The Lemon Index$284 middle bill · most between $200 and $1,100
Lower than the $700 middle bill owners of all 203 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 19,000 miles (14 reports).
Honda Civic owners reported paying a median of $284 for a brake repair, with the middle half of bills between $200 and $1,100. That's from 18 owner reports (17 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50067%
- $500–$1,0006%
- $1,000–$2,50011%
- $2,500–$5,0006%
- $5,000 and up11%
Share of the 18 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2002 Honda Civic1too few for a middle
- 2006 Honda Civic1too few for a middle
- 2007 Honda Civic2too few for a middle
- 2009 Honda Civic2too few for a middle
- 2010 Honda Civic7$289 middle bill
- 2011 Honda Civic4$270 middle bill
- 2022–2026 Honda Civic (YouTube)1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Engines in these years
1.3 L hybrid (Honda IMA) · 1.5 L turbo (L15B7 / L15BA / L15CA) · 1.7 L D17 (D17A1 / D17A2) · 1.8 L R18 (R18A1 / R18Z1) · 2.0 L K20 (Si) (K20A3 / K20Z3) · 2.0 L K20C (K20C2 / K20C9) · 2.0 L hybrid (Two-motor hybrid) · 2.0 L turbo (Type R) (K20C1)
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
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Other repairs Honda Civic owners reported
Transmission replacement (53) · Steering rack replacement (41) · AC condenser replacement (37) · AC evaporator replacement (35) · AC compressor replacement (31) · Wiring harness repair (17) · Engine replacement (16) · Control arm replacement (12) · Clutch replacement (10) · Car battery replacement (9)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11588386, 11081418, 10574336, 10552640, 10535131, 10525136, 10521270, 10483161, 10468170, 10433857, 10432193, 10425910 and more.
Said out loud on YouTube: $2,500 ▶
Quick answers
How much does brake repair cost on a Honda Civic?
Honda Civic owners reported a median of $284, and the middle half paid $200 to $1,100, from 18 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Honda Civic brake repair more expensive than on other cars?
The Honda Civic middle bill of $284 is lower than the $700 owners of all 203 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Honda Civic repair costs come from?
From 17 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.