2004 Honda Civic Tires Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 1%of 350 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 7,890miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the tires of the 2004 Honda Civic, 1% of the 350 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 7,890 miles.
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.
“The sidewall of my dunlop original equipment tire on a 2004 Honda Civic with 7,895 miles blew out while driving at low speed. Lucky no accident occured. Car was being driven on a trip away from home. The goodyear auto service center refused to honor the warranty. The tire model was sp20fe p185/70r14.”
NHTSA complaint #10064320, filed 2004-04, 7,890 miles“Have had a vibration and pulling in steering wheel since purchace of 2004 Honda Civic vp. Took into dealer at 2000 miles and they could not find vibration. At 3100 miles took to different dealer they found vibration and pulling. Did front end alignment and balance tires. Stated if continues, then possible tire defect. At 4000 miles again took to original dealership, they did front end alignment again, but stated it is a problem with a tire and since they are not a dunlop retailer could not replace. …”
NHTSA complaint #10066546, filed 2004-04, 2,000 miles“The contact owns a 2004 Honda Civic si equipped with good year assurance tires, model: triple tred, size: 205/55/r16 and good year comfort tred touring tires, size: 205/55/r16. The DOT numbers for both tires were unknown. The contact was driving 20 MPH when the vehicle vibrated abnormally. The steering would vibrate abnormally at speeds over 70 MPH. The contact stated that the same failure occurred with both sets of tires. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the dealer confirmed that both sets of tires were out of round and the belts in the tires were shifted. …”
NHTSA complaint #10440846, filed 2011-12, 33,027 miles“2004 Honda Civic lx with oem bridgestone potenza re92 195-60r-15 tires. Developed slow leak, investigation reveals small hole on the inside sidewall. No known road hazard encountered. Note: your website will not allow me to input the correct tire size. It defaults to the 16 tire size.”
NHTSA complaint #10110785, filed 2005-02“Purchased used 2004 certified Honda Civic on 5/26/2007. On june 12, 2007 I reported that the car had a howling noise and you tended to constantly have to adjust the steering when driving. They found nothing. Sept. 11, 2007 reported to service that very road noise very bad also power surging when doing 55 to 60 miles per hour also has shudder when accelerating from a stop. They reported that the car had the incorrect tires on the car. Should be low resistance tires and the shudder was being caused by a bad start clutch. There was apparently a recall on this part. …”
NHTSA complaint #10205860, filed 2007-10Related service bulletins
- 10021129Oct 16, 2006Stalls with electrical load after body shop repair. Dtc p1588 and/or p1589 stored. P1163 and/or surge, jerks, bucks between 20-60 mph. Tire pressure monitoring system dtc 32, 34…
Tires: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 3% |
| 2025 | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 | 1 | 1% |
| 2023 | 3 | 1% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0% |
| 2021 | 2 | 1% |
| 2020 | 2 | 1% |
| 2019 | 7 | 2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 0% |
| 2017 | 5 | 1% |
| 2016 | 8 | 1% |
| 2015 | 3 | 1% |
| 2014 | 18 | 6% |
| 2013 | 11 | 3% |
| 2012 | 3 | 1% |
| 2011 | 3 | 2% |
| 2010 | 9 | 2% |
| 2009 | 25 | 6% |
| 2008 | 30 | 3% |
| 2007 | 73 | 6% |
| 2006 | 55 | 4% |
| 2005 | 8 | 3% |
| 2004 | 5 | 1% |
| 2003 | 17 | 3% |
| 2002 | 19 | 3% |
| 2001 | 23 | 2% |
| 2000 | 26 | 9% |
| 1999 | 17 | 5% |
| 1998 | 18 | 4% |
| 1997 | 27 | 7% |
| 1996 | 11 | 4% |
| 1995 | 11 | 6% |
| 1994 | 9 | 7% |
| 1993 | 7 | 5% |
| 1992 | 7 | 7% |
| 1991 | 1 | 1% |
| 1990 | 3 | 3% |
| 1989 | 3 | 4% |
| 1987 | 2 | 5% |
| 1985 | 1 | 7% |
| 1983 | 1 | 11% |
Other parts of the 2004 Honda Civic
133 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
56 complaintsElectrical system
32 complaintsVehicle speed control
23 complaintsSeat belts
20 complaintsFuel system
18 complaintsOther or unknown
18 complaintsBody and structure
17 complaintsEngine cooling
16 complaintsSuspension
15 complaintsExterior lighting
12 complaintsBrakes
11 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 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