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1990 Honda Civic Seats Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
1%of 91 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the seats of the 1990 Honda Civic, 1% of the 91 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.

“While in a stop position vehicle was rearended, exp. Both front driver's/passenger's seatback rest broke then collasped rearward, resulting in driver being killed and passenger sustaining head and neck trauma.”

NHTSA complaint #810459, filed 1997-03

Seats: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202523%
202411%
202321%
202230%
202132%
202021%
201881%
201741%
201640%
201582%
201431%
2013165%
2012123%
201153%
201062%
200992%
200871%
200781%
2006161%
200541%
200472%
2003133%
200291%
2001111%
200041%
199921%
199861%
199710%
199641%
1995126%
199475%
199364%
199233%
199111%
199011%
198946%
198837%
198713%
198613%
198517%

Other parts of the 1990 Honda Civic

Seat belts
34 complaints
Electrical system
18 complaints
Brakes
6 complaints
Engine cooling
6 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
6 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaints
Body and structure
5 complaints
Vehicle speed control
5 complaints
Exterior lighting
4 complaints
Fuel system
3 complaints
Tires
3 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1990 Honda Civic

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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