2008 Model Year

Honda Civic

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
913
Recalls
0
Crashes
62
Severe
106

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

Engine
Feb 2026

Engine temperature suddenly rose high, pulled over. Discovered what appeared to be coolant on front of block. Had diagnosed and found to have a cracke...

Air Bags
Sep 2025

The contact owned a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the air bag warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over...

VISIBILITY/WIPER
Aug 2025

Driver's side sun visor defective. Visor started splitting, leading to inoperative, and finally fell off. Replaced by manufacturer a number of years a...

Engine
Jun 2025

Engine has a crack block on the front. It is a known issue but it is past the warranty that honda offered. I think they should extend the warranty mor...

Engine
May 2025

Engine block cracked. Leaking coolant and rendering vehicle useless.

Air Bags Crash
Apr 2025

The drivers air bag system or any other didn't deploy upon a rear collision with another vehicle, and yes the vehicle is available for any inspection.

Steering
Jan 2025

Electronic steering pulls hard to the left and is more difficult to turn right.

Engine
May 2024

Oil is leaking and now coolant is leaking. Did not buy the car brand new bought it from a pre owned vehicle dealership

Engine
Dec 2023

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle started overheating. There was no warning light illuminated....

Structure
Dec 2023

The paint is peeling off from the vehicle, exposing the body to rust and reduce the vehicle lifetime and durability significantly. When I contacted Ho...

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Data updated: March 4, 2026

Summary

The 2008 Honda Civic has 913 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Engine. 62 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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