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 2000-05Related recalls
- 93V208000Dec 9, 1993The passenger-side air bag modules contain incorrect inflators which are out of specification for the passenger side air bag.Covers: Honda Civic 1994
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 6% |
| 2025 | 3 | 4% |
| 2024 | 2 | 2% |
| 2023 | 8 | 3% |
| 2022 | 9 | 1% |
| 2021 | 9 | 6% |
| 2020 | 29 | 12% |
| 2019 | 12 | 3% |
| 2018 | 23 | 3% |
| 2017 | 24 | 4% |
| 2016 | 28 | 3% |
| 2015 | 58 | 15% |
| 2014 | 57 | 19% |
| 2013 | 114 | 36% |
| 2012 | 149 | 33% |
| 2011 | 51 | 30% |
| 2010 | 96 | 24% |
| 2009 | 95 | 24% |
| 2008 | 177 | 19% |
| 2007 | 156 | 13% |
| 2006 | 181 | 13% |
| 2005 | 129 | 41% |
| 2004 | 133 | 38% |
| 2003 | 140 | 28% |
| 2002 | 241 | 34% |
| 2001 | 310 | 29% |
| 2000 | 82 | 29% |
| 1999 | 58 | 17% |
| 1998 | 96 | 22% |
| 1997 | 140 | 38% |
| 1996 | 70 | 23% |
| 1995 | 76 | 38% |
| 1994 | 56 | 41% |
| 1993 | 27 | 18% |
| 1992 | 17 | 17% |
| 1991 | 1 | 1% |
| 1990 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 1994 Honda Civic
17 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsSeat belts
9 complaintsTires
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsSeats
7 complaintsEquipment
6 complaintsSuspension
6 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsSteering
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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