NHTSA ODI · 398,146 deduplicated matched complaint incidentsSnapshot through 2026-07-192010 Ford Fusion · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102012 Ford Focus · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102007 Toyota Camry · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 10Methodology · open and versionedPublished indexes show sample size and 95% interval
NHTSA ODI · 398,146 deduplicated matched complaint incidentsSnapshot through 2026-07-192010 Ford Fusion · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102012 Ford Focus · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 102007 Toyota Camry · complaint-signal index 9.9 / 10Methodology · open and versionedPublished indexes show sample size and 95% interval
Federal complaint record · Honda Civic · model year 1996
1996 Honda Civic
Owners submitted 305 federal complaint reports about this model year, placing it at the 88th percentile for complaint intensity within its 1994 to 1998 compact sedan cohort. The largest reported component group is airbags. Sample sizes and limitations are shown below.
Airbags · 20% · group n = 75Brakes · 17% · group n = 65Visibility · 9% · group n = 35Speed control · 8% · group n = 32Engine · 8% · group n = 31
305
Complaint records on file
100,500
Median mileage at the reported problem · 40 complaints reported mileage
20%
Of classified component reports name airbags · group n = 75
88th
Complaint-intensity percentile in a cohort of 20 model years
Reports describe airbag warning or deployment concerns
Cluster 2 of 31996 Honda Civic
Transmission behavior · 12 reports
Reports describe harsh shifting, slipping, or shuddering
Cluster 3 of 31996 Honda Civic
Cluster summaries paraphrase recurring symptoms reported to NHTSA. They are aggregate descriptions, not individual verbatim reports.
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NHTSA consumer complaint records can reveal recurring patterns across published model years. MotorCensus summarizes those records as one complaint-signal index, with a 95% interval and sample size, updated with each data snapshot.