Honda Civic EJ/EK — Reliability

EJ/EK 1995–2001 1 engine

Reliability Summary

Engine D-Series — 84/100 BUY
Known Issues 4

Engine in this model

BUY 84

D-Series

D14/D15/D16

The simple single-cam 1.4-1.7 of the 1995-2005 Civic and the HR-V (D14, D15, D16, D17). Cheap to run...

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Known Issues Across All Engines

Issue Engine Severity Onset
Timing belt (interference) D-Series high 90,000 km – 100,000 km
Oil consumption at high mileage D-Series moderate 150,000 km
Exhaust manifold cracks D-Series minor —
Crankshaft pulley (harmonic balancer) failure D-Series minor —