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1994 Honda Civic Air bags Problems

Complaints
56about this part
Share
41%of 135 total for the year
Median mileage
169,000miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 56 complaints about the air bags of the 1994 Honda Civic, 41% of the 135 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 169,000 miles. 46 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

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

“The consumer was going through a traffic light and the oncoming vehicle which was going about 30 MPH and hit the owner's vehicle. Upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy. Provide further details.”

NHTSA complaint #10111375, filed 2005-02, 150,000 miles

“While driving 55 MPH, the consumer was rear ended by another vehicle and their front air bags failed to deploy. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. The cause was not determined.”

NHTSA complaint #10071911, filed 2004-04, 188,000 miles

“My mother was driving her vehicle alone and had an encounter with a deer strike to the front of the vehicle. The safety air bags did not deploy. The accident was immediately reported to the local dealer. Since that date (unknown to me) the srs light has been on continuously and Honda refuses to fix this potential deadly system flaw.”

NHTSA complaint #10680163, filed 2015-01

“On 04/10/2001 another vehicle hit my 1994 Honda Civic from the back and hit a wall head-on. The driver and passenger side airbag deploy, but fail to inflate upon impact during accident. I sustain a lower back sprain and minor neck injury.”

NHTSA complaint #743902, filed 2001-04

“I have recently been in two accidents both involving the front end of my car. In the first I was traveling at about 40/MPH my car hit a patch of ice and slid into a bus t-boning it. The second accident I was traveling at about 35/MPH when someone pulled out in front of me I proceeded to hit them and then a telephone pole, at which time my girlfriend hit her head on the winshield. During both of these incidents my airbags have failed to deploy. I have also tried to contact manchester hoanda where my father bought the car but they still have not responded to my complaint. …”

NHTSA complaint #722840, filed 2000-05

Related recalls

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202626%
202534%
202422%
202383%
202291%
202196%
20202912%
2019123%
2018233%
2017244%
2016283%
20155815%
20145719%
201311436%
201214933%
20115130%
20109624%
20099524%
200817719%
200715613%
200618113%
200512941%
200413338%
200314028%
200224134%
200131029%
20008229%
19995817%
19989622%
199714038%
19967023%
19957638%
19945641%
19932718%
19921717%
199111%
199011%

Other parts of the 1994 Honda Civic

Brakes
17 complaints
Engine cooling
9 complaints
Seat belts
9 complaints
Tires
9 complaints
Vehicle speed control
9 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
8 complaints
Seats
7 complaints
Equipment
6 complaints
Suspension
6 complaints
Body and structure
5 complaints
Other or unknown
4 complaints
Steering
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1994 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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