1996 Honda Civic Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 31about this part
- Share
- 10%of 305 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 104,500miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 31 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1996 Honda Civic, 10% of the 305 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 104,500 miles. 7 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.
“I recently purchased a 1996 Honda Civic with a manual transmission. The cruise control works only intermittently, and usually it does not work. At times when going over 40 MPH on the rare occasion that I have gotten the cruise control to work, it just clicks off by itself. I am disabled and must have cruise control when driving for any significant period of time. I need to know if there is a fix for this.”
NHTSA complaint #10023710, filed 2003-06, 71,464 miles“I owned a 1996 Honda Civic ex, bought it new. I was in an accident on june 13th of 1998. It was considered my fault because I pulled out into the path of the other vehical. But I didn't, the car took off I could not get it to stop. ..I tryed to get it out of the way of the other car. But was unable to move out of the way.which ended up in an accident totaling my car, and hurting my back! I still to this day suffer with my back. I was not told about the recall on my car. I don't think its very fare I've had to suffer all this time and was not told about this problem with my car. …”
NHTSA complaint #10052545, filed 2004-01, 70,000 miles“Using cruise control, set cruise at 60mph. Cruise control worked fine. Applied foot to accelerator. Car continued to accelerate after removing foot. Applied brake and cruise control did not release. Applied clutch and engine continued to increase rotations per minute (RPM). I believe that engine RPM must have hit a threshold then disengaged.”
NHTSA complaint #10627711, filed 2014-08, 103,000 miles“Accessory driver-side floor mats used in 1996-1998 Honda Civic vehicles. Due to the shape of the floor on these vehicles, a mispositioned floor mat could interfere with the accelerator pedal. The car is in motion. K60”
NHTSA complaint #11052354, filed 2017-12, 148,000 miles“- the contact owns a 1996 Honda civix dx. While driving at 15 MPH the brake pedal became hard to engage. The dealer mailed her recall 99i002000 regarding vehicle speed control. This failure occurred since purchasing the vehicle on december 24, 2006. The current and failure mileage were 162,956. Updated 03/30/07.”
NHTSA complaint #10183913, filed 2007-03, 162,956 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10086422Sep 21, 2016Service bulletin - due to the floor design, a mispositioned floor mat could prevent the accelerator pedal from returning to the idle position. In this case, the vehicle may…
Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 6% |
| 2025 | 4 | 5% |
| 2024 | 4 | 3% |
| 2023 | 4 | 2% |
| 2022 | 42 | 5% |
| 2021 | 6 | 4% |
| 2020 | 4 | 2% |
| 2019 | 11 | 2% |
| 2018 | 5 | 1% |
| 2017 | 13 | 2% |
| 2016 | 17 | 2% |
| 2015 | 20 | 5% |
| 2014 | 9 | 3% |
| 2013 | 20 | 6% |
| 2012 | 38 | 8% |
| 2011 | 10 | 6% |
| 2010 | 15 | 4% |
| 2009 | 17 | 4% |
| 2008 | 29 | 3% |
| 2007 | 24 | 2% |
| 2006 | 40 | 3% |
| 2005 | 25 | 8% |
| 2004 | 23 | 7% |
| 2003 | 34 | 7% |
| 2002 | 25 | 4% |
| 2001 | 30 | 3% |
| 2000 | 17 | 6% |
| 1999 | 13 | 4% |
| 1998 | 29 | 7% |
| 1997 | 38 | 10% |
| 1996 | 31 | 10% |
| 1995 | 7 | 4% |
| 1994 | 9 | 7% |
| 1993 | 5 | 3% |
| 1992 | 2 | 2% |
| 1991 | 2 | 2% |
| 1990 | 5 | 5% |
| 1989 | 9 | 13% |
| 1988 | 13 | 28% |
| 1987 | 4 | 10% |
Other parts of the 1996 Honda Civic
70 complaintsBrakes
61 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
34 complaintsEngine cooling
27 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
25 complaintsOther or unknown
19 complaintsBody and structure
19 complaintsElectrical system
17 complaintsExterior lighting
13 complaintsTires
11 complaintsEquipment
10 complaintsSeat belts
7 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1996 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.
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