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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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2HGES16561H••••••2001 Honda Civic
This build draws 6.2× more complaints than the average 2001 Honda Civic build (25 vs 4).
25on this build
863on the model
214builds in total
2involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedPower Train 14Air Bags 6Seat Belts 2Fuel System 2
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashMar 2010
My daughter was involved in a car accident on 3/3/10. Coming off of a stop sign and entering an intersection heading north, she failed to yield to an SUV heading east. She t-boned that car which did extensive damage to the entire front of her vehicle (vehicle declared totaled).…
SteeringJul 2017
The was just park and when I put the ignition key on the steering wheel and key ignition didn't want to start
Power TrainJul 2010
I own a 2001 honda civic- I have maintained my car properly and have went in for all service maintenance. My transmission went out - all of a sudden- it stopped on street- I could have been killed. They now say repair bill is 3200.00- is there any help I can get. Saw information…
Fuel SystemAug 2008
I do not have a garage. A friend kept my car while I was on vacation and put it in his garage. Then he smelled gasoline. He took it to my mechanic and the fuel pump top had cracked and there was a lot of gasoline sitting on top of it. My mechanic replaced the fuel pump. Honda…
Interior LightingMar 2004
Interior map light gets stuck when pressed in to turn on and can't be turned off. Has happened numerous times without my knowledge of being stuck on and then stays on and kills the car battery. Notified original sales dealer of the problem but they would not fix it since I was…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 2HGES16561H574089 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.