Used 2002 Honda Civic Consumer Reviews
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scott_d, 04/21/2004
2002 Honda Civic Si 2dr Hatchback (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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In the 13,000 miles that I have owned this car, it used an average of 1 quart of oil every 600 miles. In addition to the oil issue, there is an annoying clacking noise in the A- Pillar that Honda says is the moonroof drain tube hitting metal, but after 28 visits to the dealership to fix this and other issues, it remains. The emergency brake does not hold on hills and needs to be adjusted every 1000 miles. I have seen these same issues from others, so beware of them and ask about these issues if you are looking to buy one. I had great hopes for this car, my first new car purchase, and have been pretty dissapointed. It looks great on paper...
Reliability- HA!
fort, 01/24/2005
2002 Honda Civic HX 2dr Coupe (1.7L 4cyl 5M)
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Has had constant issues with the emissions/ fuel systems. After only 20,000 had to replace catalytic converter - Honda offered NO help, and in fact tells me they just can't give me the normal trade in amount becuase the car doesn't run well!!!!
2002 Civic Review
Jim Katso, 02/21/2005
2002 Honda Civic EX 4dr Sedan (1.7L 4cyl 5M)
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After hearing how great Honda cars were, I decided to try one and have leased a Civic for 3 years. With my lease winding down, here are my thoughts: The engine is flawless, if I was a heavy commuter I would love the reliability and gas mileage. Though the engine HP isn't the greatest, nor is the car the most comfortable so its not like I would love to spend an hour in it each way without more power/comfort. It is very agile & would be great for city living with street parking. Problems that I have were more "annoyances" such as 1. Radio compartment door broke, 2. Airbag sticker fell off, 3. Plastic trim around both rear windows fell off, and as I got hit twice its bumpers are weak.
2002 Honda Civic EX Coupe
Mike Callaghan, 04/06/2005
2002 Honda Civic EX 2dr Coupe (1.7L 4cyl 5M)
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I bought my Civic after facing the facts. Insurance for someone under the age of 25 is outragous. I decided on this car in June of 2004. I was working at the local Honda dealership when an older women was trading it in for a brand new Civic. I saw the car and felt that this would be a wise investment. I bought the car the next day. I have loved this car since the day that I bought it. It has started up every single time and the car has run flawlessly. The car could use a little more power. But this car gets out of this world gas mileage. I keep a record of the gas mileage I get ever time I fill up. I usally average about 36 MPG.
this civic is the shiznit
#1 CiViC, 03/09/2002
2002 Honda Civic EX 2dr Coupe (1.7L 4cyl 5M)
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i have had this car for about 6 weeks and i think that honda is still the #1 car out there...i use to have a 95 civic and that one was great i just felt like going with something new and i had 145g on the car and it still ran like a dream! so i got the 2002 civic...i havent had any problems and i love the stereo system and i can fit more people comfortably in this one thatn my old one...my suggestion is go with HONDA.
Absolute Junk
MGM, 10/01/2023
2002 Honda Civic Si 2dr Hatchback w/Side Airbags (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
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My experience with a 2002 Honda Civic Si has been an absolute nightmare. If anything, I hope this message will save someone from buying and owning one of these cars outside a full coverage, bumper-to-bumper warranty. Here are my experiences and things that will happen to you: 1) What others won’t tell you is that Honda uses soft metal for bolts (2002, other years? You be the judge) that are undersized, not coated against corrosion sufficiently and leads to bolts snapping or rounding off and timely and costly repairs by extension. Often, torque specified bolts also have shallow bolt head depth making removal a crapshoot. Also, it’s not if but when, the ignition will fail. Instead of being able to just buy a replacement cylinder you have to buy a whole assembly, plus have dealer programmed keys because of a transponder in the key. A $1600 repair just to be able to start your car easily - versus working the key and moving the steering wheel to get it to start. Your welcome and stay away from Hondas that are beyond or not subject of a warranty.
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