2003 Honda Civic exterior lighting problems
23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2003 Honda Civic — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I had to repair a known headlight issue for 2003 civics. The lights stopped working on dim, and the wires had completely melted as described in the recall information for affected civics. My vin is not listed as part of the recall. Also, my gear selector can be accidentally placed into neutral…”
filed Oct 24, 2018
“At all times turn signals began to work intermediately. Had fuses and relays checked (not the problem). Soon after driver side low beam headlight went out. Had bulb changed, worked for approximately 2 days then both low beam headlights went out along with both high beam headlights and emergency…”
filed Feb 27, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Exterior LightingCampaign 12V136000 · Mar 30, 2012
Exterior Lighting problems in other Civic years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Civic | 1 | 4% |
| 2024 Civic | 1 | 1% |
| 2023 Civic | 4 | 2% |
| 2022 Civic | 2 | 0% |
| 2021 Civic | 2 | 1% |
| 2020 Civic | 1 | 0% |
| 2019 Civic | 1 | 0% |
| 2018 Civic | 3 | 0% |
| 2017 Civic | 3 | 1% |
| 2016 Civic | 30 | 3% |
| 2015 Civic | 1 | 0% |
| 2014 Civic | 7 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 Honda Civic
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.