The 2009 Honda Civic has 820 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 8 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are air bags and service brakes. Owners most often flag engine block cracking (non-si engines, 2006-2008): frequency: very frequent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2009 Honda Civic vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 21 Civic model years we track, complaint volume runs from 256 (2024) to 2,866 (2006). With 820 complaints, the 2009 Civic sits about the same asthe model's median of 849.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
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Campaign 18V268000Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2012 Honda Accord and Pilot, 2010 Accord Crosstour, 2001-2011 Civic, 2002-2011 CR-V, 2003-2004, 2006-2008 and 2011 Element, 2007 and 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-2012 Ins…
air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module
Campaign 19V502000Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2014 TSX Sport Wagon, 2010-2013 ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic and Civic Hybrid, 2008-2010 Civic G…
air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module
Campaign 19V378000Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2013 TSX Sport Wagon, and 2010-2012 ZDX and 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic NGV,…
air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module
Campaign 17V545000Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2008-2012 Accord, 2010-2012 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2012 Fit and Pilot, 2010-2012 Insight, and 2009-2012 Acura TSX vehicles that recei…
Owners generally view the 8th generation Civic as a highly reliable, economical, and fun-to-drive car, with many reporting high mileage (250k-650k) with proper maintenance. The Si trim is praised for its high-revving K20 engine and engaging driving experience,
Owner insights for the 8th generation Civic. Read the full 8th generation owner report.
Used Civic listings typically run $16,723–$27,952 across 2014 to 2026 model years.
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