2000 Honda Civic Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 5%of 287 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 52,900miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the brakes of the 2000 Honda Civic, 5% of the 287 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 52,900 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Front brake rotors are continually warping. Car has approximately 48,000 miles on the odometer and am now on my third set of rotors. First and second set of rotors were each re-machined prior to replacement. Spoke with Honda customer service and was told nothing they could do since they cannot verify my driving habits. Car has a manual transmission, so I use engine braking as much as possible to avoid overuse of the brakes. Am at the point now where I am afraid to use the brakes for fear of constantly warping the rotors. …”
NHTSA complaint #10078982, filed 2004-06, 47,800 miles“Brake failure on a Honda Civic 2000 with under 11, 000 miles causing car to hit several other cars in a parking lot. Cause of the brake failure was determned to be failure of the seal surrounding piston on the master brake cylinder.”
NHTSA complaint #10352008, filed 2010-08, 11,000 miles“From the first day I drove the Civic home there has always been a severe vibration coming from the ABS everytime I hit a bump or pothole-I usually feel these vibration at low speeds as when I am driving out of my bumping driveway, the vibration is really severe when I am apply the brakes to not hit a bump or pothole too hard. …”
NHTSA complaint #741033, filed 2001-02“I attempted to use my cruise control, and the car began accelerating on its own. I tried to press the brake and to manually turn off the cruise control, but the car would not slow down. Pressing the brake as hard as possible would stop the acceleration, but would not decelerate. I called aaa who called the state police. They recommended pulling the emergency brake. After pulling that and keeping my foot as hard as possible on the brake, I got the car down to ~30mph and took the keys out of the iginition. …”
NHTSA complaint #763111, filed 2002-06“I have a 2000 Honda Civic ex. From the first day of ownership, the car's antiskid brakes sometimes kick in when not needed. For example, riding over bumps such as a railroad sometimes sets the antiskid off and it continues for some time after the railroad has passed, thus unnecessarily increasing stopping distance. Sometimes just on plain road it does the same. It seems to occur more in cold weather. We have a 2000 accord and it doesn't act this way. I have driven many other Honda's and none ever acted this way. I am afraid this major safety defect may someday lead to a very serious accident. …”
NHTSA complaint #10002963, filed 2003-01Related service bulletins
- 10014232Feb 16, 2004Grunt noise after sitting for several hours.
- 10013779Nov 16, 2002Anti-lock braking system (abs) or tcs diagnostic trouble code (dtc) 51 and/or 53 troubleshooting. Honda tech line summary.
Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 16% |
| 2025 | 9 | 12% |
| 2024 | 7 | 6% |
| 2023 | 14 | 5% |
| 2022 | 23 | 3% |
| 2021 | 18 | 12% |
| 2020 | 17 | 7% |
| 2019 | 32 | 7% |
| 2018 | 25 | 3% |
| 2017 | 38 | 6% |
| 2016 | 96 | 9% |
| 2015 | 15 | 4% |
| 2014 | 18 | 6% |
| 2013 | 39 | 12% |
| 2012 | 40 | 9% |
| 2011 | 33 | 20% |
| 2010 | 90 | 23% |
| 2009 | 51 | 13% |
| 2008 | 42 | 5% |
| 2007 | 43 | 4% |
| 2006 | 62 | 4% |
| 2005 | 16 | 5% |
| 2004 | 11 | 3% |
| 2003 | 34 | 7% |
| 2002 | 24 | 3% |
| 2001 | 47 | 4% |
| 2000 | 14 | 5% |
| 1999 | 18 | 5% |
| 1998 | 11 | 3% |
| 1997 | 23 | 6% |
| 1996 | 61 | 20% |
| 1995 | 13 | 7% |
| 1994 | 17 | 13% |
| 1993 | 12 | 8% |
| 1992 | 7 | 7% |
| 1991 | 8 | 7% |
| 1990 | 6 | 7% |
| 1989 | 3 | 4% |
| 1987 | 2 | 5% |
| 1986 | 2 | 6% |
| 1985 | 1 | 7% |
| 1984 | 1 | 20% |
Other parts of the 2000 Honda Civic
82 complaintsEngine cooling
47 complaintsElectrical system
38 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
30 complaintsTires
26 complaintsVehicle speed control
17 complaintsSeat belts
14 complaintsOther or unknown
12 complaintsExterior lighting
9 complaintsBody and structure
9 complaintsEquipment
6 complaintsFuel system
6 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 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.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology