Total Complaints
5 filings
HONDA HONDA · model year
1994 HONDA HONDA
5 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1994HONDAHONDA carries 5 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 2 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 1994 HONDA is visibility:windshield with 3 filings, followed by engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline (2). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 39 investigation files overlapping the 1994 HONDA, and 2 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
5
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 2 |
Recent Complaints
20001020ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STOPS AT WILL AS IF KEY WAS TURNED OFF. CANNOT RESTART SMELL GAS. AFTER WAITING A MOMENT AND RETRYING TO START--ENGINE STARTS OKAY. RUNS FOR ANOTHER PERIOD OF TIME AND SAME THING HAPPENS. ENGINE WAS TUNED UP BUT STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM.
19980519VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD IS VISUALLY DISTORTED. IMPAIRS VISIBILITY WHEN LOOKING THROUGH WINDSHIELD.
19980513VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
TALL WINDSHIELD HAS DISTORTIONS.
19980511VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINSHIELD IS NOT OPTICALLY CORRECT. IT HAS WAVES OF RIPPLES IN THE LEXAN WHICH CAUSED OPTICAL DISTORTIONS.
19971003ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT)
Compare 1994HONDAHONDA to Similar Vehicles
NHTSA Investigations 2 Open
PE25017Preliminary EvaluationOpen
Inaccurate Rear Passenger Seat Belt Warning Status
PE25015Preliminary EvaluationClosed
Loss of braking force
EA25004Engineering AnalysisOpen
No Restart After Auto Start/Stop Engages
RQ24013Recall QueryClosed
Engine failure
PE22011Preliminary EvaluationClosed
Rear Differential Seizure
Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 1994 HONDA HONDA have?▼
The 1994 HONDA HONDA has 5 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 2 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1994 HONDA HONDA?▼
The most-complained component for the 1994 HONDA HONDA is VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD with 3 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE.
Is the 1994 HONDA HONDA safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Vehicle Safety Guides
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 1994 HONDA HONDA; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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