previously been repaired by a dealer under a recall; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN, NHTSA campaign number, and failure mileage were unavailable.”

NHTSA complaint #10723381, filed 2015-06

Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2015120%
200914%
200723%
200624%
200512%
200348%

Other parts of the 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid

Electrical system
21 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
13 complaints
Fuel system
8 complaints
Vehicle speed control
7 complaints
Air bags
6 complaints
Engine cooling
6 complaints
Engine
5 complaints
Steering
5 complaints
Brakes
4 complaints
Other or unknown
4 complaints
Suspension
2 complaints
Electronic stability control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology