NHTSA Safety Recalls
2005 Honda Civic Recalls
The 2005 Honda Civic has 15 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 27, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Honda Civic. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 15
- Owner complaints
- 316
- Crashes reported
- 74
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2005 Honda Civic, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
15 recalls on the 2005 Honda Civic
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V499000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,947
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Civic, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V501000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,657,752
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Civic, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V182000
- Reported
- March 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,101,534
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Civic, 16 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V268000
- Reported
- April 26, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,335
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004, 2006–2011 Civic, 9 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V370000
- Reported
- June 15, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,498,481
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Civic, 8 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V320000
- Reported
- May 28, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,281,043
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Civic, 11 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V700000
- Reported
- November 4, 2014
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Civic, 9 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V353000
- Reported
- June 20, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 133,207
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 Civic, 8 other models
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 07V512000
- Reported
- November 1, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,545
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004, 2006–2007 Civic
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- Campaign
- 04V550000
- Reported
- November 18, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 416
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Civic
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004, 2006 Civic, 17 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E032000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 Civic, 2 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004, 2006 Civic, 19 other models
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 07E104000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Civic, 9 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2004 Civic, 46 other models
2005 Honda Civic complaints by year
NHTSA has received 316 owner complaints about the 2005 Honda Civic, the newest on October 15, 2026. Of these, 74 describe a crash (23%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 71 injuries and 3 deaths.
In complaints about the 2005 Honda Civic, the component group named most often is the air bags (41%), followed by the power train (11%) and the electrical system (8%).
8 of the 2005 Honda Civic's 15 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2005 Honda Civic owners gave the mileage (214 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags129
- Power Train36
- Electrical System26
- Structure25
- Vehicle Speed Control25
- Seat Belts21
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 29 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 22 | |
| 2007 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 27 | |
| 2009 | 10 | |
| 2010 | 32 | |
| 2011 | 22 | |
| 2012 | 15 | |
| 2013 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 27 | |
| 2015 | 36 | |
| 2016 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 16 | |
| 2018 | 21 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2005 Honda Civic peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 36. 27% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2005 vehicles, the 2005 Honda Civic drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Honda Civic year in the same window: 18th highest of the 23 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 3/5
The 316 complaints about the 2005 Honda Civic are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Civic by model year
Other 2005 Honda models
Newest record on this page: October 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted