Honda Civic Rear Springs: Specs, Fitment & Common Faults
Genuinely worth knowing: the hybrid's extra battery weight is a real engineering consideration for the rear spring, even where a lower-than-expected ride height might otherwise look like sagging.
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A Part That Fails Quietly, Then Suddenly
A rear spring often sags gradually for months without an obvious symptom beyond a slightly lower ride height, then fails suddenly at the coil's end with an audible clunk. On hybrid variants, a lower rear ride height than a non-hybrid equivalent can be a normal characteristic of the added battery weight rather than purely a sign of sagged springs — worth bearing this in mind before assuming a fault.
Honda Civic Rear Springs: OEM Part Number
| Petrol/non-hybrid, standard rate | Genuinely a different spring from the hybrid version below — confirm powertrain and side before ordering |
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| Hybrid | May carry a different spring rate to help support the added battery weight — confirm via VIN rather than assuming the non-hybrid spring is a like-for-like fit |
It's worth doing the Honda Civic's rear springs as a pair rather than one at a time — mixing a new spring with an old, sagged one on the opposite side throws off ride height evenly and skews handling.
Honda Civic Rear Springs: What It Does
On the Honda Civic, weight support at the rear and absorbing a bump's first impact both fall to the coil spring, working in tandem with the shock absorber rather than substituting for it. A broken or sagged spring drops ride height, can affect headlight alignment, and in bad cases is enough to fail an MOT.
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Honda Civic Rear Springs: Warning Signs, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice
These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Rear Springs Guide for symptoms of a failing spring, confirming fitment against your VIN, and OEM vs aftermarket guidance.
More Honda Rear Springs
The same part, covered across other Honda models.