2006 Honda Civic Tires Problems

Source: NHTSA · Updated Oct 12, 2026 · 55 complaints analyzed

Owners have filed 55 complaints with NHTSA about tires problems on the 2006 Honda Civic, 4% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 25,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “rear tires” (53% of reports).

What owners describe

Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.

  • Rear tires: mentioned in 29 of 55 complaints (53%)
  • Tire wear: mentioned in 14 of 55 complaints (25%)
  • Upper control: mentioned in 7 of 55 complaints (13%)
  • Road noise: mentioned in 6 of 55 complaints (11%)

At what mileage do tires problems happen?

Based on 39 complaints that reported the odometer reading.

Under 10k miles3 · 8%
10k–25k miles16 · 41%
25k–50k miles11 · 28%
50k–75k miles4 · 10%
75k–100k miles1 · 3%
100k–150k miles3 · 8%
150k+ miles1 · 3%

How serious are the reports?

Of 55 complaints, 4 mention a crash, 4 an injury.

Honda Civic tires complaints by model year

Peak: 2007, with 73 complaints
1995: 1119951996: 111997: 271998: 1819981999: 172000: 262001: 2320012002: 192003: 172004: 520042005: 82006: 552007: 732007732008: 302009: 252010: 920102011: 32012: 32013: 1120132014: 182015: 32016: 820162017: 42018: 12019: 720192020: 22021: 22022: 220222023: 32024: 12025: 120252026: 1

n = 444 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Model yearTires complaintsShare of that yearMedian miles
2026 Civic13%—
2025 Civic11%—
2024 Civic11%—
2023 Civic31%—
2022 Civic20%—
2021 Civic21%—
2020 Civic21%11,045
2019 Civic72%25,000
2018 Civic10%—
2017 Civic41%150,000
2016 Civic81%3,000
2015 Civic31%17,700
2014 Civic186%2,971
2013 Civic113%1,500
2012 Civic31%20,412
2011 Civic32%9,000
2010 Civic92%24,318
2009 Civic256%20,274
2008 Civic303%16,750
2007 Civic736%24,000
2006 Civic554%25,000
2005 Civic83%8,100
2004 Civic51%7,890
2003 Civic173%51,000
2002 Civic193%18,000
2001 Civic232%51,600
2000 Civic269%31,000
1999 Civic175%137,000
1998 Civic184%58,000
1997 Civic277%141,324
1996 Civic114%97,600
1995 Civic116%—

When owners reported it

Peak: 2008, with 14 complaints
2006: 1200612007: 102007102008: 142008142009: 7200972010: 8201082011: 5201152012: 5201252013: 1201312014: 1201412015: 2201522026: 120261

n = 55 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Related recalls (0)

No safety recall lists tires for the 2006 Honda Civic. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.

What owners report

Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.

The contact's daughter owns a 2006 Honda Civic equipped with Kumho Tires, Tire Line: Kumho ECSTA XII, Tire Size: 205/55/R16, DOT Number: 15MA0-1AH0-2424. The contact stated that upon inspecting the vehicle, the rear driver’s side tire and the rear passenger’s side tire were bald and had no…

Received Jan 2, 2026 · NHTSA complaint 11708335

Purchased 4 goodyear viva 2 tires, from walmart on 10/27/2014, for the first few months they were great. After awhile i kept needing to get them rebalanced due to vibrating, they started getting louder and louder. Had to keep getting my car aligned every other month. Today on 10/22/2015, driving…

Received Oct 28, 2015 · NHTSA complaint 10786662

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic for a tire rotation and alignment. The maintenance was declined due to a failure with both rear tires. The details were not provided to the contact. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The…

Received Oct 1, 2015 · NHTSA complaint 10779068
Honda Civic
Honda Civic Sedan (FE) Washington DC, USA. Representative photo; appearance varies by model year. Photo: OWS Photography, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Frequently asked questions

Do all 2006 Honda Civics have tires problems?

No. NHTSA has 55 owner complaints about tires for the 2006 Honda Civic (4% of the 1,403 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.

Was there a recall on the 2006 Honda Civic tires?

No recall currently lists tires for this vehicle.

At what mileage do tires problems start?

The median reported mileage is 25,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.

What do owners say about tires problems on the 2006 Honda Civic?

The most frequent phrase is “rear tires”, in 29 of 55 complaints, followed by “tire wear” (14).

Other 2006 Honda Civic problems

See all 2006 Honda Civic problems or tires problems across all Civic years.