2004 Honda Civic body problems

17 complaints (5% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 130,000. 2 crashes reported.

owner complaints: 17
of this car's complaints: 5%
typical mileage: 130,000
crashes: 2
recalls: 0

Which part fails

Body
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At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

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Honda Civic body problems in other years

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

What 2004 Honda Civic owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Dec 6, 2021 · Body · UT

On Thursday the 2nd of December 2021 at 8:50 AM, I was driving by myself on the freeway heading to work and the hood popped up and smashed my entire windshield. I was unable to see and luckily managed to pull over to the left hand side of the road without hitting anything or anyone. I could have easily been hit by another car traveling at 70-80 miles per hour. Although glass shards hit me, I did not receive any personal injury. Stauffer Towing towed the vehicle to Caliber Collision. The windshield was replaced on Friday December 3rd by Caliber Collision in Salt Lake City. Caliber Collision also inspected the hood and related components. The hood will require replacement because the hinges were so badly damaged and I had to remove the hood so that this won't happen again. The hood latch had released and I later noticed that the metal supporting the latch is also having issues. The latch has been giving problems with opening and closing properly at times.

Filed Mar 20, 2019 · Airbags, Body · 140,000 miles · MN · crash · 1 injury

Takata recall during a january snowfall and freeze, I was traveling in the middle lane of the highway at approximately 50-60 miles per hour, with the speed of traffic. A car approximately 7-8 car lengths ahead of me began to break and I did too. I was breaking when my car began to fishtail and I was able to maintain control of the car for 2-3 seconds before hitting a patch of ice and spinning into the highway concrete median. My car did not hit any other vehicles before hitting the median on the driver side front and hood. I estimate that I was traveling over 40 miles an hour. The car then spun around and hit the back drivers side and then spun again to facing forward. My concern is that the airbags, which were replaced in the takata recall a few years ago did not go off. The car was considered totaled and was donated.

Filed Aug 3, 2017 · Body · 130,000 miles · TX

I and a relative have a 04,03 honda civic and we seem to have the same problem. The hoods of our cars are rusting. I live in san antonio, tx, and she lives in atlanta, ga. Did we get bad paint jobs.

Filed Dec 13, 2015 · Body · 189,866 miles · WI · crash

I was driving in the left lane to go straight at an intersection. A gentleman who was in the right lane attempted to move into the left lane and subsequently hit the front passenger side of my vehicle damaging the passenger side door, front fender and hood.

Filed Jul 17, 2015 · Body · 160,000 miles · CA

Exterior paint is flaking off and is down past its clear coat. The most concentrated area this is occurring/has occurred is on the outside of the truck lid in addition to the outside roof of the car. I'm not sure if this is only occurring in certain colors or with certain paint honda used but, fiji blue pearl is the color of my civic and this has been an ongoing issue since around 2011 and now rust in beginning to appear in areas. Please advise.

Filed Jul 15, 2015 · Body · 40,000 miles · TX

Paint and clear coat peeling down to the metal. Read there is a class action lawsuit against honda due to paint and clear coat on some models that include my civic.

Filed May 18, 2014 · Body · 110,000 miles · LA

Paint started to fade in 2011 and this year it had progressed rapidly. The whole back half of the roof has faded to the metal and it's starting to on the trunk. Also the clear coat is flaking off on the rear bumper. I've investigated this matter multiple times and the local honda dealership does nothing. So I did some research online and come to find put I'm not the only one. Hundreds of thousands of honda owners have had the same exact problem. I just would like to get the paint corrected the way it was supposed to be done when I bought the car brand new 10 years ago. I thought hondas were supposed to last a "lifetime" right? Not six years.

Filed Apr 26, 2014 · Body · 150,000 miles · CA · 1 injury

Passenger sliced finger open on chrome plating which appears to have began delamination. Chrome plating is on exit handle inside of the vehicle. *tr very similar to case 10526049.

Filed Jul 28, 2013 · Body · 40,000 miles · GA

Paint began peeling from sides of rear window, then from side windows on the rear. Now the roof paint is bubbling.

Filed Jul 22, 2013 · Body · 126,000 miles · NJ · 1 injury

Chrome plating on drivers door handle lever peeling off. Daughter cut her finger on sharp plating while opening door.

Questions about the 2004 Honda Civic body

Does the 2004 Honda Civic have body problems?

Owners have filed 17 complaints about the body of the 2004 Honda Civic, 5% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 2004 Honda Civic body problems start?

The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 130,000 miles.

Was there a recall on the 2004 Honda Civic body?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the Honda Civic have the most body problems?

The Honda Civic model years with the most body complaints are 2008 (85 complaints), 2006 (78 complaints) and 2007 (70 complaints).

Is there a class action lawsuit over the Honda Civic?

Yes. Class action says Honda and Acura keyless entry makes cars easy to steal and asks for theft protection (November 12, 2026).