1993 Honda Del Sol problems & reliability
21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 1993 Honda Del Sol. Last verified Aug 7, 2026. Complaints are unverified reports submitted by owners to the federal Office of Defects Investigation.
Each complaint is counted once (by NHTSA case number), even when it names several vehicles.
2 complaints report injuries (2 injured).
Most reported problems
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | 7 | 33% |
| Air Bags | 4 | 19% |
| Seat Belts | 4 | 19% |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 2 | 10% |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 | 10% |
| Service Brakes | 1 | 5% |
| Tires | 1 | 5% |
| Visibility | 1 | 5% |
| Wheels | 1 | 5% |
Component groups as classified by NHTSA. A complaint can name more than one component, so shares may sum to more than 100%.
Complaints by incident year
What owners report
“The brake proportioning valve is failing, this part delivers breaking fluid ti each break. The dealer can not get the part, I have tried to find it on the internet with not luck. Since this is critical to safety I should not drive the car, however at times I must. The car has about 165,000 miles. They have to provide…”
Service Brakes · filed Mar 10, 2016
“Targa top and windows leak when it rains and creaking noise from roof while driving. The creaking noise is very annoying and the leaking water causes my interior to smell pretty bad. *tr”
Structure · filed Mar 30, 2009
“Dt: the caller would like to report odomerter fraud 1993 honda delsol. The caller states that she noticed that on the carfax report her car that she just bought on july 13, 2005 had 140,000 miles on it. But it was sold to her with only 110,000 miles on. Bought the car from a private seller, and I had not been to get…”
Vehicle Speed Control · filed Jul 15, 2005
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Technical service bulletins
6 manufacturer communications (TSBs, service campaigns, warranty extensions) are on file with NHTSA for the 1993 Honda Del Sol.
Information regarding water leakage during a car wash. *yh
010901 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 1, 2001
Various information regarding airbag on-off switch program. *tt
050199 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 1, 1999
Campaign responsibility report for the 1992-94 civic and 1993 del sol automatic transmission shift linkage recall. *tw
HON950405A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 1, 1995
Temperature control lever hard to move. *tw
HON94016 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 1, 1995
Campaign responsibility report for the 1993 civic del sol rear window defogger product update campaign. *tw
HON950329 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 1, 1995
BLOWER MOTOR NOISE. *TW
95011 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 1, 1995
TSBs are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls and repairs are not automatically free. Full documents are available on NHTSA’s site.
Safety recalls
No NHTSA recall campaigns name the 1993 Honda Del Sol in our current data. Recalls may apply only to certain VIN ranges — always confirm with a VIN check.
Check whether your specific vehicle is affected
Recall campaigns often cover only certain VIN ranges. Enter your VIN on the official NHTSA site to confirm whether your vehicle is included and whether the repair is still open.
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