1989 Honda Civic Equipment Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 3%of 69 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the equipment of the 1989 Honda Civic, 3% of the 69 complaints for this model year. 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 had auto accident, I was going 15 to 20 miles an hour. When I hit small tree. The steering wheel crushed my chest and I suffered a spinal cord injury at the t~2 level and now I'm now a quadriplegic. My seat belt failed to hold, the seat belt assembly had been recalled mine was replaced under recall. In 1996 recall no.- 95-028 I was still having trouble with the belt latch not staying fastened called the Honda company to correct the problem they didn't help me at all. …”
NHTSA complaint #10156742, filed 2006-05“The floor mat on the driver side gets in the way of the brakes and the gas petals. Sometimes it keeps the gas petal down. Sometimes, it keeps the brake petal down. Is there a recall on the floor mats. These mats were purchased new with the vehicle. The air conditioner broke twice. I had to purchase a new compressor, new evap coil, new fan -- I relpaced each compontent twice.”
NHTSA complaint #728519, filed 2000-08Equipment: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 1% |
| 2019 | 3 | 1% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0% |
| 2017 | 1 | 0% |
| 2016 | 15 | 1% |
| 2014 | 1 | 0% |
| 2013 | 1 | 0% |
| 2012 | 4 | 1% |
| 2010 | 4 | 1% |
| 2009 | 7 | 2% |
| 2008 | 18 | 2% |
| 2007 | 17 | 1% |
| 2006 | 33 | 2% |
| 2005 | 7 | 2% |
| 2004 | 1 | 0% |
| 2003 | 12 | 2% |
| 2002 | 7 | 1% |
| 2001 | 13 | 1% |
| 2000 | 6 | 2% |
| 1999 | 5 | 1% |
| 1998 | 10 | 2% |
| 1997 | 5 | 1% |
| 1996 | 10 | 3% |
| 1995 | 14 | 7% |
| 1994 | 6 | 4% |
| 1993 | 5 | 3% |
| 1992 | 1 | 1% |
| 1991 | 3 | 3% |
| 1990 | 1 | 1% |
| 1989 | 2 | 3% |
Other parts of the 1989 Honda Civic
18 complaintsElectrical system
11 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaintsEngine cooling
8 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
4 complaintsSeats
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsSuspension
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1989 Honda Civic
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 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