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2005 Honda Civic Hybrid transmission problems

The 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid has 21 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 30% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

21

Transmission complaints

30%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Civic Hybrid transmission complaints by model year26 complaints2003: 26 complaints2004: 18 complaints2005: 21 complaints2006: 13 complaints2007: 10 complaints2008: 3 complaints2009: 6 complaints2010: 1 complaints2012: 3 complaints2013: 1 complaints2014: 1 complaints2015: 1 complaints
Civic Hybrid transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE TRANSMISSION (CVT). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · November 10, 2014

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid have?

NHTSA has 21 complaints about the 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid transmission — 30% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.