2009 Honda Civic Hybrid Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 4%of 28 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 158,250miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid, 4% of the 28 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 158,250 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.
“Low beam headlights provide light only out to fifty or sixty feet. This requires me to drive with the high beams almost continually. The lack of night time visibility is a major safety problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10787267, filed 2015-10, 158,250 milesExterior lighting: other model years
Other parts of the 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid
10 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 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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