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2009 Honda Civic Air bags Problems

Complaints
95about this part
Share
24%of 396 total for the year
Median mileage
75,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 95 complaints about the air bags of the 2009 Honda Civic, 24% of the 396 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 75,000 miles. 25 of these say a crash was involved and 2 a fire, according to the filers. 7 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The driver's side airbag deployed while driving about five miles per hour in downtown philadelphia. No impact happened, no pothole was hit. The Honda place where I lease the car is blaming it on a 4 inch square piece of asphalt stuck somewhere under the car. That did not happen when the airbag depolyed. My insurance company has filed a claim and will examine the car.”

NHTSA complaint #10321746, filed 2010-03, 6,000 miles

“I was driving my car in wet conditions when my car skidded onto a curb. My explosives went off in my airbags, however, my air bags failed to deploy. Currently my air bag light is on.”

NHTSA complaint #11045348, filed 2017-11, 85,000 miles

“Takata inflators. The airbag light came on. I took my car to the dealer to be checked out and they informed me that the issue appears to be be the front driver's side airbag.”

NHTSA complaint #10949535, filed 2017-02, 103,000 miles

“Takata recall. I was involved in an accident 1/10/17. My car was hit head on with a truck, 2001 gmc. The car was totaled and the report noted that the airbag never deployed.”

NHTSA complaint #10946845, filed 2017-01, 89,000 miles

“Takata recall: received conflicting messages from NHTSA and Honda. According to the NHTSA, there is a serious recall for my Civic, part is available for fixing and vehicle should not be driven until fixed. I called Honda, and they say okay to drive except no passenger in front seat and part will not be available until late summer/early fall. I need to know what to do at this point. Finally, Honda has never even contacted me about the recall. I called them when I read your article. Please advise about this.”

NHTSA complaint #10881873, filed 2016-06, 95,000 miles

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Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202626%
202534%
202422%
202383%
202291%
202196%
20202912%
2019123%
2018233%
2017244%
2016283%
20155815%
20145719%
201311436%
201214933%
20115130%
20109624%
20099524%
200817719%
200715613%
200618113%
200512941%
200413338%
200314028%
200224134%
200131029%
20008229%
19995817%
19989622%
199714038%
19967023%
19957638%
19945641%
19932718%
19921717%
199111%
199011%

Other parts of the 2009 Honda Civic

Brakes
51 complaintsBody and structure
45 complaintsElectrical system
36 complaintsOther or unknown
36 complaintsSuspension
31 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
29 complaintsEngine
27 complaintsTires
25 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
23 complaintsVehicle speed control
17 complaintsSteering
13 complaintsEngine cooling
12 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 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