Used 2001 Honda Civic Sedan Consumer Reviews
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Love this car!
Heidi, 04/23/2008
2001 Honda Civic EX 4dr Sedan (1.7L 4cyl 5M)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
I bought this car in 2003 at a Ford Dealership. It was so cute. It is fun to drive, and have had NO mechanical failures. The only thing is that it goes through headlights about 4 times a year. Also, other vehicles have no respect for this little beauty. Every day, some one is cutting me off. Best car I have ever owned, I will definitely buy another Honda. My VIN begins with a 1, so it was made in America, my friend's Ford was made in Canada...go figure. Husband prefers driving it just because of the gas mileage.
No worries
fremontcivic, 12/05/2009
2001 Honda Civic LX 4dr Sedan (1.7L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
I bought this car new in 2001 and have only changed tires, oil and wipers. Not a single thing has needed repair on this car. I wrecked a civic SI and bought this car with the insurance check. I drive it very hard and it just won't break. Great car.
Really Can't Complain!
Honda Driver, 01/05/2017
updated 01/15/2020
2001 Honda Civic LX 4dr Sedan (1.7L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Bought the car new, off the lot, in 2001. It has been a great car, up until about a couple years ago when, at 165,000-plus miles, the clutch gave out. I still have my questions about that, but I no longer frequent that mechanic. That was my first major repair. The original battery lasted 11 years!! Gotta agree on the headliner; several years ago it started drooping and I just used clear packing tape, and it's pretty bad now, but I'm not forking out $$ to fix it (the car is aging and is less than nice looking anymore). Upon going to a dealer for a recall fix, the service tech told me they see a lot of that. Made me wonder if it was some sort of defect. And the headlights - the last few years they seemed to go out quite frequently - annoying! I also had the SRS light go on and didn't want to bother with it, but, again, upon the recall for the airbags a couple years ago, the dealer checked it out (I didn't ask nor mention it) and it was the seat belt buckle - they told me Honda has a lifetime warranty on the seat belts so they fixed it free! I've gotten 39-40 mpg on the freeway (I stay at a steady speed) and roughly 34-35 in town. That has started to decrease a little in the last six or so months to maybe 36 hwy and 33-34 in town. And the dashboard lights, about a year ago, went out partially (the right side of the speedometer and the gas gauge), but, again, with the age and condition of the vehicle - not gonna fix it. It also started using oil a couple years ago, but the usage has remained roughly unchanged so far and, oddly, is better when I get an oil change/filter. I now have managed to get it to 189,000 and don't know how much longer I have. It has to be smogged very soon (I'm in California) and I don't know if it will pass this time (California gets more strict with older cars). I passed two years ago with flying colors, but now not so sure. If it passes, I'll be happy and keep going as long as the car doesn't $200 me to death. If it doesn't pass, whether I keep it will depend on what's wrong and how much $$. **An update. I passed the smog. My new mechanic, I noticed, now uses 5-30 synthetic blend oil for my oil changes (it had always been 5-20 regular oil), and my oil consumption has decreased. Go figure. I'm hanging in there! ***Another update. I finally had to give up the car. The mileage was still good, but starting to develop more problems. Took it to my mechanic and he pretty much told me to start looking around for something else. The latest problem would not recreate when he would drive it (nor would it recreate for another mechanic I took it to). I took that as a sign. The second mechanic actually wanted to buy it - he buys them cheap, fixes them up, and sells them - and he told me there are people who want them. My regular mechanic told me in so many words, I could put $$$$ into it but it would still have problems. I had 202,800-plus miles. I wasn't ready to give it up, but, again, the signs were pointing to it being time. I now have a Toyota Corolla - 2017. We'll see; I hear they're good, but I've had Hondas the last two cars - hoping it goes like my old 2001 Honda Civic, RIP. ****Yet another update. Don't know why I keep getting msgs to update when I no longer have the Civic. That said, it was a great car, still good mileage up until I finally had to let go, I do miss a manual transmission, and it was relatively problem-free until age starting taking a toll - sorta like us humans! Again, miss having a Civic and a manual transmission, but things change. It is nice to have a good car and not worry about what might go wrong next. I guess I'll have to now supply updates on my Toyota Corolla! Ha!
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Money pit
ttemp, 01/13/2013
2001 Honda Civic LX 4dr Sedan (1.7L 4cyl 4A)
8 of 11 people found this review helpful
I got the car 3 years ago with 115K on the odometer. Instantly invested 2000$ and replaced almost all suspension, motor mounts, power steering pump, timing belt, water pump. At 120K the transmission suddenly died. I replaced it. Now car has 180K. Water pump replaced, wheel studs replaced on 3 wheels. Having electric problems now. This car has good MPG, but requires constant repair.
worst civic ever made
jason, 11/02/2015
updated 05/03/2016
2001 Honda Civic LX 4dr Sedan w/Side Airbags (1.7L 4cyl 5M)
7 of 10 people found this review helpful
I was very excited to buy and own this car brand new from dealer. it wasn't until about 85000 miles the problem started. I started to lose the overdrive over a period of 5 to 10 thousand miles. The transmission would shudder while transfering gears from 4th to overdrive lockup. The check engine light then appeared with 2 codes, 0740 tcc circuit lock up solenoid and a honda specific code related to the ELD unit in the fuse box. I brought to the dealer, after auto shop said they can't repair that trouble code. The dealer plainly says that i need a new transmission even though the car drove fine, outside of the overdrive failure. I waited 2 years trying to decide if i should spend 3000 dollars on something that honda should repair, or take a loss and trade or sell it. Just when i decided to have them replace the transmission because the car was still in great condition and low mileage another problem, which i found is another common problem occured. The instrument panel now fails and find out that it will cost about a 700 to 1000 or more to repair. After researching online about honda's since 2000, that they have become one of the top ten worst cars to own. I will never again buy a honda
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