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Honda Civic Hybrid Reliability by Year

Every Civic Hybrid model year from 2004 to 2025, scored on reported failures weighted against how many were sold — and ranked against every other Compact Passenger Car of the same year.

Scored separately as its own vehicle: Civic (2004–2025).

The short answer

Best model year
2011
#2 of 32 that year
Year to avoid
2006
#24 of 31 that year
Latest scored
2025
#11 of 18

Across 13 scored model years the Civic Hybrid needs fixing more often than its class, but when it does, repairs cost about what you would expect. The spread between years is what matters: 2011 is its strongest, 2006 its weakest.

Every model year, scored

Longer bar is better. Rank is against every Compact Passenger Car sold that same model year.

YearRelative standingClass rankPctl
2004#24 /2918th
2005#24 /3123th
2006#24 /3123thAvoid
2007#18 /3347th
2008#17 /3654th
2009#14 /3258th
2010#10 /3069th
2011#2 /3297thBest year
2012#26 /4138th
2013#13 /4371th
2014#14 /4168th
2015#12 /3971th
2025#11 /1841th

The line has moved around across 13 model years, with its weakest stretch in 2004–2006. Recent years have been slipping. This 2025 car falls in a middling stretch.

What tends to break

All 12 systems, measured against the class average for each model year.

Every Civic Hybrid model year is scored across 12 separate systems — engine, transmission, brakes, electrical, steering and suspension, structure, interior, and five more. Each system is compared against how often that same system fails on the average Compact Passenger Car of the same year, so a common failure is judged against how common it is everywhere else.

Across the last three model years (2014–2025), the trouble concentrates in one place: electrical & electronics. That system draws issue reports more often than the same system on the average Compact Passenger Car of its year — which changes what you should be inspecting before you buy.

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Common questions

What is the best year for a used Honda Civic Hybrid?

2011 is the strongest Civic Hybrid model year on record, ranking #2 of 32 Compact Passenger Cars that year.

Which Honda Civic Hybrid years should I avoid?

2006 is the weakest year in the model's history, ranking #24 of 31.

Is the latest Civic Hybrid reliable?

The 2025 Civic Hybrid ranks #11 of 18 Compact Passenger Cars — the lower half of its class.

Where does this data come from?

Failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes so a high-volume model is not penalised for selling well, then benchmarked within segment and model year.

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How this was built. Scores derive from failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes and benchmarked within segment and model year. We measure two separate things: Fix Frequency — how often a vehicle needs fixing — and Fix Severity — how costly those fixes are. These figures describe a model line, not the specific vehicle in front of you; trim, mileage and service history still decide an individual car.