NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Honda Civic Recalls
The 2006 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 2006 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
- 1,403
- Crashes reported
- 78
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
21 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 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 2006 Honda Civic
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V502000
- Reported
- June 27, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,555
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011 Civic, 11 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V378000
- Reported
- May 16, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19,138
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011 Civic, 12 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 2001–2005, 2007–2011 Civic, 9 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V545000
- Reported
- August 31, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,257
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011 Civic, 7 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 17V030000
- Reported
- January 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 977,708
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011 Civic, 10 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V346000
- Reported
- May 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,719,386
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2011 Civic, 11 other models
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 07V512000
- Reported
- November 1, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,545
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2005, 2007 Civic
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: wheel speed sensor/tone ring
- Campaign
- 07V399000
- Reported
- September 5, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 260,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Civic
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 07V402000
- Reported
- September 5, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 130,000
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Civic
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 06V326000
- Reported
- August 31, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 774
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Honda Civic
Equipment: other: owners/service/other manual
- Campaign
- 06V270000
- Reported
- July 26, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,190,000
- Same campaign
- also 29 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 05V572000
- Reported
- December 27, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,756
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Honda Civic
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 05V509000
- Reported
- November 3, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 25,298
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Honda Civic
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2005 Civic, 17 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E064000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2005 Civic, 19 other models
2006 Honda Civic complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,403 owner complaints about the 2006 Honda Civic, the newest on October 12, 2026. Of these, 78 describe a crash (6%) and 21 a fire; owners reported 68 injuries and 3 deaths.
In complaints about the 2006 Honda Civic, the component group named most often is the engine (16%), followed by the visibility (15%) and the suspension (14%).
1 of the 2006 Honda Civic's 15 recalls also concerns the visibility.
Where 2006 Honda Civic owners gave the mileage (1,086 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine227
- Visibility210
- Suspension203
- Air Bags180
- Engine And Engine Cooling151
- Electrical System100
Complaints received, by year
| 2005 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 70 | |
| 2007 | 87 | |
| 2008 | 126 | |
| 2009 | 160 | |
| 2010 | 256 | |
| 2011 | 121 | |
| 2012 | 40 | |
| 2013 | 67 | |
| 2014 | 61 | |
| 2015 | 49 | |
| 2016 | 124 | |
| 2017 | 92 | |
| 2018 | 50 | |
| 2019 | 40 | |
| 2020 | 11 | |
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2006 Honda Civic peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 256. 32% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Honda Civic drew 3.5× the complaints of the median Honda Civic year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 23 ranked years.
That makes 2006 one of the Honda Civic years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 1,403 complaints about the 2006 Honda Civic are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Honda Civic by model year
Other 2006 Honda models
Newest record on this page: October 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted