03 Civic ex A/T Reliability? I am looking at getting a 2003 civic ex sedan for going back and forth to work. The car has just under 42,000 miles on it and has an automatic transmission. What I am wanting to know is how reliable this car will be in general ex: (motor, transmission). I will be putting over 100 miles on the car daily and don't want something I am going to have to worry about leaving me on the side of the road. Thanks. |
Re: 03 Civic ex A/T Reliability? not very reliable considering the terrible rep the 01-05 autos have for breaking anywhere between 15k to 100k miles. its a big gamble. |
Re: 03 Civic ex A/T Reliability? 150,000 miles on mine, still shifts just like it did brand new |
Re: 03 Civic ex A/T Reliability? So is it just a kind of hit and miss then since one says theirs is fine and another says they can fail after 15,000 miles? Are the transmissions the exact same in the cars or are there different transmissions and just the certain model is bad? |
Re: 03 Civic ex A/T Reliability? i have a 02 civic lx which is relatively the same model and the reliability is AMAZING you have to try really hard to hurt these little hondas. |
Re: 03 Civic ex A/T Reliability?
Originally Posted by Jbird437
(Post 4615709)
So is it just a kind of hit and miss then since one says theirs is fine and another says they can fail after 15,000 miles? Are the transmissions the exact same in the cars or are there different transmissions and just the certain model is bad? |
Re: 03 Civic ex A/T Reliability?
Originally Posted by mikey1
(Post 4615720)
generally speaking i would say the trannies are very reliable, however its impossible for me to tell you that the trannie in the car YOU are buying will be reliable, nobody here can tell you that, we have no idea how that car was driven or maintained |
Re: 03 Civic ex A/T Reliability? wasnt just civics. look at the thousands of accords, crv, odyssey, acura that were recalled for trans problems. why the civic was left out i have no idea. the simple answer is, they dont make em like they used to. if you want a reliable honda buy an 80s or early 90s model. it will be more reliable than a brand new one. |
Re: 03 Civic ex A/T Reliability?
Originally Posted by Jbird437
(Post 4615649)
I am looking at getting a 2003 civic ex sedan for going back and forth to work. The car has just under 42,000 miles on it and has an automatic transmission. What I am wanting to know is how reliable this car will be in general ex: (motor, transmission). I will be putting over 100 miles on the car daily and don't want something I am going to have to worry about leaving me on the side of the road. Thanks. Does that include transmission problems? Yes. Does every 2003 civic have a transmission problem? No. Does every 7th gen civic have transmission problems? No. gearbox is coming from the camp of having transmission problems with 7th gen civics and so do I. What can you do about it? Not sure. Only thing I would recommend is test drive the car bone cold. If the tranny flares or slips AT ALLl with a cold engine/trans it's a huge warning sign. I have no suggestions on how to determine if the tranny is "good". It *can* be a crap shoot, but isn't an absolute. I own a 2003 ex AT and would likely not buy one again. HTH. |
Re: 03 Civic ex A/T Reliability?
Originally Posted by mikey1
(Post 4615669)
150,000 miles on mine, still shifts just like it did brand new |
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