Faults:

Absolutely nothing... honestly!

General Comments:

At the time I bought this car, I needed an affordable vehicle that I wouldn't have to worry about. I was going to be putting 60 to 70 miles a day on it and I didn't have a lot of money to spend on maintenance and repairs. The Civic was the perfect choice. Not a single thing has gone wrong with it. I've owned it for 4 years now and I love it. I bought the EX model, so it has power everything, including a moon-roof, and it has enough pep to keep me content. I have since bought a second vehicle, but can't bring myself to get rid of my Civic. I'm certain that it will last forever.

Faults:

Since new this car has been nothing but problems, even with regimented dealer service.

First problem I noticed was the drivers seat was was moving when I accelerated or braked. It turns out to be the floor board were flexing where the seats bolted down. The car had to have plate metal welded to the floorboards to fix it. Honda refused to cover it as it wasn't under any warranty. Note, I am only 160 lbs.

I also noticed a grinding sound when accelerating and it turned out to be a bad bearing in the transmission. Luckily Honda fixed it under warranty.

The car also has a lot of wind noise through the windows at highway speeds.

General Comments:

Other than fuel economy I really don't have too many good things to say.

Acceleration is pretty weak, I don't understand how other surveys rate it high. They are probably 16 year old kids that don't know better or Europeans that are only use to 4 cylinders.

Body roll is good at low speeds, but on the highway the car tends to roll badly. Not a high speed handling car.

The fit and finish of the body panels are not that great and the interior already has a few squeaks.

I really think these cars are by far highly over rated. After renting a Ford Focus I found it a much better car in all aspects. For any buyers take a good look at the competition.

Faults:

When I bought the car the pull-latch for the hood was broken (I have to use needle-nose-pliers to "pop" my hood). I've had the car for 5 months now, and I just recently had to replace the windshield wipers. Otherwise, nothing has gone wrong yet; the car has been wonderful.

General Comments:

I've read a few other reviews, and every one has said this car drives horribly in the winter.

I had to drive to work in nearly a foot of snow on uncleared roads; the car handled beautifully. Maybe it's the driver.

I found it handles better if you shift into D2, instead of keeping it in D4 in the deep snow.

Faults:

The hatchback was leaking in water, but I got that fixed immediately. I think the previous owner got in an accident and the back of the car was not fixed properly.

General Comments:

I am absolutely in love with my car!

This car is so cute!

The pick up is great.

It's cheap on gas.