1998 Honda Civic Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 26about this part
- Share
- 6%of 435 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 201,500miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 26 complaints about the body and structure of the 1998 Honda Civic, 6% of the 435 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 201,500 miles. 2 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.
“Driving at 55 MPH a ford focus pulled straight out in front of me and came to a stop. I was approximately 1 car length away when they did this so I did not have time to stop and could not pull out around them because I would have been in oncoming traffic. I t-boned this vehicle doing 55 MPH and they were stopped. My front end hit directly on their front drivers side. Their front left fender and tire were bent in and both of their front air bags deployed. My whole front end was crushed in and the center of my hood looked like I hit a tree. None of my air bags deployed. …”
NHTSA complaint #10458149, filed 2012-05, 230,000 miles“On may 20, 2011, around 5:45 -6:00 in the morning. I was traveling south on I-95 near the rest area in glynn county just a little after exits 42. It appeared that I had ran over a semi-truck tire that was in the far right lane. It was later confirm after getting a little closer to the rest area a semi-truck was on the side of the road getting a tire replace by an towing company. While on my lunch break I notice the left drivers of my vehicle had been damage due the object in the road this morning.”
NHTSA complaint #10402172, filed 2011-05“The contact owns a 1998 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the dashboard on the front passengers side near the steering wheel was cracked. As a result, the air bags were exposed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 173,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10663291, filed 2014-12, 173,000 miles“I had the bumper replaced by Honda of hollywood through the other partys insurance, however it took almost 2months to have done because they were giving me the run around. I had the bumper replaced 9/11/00 and richard in the hollywood Honda autobody shop tells me that there should be an opening where the bumper and body of the car meet. I told him when I purchased the car it was like that the two met closely and now he is trying to convince me that its was never like that and to look at all the other hondas they are not close together. …”
NHTSA complaint #731079, filed 2000-09“Both rear doors are inaccessible from the exterior of the vehicle. First occurrence was with the passenger side rear door approx. 1 month ago. The most recent occurrence is with the driver side rear door < 1 week ago.”
NHTSA complaint #10191908, filed 2007-05Related service bulletins
- 10014248Feb 16, 2004Water leak at doors and/or floor.
Body and structure: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 5% |
| 2024 | 2 | 2% |
| 2023 | 4 | 2% |
| 2022 | 13 | 1% |
| 2020 | 6 | 3% |
| 2019 | 13 | 3% |
| 2018 | 22 | 3% |
| 2017 | 37 | 6% |
| 2016 | 48 | 4% |
| 2015 | 17 | 4% |
| 2014 | 7 | 2% |
| 2013 | 23 | 7% |
| 2012 | 35 | 8% |
| 2011 | 10 | 6% |
| 2010 | 43 | 11% |
| 2009 | 45 | 11% |
| 2008 | 85 | 9% |
| 2007 | 70 | 6% |
| 2006 | 78 | 6% |
| 2005 | 25 | 8% |
| 2004 | 17 | 5% |
| 2003 | 26 | 5% |
| 2002 | 20 | 3% |
| 2001 | 29 | 3% |
| 2000 | 9 | 3% |
| 1999 | 16 | 5% |
| 1998 | 26 | 6% |
| 1997 | 18 | 5% |
| 1996 | 19 | 6% |
| 1995 | 12 | 6% |
| 1994 | 5 | 4% |
| 1993 | 7 | 5% |
| 1992 | 4 | 4% |
| 1991 | 13 | 12% |
| 1990 | 5 | 5% |
| 1989 | 2 | 3% |
| 1988 | 2 | 4% |
| 1987 | 1 | 3% |
| 1986 | 5 | 14% |
| 1984 | 2 | 40% |
Other parts of the 1998 Honda Civic
96 complaintsElectrical system
88 complaintsEngine cooling
53 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
49 complaintsVehicle speed control
29 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
24 complaintsTires
18 complaintsOther or unknown
16 complaintsBrakes
11 complaintsFuel system
11 complaintsEquipment
10 complaintsSeat belts
10 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Honda Civic
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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