VehicleVerdict

1997 Honda Civic engine problems

The 1997 Honda Civic has 29 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 6% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

29

Engine complaints

6%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Civic engine complaints by model year383 complaints1981: 1 complaints1984: 1 complaints1985: 2 complaints1986: 11 complaints1987: 1 complaints1988: 4 complaints1989: 8 complaints1990: 7 complaints1991: 6 complaints1992: 6 complaints1993: 17 complaints1994: 10 complaints1995: 8 complaints1996: 31 complaints1997: 29 complaints1998: 57 complaints1999: 46 complaints2000: 52 complaints2001: 85 complaints2002: 50 complaints2003: 47 complaints2004: 26 complaints2005: 33 complaints2006: 383 complaints2007: 249 complaints2008: 211 complaints2009: 39 complaints2010: 29 complaints2011: 11 complaints2012: 36 complaints2013: 23 complaints2014: 25 complaints2015: 32 complaints2016: 98 complaints2017: 70 complaints2018: 57 complaints2019: 32 complaints2020: 11 complaints2021: 6 complaints2022: 11 complaints2023: 8 complaints2024: 2 complaints2025: 3 complaints2026: 3 complaints
Civic engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1997 Honda Civic have?

NHTSA has 29 complaints about the 1997 Honda Civic engine — 6% 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.