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2008 Honda Civic body & structure problems

The 2008 Honda Civic has 85 body & structure complaints filed with NHTSA — 8% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

85

Body & Structure complaints

8%

Share of year

5

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Body & Structure complaints by year

Civic body & structure complaints by model year85 complaints1984: 2 complaints1986: 5 complaints1987: 2 complaints1988: 2 complaints1989: 3 complaints1990: 5 complaints1991: 13 complaints1992: 4 complaints1993: 7 complaints1994: 5 complaints1995: 12 complaints1996: 19 complaints1997: 18 complaints1998: 28 complaints1999: 19 complaints2000: 10 complaints2001: 30 complaints2002: 20 complaints2003: 26 complaints2004: 17 complaints2005: 25 complaints2006: 80 complaints2007: 71 complaints2008: 85 complaints2009: 45 complaints2010: 43 complaints2011: 10 complaints2012: 35 complaints2013: 23 complaints2014: 7 complaints2015: 18 complaints2016: 48 complaints2017: 36 complaints2018: 21 complaints2019: 12 complaints2020: 5 complaints2022: 13 complaints2023: 3 complaints2024: 2 complaints2025: 4 complaints
Civic body & structure complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“COLLIDED WITH TRUCK AND DAMAGED FRONT AND RIGHT QUARTER PANEL (APPROX. $6400 DAMAGE) COLLISION THREW ME FROM DRIVER'S SEAT TO PASSENGER DOOR. I WAS WEARING SEAT BELT AS PRESCRIBED. THE SEAT BELT WAS COMPLETELY STRETCHED ACROSS BOTH SEATS BUT DID NOT RESTRAIN ME FROM CROSSING TO OPPOSITE SIDE OF…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Body & Structure · May 19, 2014 · crash

Common questions

How many body & structure complaints does the 2008 Honda Civic have?

NHTSA has 85 complaints about the 2008 Honda Civic body & structure — 8% 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.