96-2000 civic automatic tranny issues?

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Feb 2, 2010

velozp

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96-2000 civic automatic tranny issues?

Guys Im new to honda and I want to purchase a low mileage one ( under 90 K). But I am reluctant to get one with an automatic. What Ive read after 100,000 miles is when these trannies go. And its most likely ends up costing from $1800-2000 for a rebuilt one. I see minimal problems with the 5 speed. I see alot of civics for sale between 125K-160K for sale with automatics, no 5 speeds. Whats your honest opinion on these automatics. thanks

Feb 2, 2010

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Re: 96-2000 civic automatic tranny issues?

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I have a auto 96 with 209k miles, never a trans issue, but I kept up with changing the trans fluid.

I think it depends on how it was driven and how it was taken care of.

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Re: 96-2000 civic automatic tranny issues?

Maintenance is key but it's quite rare to have problems.

On my daily driver I'm at 182,000 miles with zero problems on it's automatic. I definitely would recommend using only Honda ATF-Z1 though as wear is vastly accelerated when using Mobil 1 or Castrol Import in my experience. Shifting is a bit smoother with the Honda fluid as well.