FaultScore

FaultScore report

1983 Honda Civic problems

Owners have filed 10 complaints about the 1983 Honda Civic with NHTSA between 1995 and 2001. The largest single group is the fuel & propulsion.

Not graded

Too few complaints, or too short a model run, to compare fairly.

How this is worked out

The numbers

10

Complaints

0

Crashes reported

0

Fires reported

0

Injuries reported

How 1983 compares with every other Honda Civic

Click any bar to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 1983 Honda Civic

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Fuel & Propulsion 8 80.0%
Seat Belts 1 10.0%
Tires 1 10.0%

When owners complained

A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.

Apr 1995 peak 3 Jan 2001

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

Honolulu, HI

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD FLAPPING NOISES COMING FROM FIRESTONE TIRE P155R13, RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD DELAMINATED, DOT HYE5F5A133. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #877452 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Peabody, MA

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP

FUEL FILLER PIPE HAS CORROSION AND LEAKS. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CREATES A POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE.

NHTSA complaint #852716 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cincinnati, OH

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

MY DAUGHTER AND I CANNOT WEAR THE SEAT BLETS IN THIS CAR BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO SHORT AND HONDA WILL NOT MKAE AN EXTENDER.

NHTSA complaint #708759 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Worthington, OH

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP

GAS TANK FILLER TUBE RUSTED, CAUSING LEAK.

NHTSA complaint #508843 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ST Louis, MO

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

FUEL TANK FAILURE, FUEL INLET TUBE WAS CORRODED, REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART. TT

NHTSA complaint #969058 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ST Louis, MO

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP

FUEL TANK FAILURE, FUEL INLET TUBE WAS CORRODED, REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE PART. TT

NHTSA complaint #969058 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Brooklyn, NY

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP

THE FUEL FILLER IS LEAKING.

NHTSA complaint #968274 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cincinnati, OH

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP

FUEL FILLER IS LEAKING GAS ONTO THE REAR BRAKES. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

NHTSA complaint #967254 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Silver Sprin, MD

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP

FUEL LEAKS FROM TANK; LAST OF FILLER PIPE SEGMENTS THAT JOINS TO TAMK HAS A HOLE. TT

NHTSA complaint #964883 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Belrose, NY

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP

METAL FILLER TUBE WHERE GAS GOES IN, LEAKS ALL GAS OUT FROM TOP; CAUSED BY CORROSION OF METAL FILLER TUBE. TT

NHTSA complaint #963907 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.