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SteeringPart report

1993 Honda Civic Steering Problems

Complaints
15about this part
Share
10%of 146 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 15 complaints about the steering of the 1993 Honda Civic, 10% of the 146 complaints for this model year. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

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

“Vehicle suffered broken tie rod causing vehicle to run off the road. The consumer hit a ditch. The failure was a broken rod on the right steering axle.”

NHTSA complaint #10047757, filed 2003-11

“When involved in a head-on collision the driver's side air bag did not deploy. The passenger's side seat belt did not lock . The passenger hit his head on the windshield.”

NHTSA complaint #803327, filed 1996-10

“While driving, experienced loss of steering capability, when veered to right, then extreme left 360 degrees, ejected driver and rolled on side, no warning.”

NHTSA complaint #980710, filed 1996-03

Steering: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026722%
20253241%
20246249%
202319274%
202273483%
20216645%
20203214%
201911326%
201831542%
201717429%
201644641%
2015216%
2014155%
20133812%
20127416%
201142%
2010195%
2009133%
2008243%
2007262%
2006443%
200572%
200462%
2003153%
2002233%
2001202%
200062%
199921%
199872%
199751%
199662%
199595%
199443%
19931510%
199255%
199133%
199022%
198923%
198613%

Other parts of the 1993 Honda Civic

Air bags
27 complaints
Electrical system
25 complaints
Engine cooling
13 complaints
Brakes
12 complaints
Seat belts
11 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
9 complaints
Body and structure
7 complaints
Tires
7 complaints
Seats
6 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaints
Equipment
5 complaints
Other or unknown
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1993 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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