2008 Honda Civic Hybrid Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 9%of 64 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 68,064miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid, 9% of the 64 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 68,064 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“I'm concerned with the safety of my family when driving this vehicle due to the poor performance as detailed below. The ima battery drains so frequently and so suddenly(gets worse in the summer) that we've been very close to be involved in a few accidents. When stopped and waiting at an intersection for the green light, the car is either idled or in auto stop mode. …”
NHTSA complaint #10453882, filed 2012-04, 58,127 miles“I don't actually know when this started. It has been going on for quite some time. Sometimes when I start from a stopped position to enter traffic, even though I have the accelerator floor-boarded, the car barely responds. When I look, the hybrid charge is very low, but I may have just had the car out a short while before and the hybrid battery was fully charged. It seems as if I not only have no acceleration assist from the hybrid battery, but there is almost no power assist at all. …”
NHTSA complaint #10653752, filed 2014-11, 78,000 miles“I was driving around 3:00 pm when the car suddenly accelerated on its own. I slammed on the brakes, but the car continued to accelerate. I managed to put it in neutral and continued to apply the brakes. In the three weeks prior to this event, the engine revved as if the accelerator had been floored after I put it in park after driving home from work (it never happened after the drive to work which was in less traffic and took less time). It did not happen every time. My wife was with me on one occasion and experienced it also.”
NHTSA complaint #10872985, filed 2016-06, 90,000 miles“The battery on my Honda Civic Hybrid has been failing to charge which means my car has no power to move quickly up hills or accelerate when I need to especially as I am merging onto the freeway. There have been numerous dangerous occasions where I may have been the first car at a traffic light, the light will turn green but my car has no power to make it up the hill. There has also been incidents when I am merging onto the freeway but can't get my car to accelerate to an appropriate speed as to not be a danger to the cars already on the freeway. …”
NHTSA complaint #10453863, filed 2012-04, 50,000 miles“After the 2010 software update from Honda on the ima motor, the acceleration of the car when the ima battery is in the low meter is dangerous. I cannot get enough speed to get on the freeway or have the necessary avoidance in normal everyday traffic.”
NHTSA complaint #10454240, filed 2012-04, 50,000 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 25% |
| 2012 | 2 | 17% |
| 2010 | 1 | 8% |
| 2009 | 1 | 4% |
| 2008 | 6 | 9% |
| 2007 | 9 | 14% |
| 2006 | 7 | 13% |
| 2005 | 4 | 8% |
| 2004 | 4 | 11% |
| 2003 | 4 | 8% |
Other parts of the 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid
19 complaintsFuel system
19 complaintsAir bags
11 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsWheels
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 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.
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