1994 Honda Civic Si 1.6 VTEC

Summary:

Amazing

Faults:

Car started to stall at around 240 000. Changed spark plugs, wires, air filter, fuel filter and that fixed the problem.

General Comments:

This car is amazing. It drives like a brand new for a car with 280 000km and original engine/tranny. The SI version has pretty good performance, but its lacking some power.

I recommend this car because it is really reliable, good on gas and easy to repair and maintain.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 22nd January, 2007

23rd Jan 2007, 11:04

Amazing is right. Getting this many miles out of a HONDA is definitely out of the ordinary!!

23rd Jan 2007, 12:25

250,000 miles on my 1994 Accord; neighbors civic 240,000 miles; friends Accord 250,000 miles; some guy I heard drove his 94 Accord to 1.2 million miles. Just saw an add for an Accord in my paper with 350,000 miles with an automatic: priceless...

4th May 2010, 21:27

I know this is an old post but I got 500,000 miles out my '76 Civic. Check out the review on this site of a guy who has over 700,000 miles on his Civic. Also, check out Honda Milemakers to see tons of extremely high mileage Honda's (good luck find anything with less the 200,000 on that site). One guy even got 1,080,000 miles on his Accord before selling it in perfect running condition.

1994 Honda Civic D 1.8L

Summary:

Buy it new and never let it go!

Faults:

At 114,000 miles, I had to replace the transmission... but that was probably because the previous owner didn't take care of it very well. Cost for a used replacement (including labor) : $1,000.

At 120,000 miles, the engine rods spontaneously cracked. My friend (who has the exact same make, model, and year Honda Civic) had her engine rods crack at the exact same mileage - 120,000. Cost for a used replacement (including labor) : $2,200.

The a/c went out completely (had to be completely replaced with new parts) at 128,000. Cost: $800.

General Comments:

I'm convinced most of my troubles were caused by a neglectful previous owner. If you take good care of your Honda Civic, transmission and engine will surely last 200,000 miles.

Handles great! Can't beat 39 mpg on the highway!

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 15th July, 2006

29th Feb 2012, 09:04

Just a comment. I don't get why if a Chevy or Ford had these problems, it'd be a piece of junk and the person would never buy one again, but the same thing in a Honda, and it's a great car?

The transmission may or may not have been due to the previous owner - I've seen other reviews with the Honda trans going out - with as little as 20k miles. But your friend had a cracked rod in the same year and model of Honda? Sounds like trouble! Our Escorts didn't have these problems, and got just as good mileage...

1994 Honda Civic 1.6 4 cylinder

Summary:

Headache on wheels

Faults:

Paint faded and chipped.

Windshield wiper blades squeak.

Lighter takes too long to turn hot.

Window motor is slower than when I bought it.

Makes wide turns, which makes it hard to do a U-turn on small roads.

Can't find the seat adjuster.

Engine turned black and grimy.

Steering wheel gets extremely hot when the car sits out in the sun, it burns my hands.

The car gets bad mileage - I have to fill it up all the time.

The muffler fell off while on I-95.

Needed to replace hub caps at 200,000 miles.

Gas tank leaks fuel.

The seats are ripped and torn.

Cheap interior.

I tried to sell it for 4K and nobody bought it, so I'm losing money.

The car cries when I drive over 60.

The seat belts stopped working.

The tires constantly blow out.

The gas pedal sticks.

General Comments:

I really dislike this vehicle, it drives me crazy and stresses me out. I'm glad I gave it to my son for his graduation present. This way I don't have to see that lemon anymore.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 22nd May, 2006

22nd May 2006, 12:54

230,000 miles??? Doesn't sound like a lemon to me. Besides, some of the things you mentioned as problems don't even sound like real problems with the car. "The steering wheel is hot when I get in after the car has been sitting in the sun" Hello, common sense here should say that it will be hot after the sun has beat on it as it will with any car.

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