2006 Honda Civic Body Problems
- 43
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 43 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- clear coat · 15 records
- paint roof · 5 records
- roof trunk · 5 records
- paint peeling · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 10 |
| 100–150k mi | 8 |
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body
Paint peeling all over roof, hood, fenders, and trunk leaving a white frost. Looks horrible. Started about 3 years ago on the hood and has slowly spread across the car with no signs of stopping.
ODI 11022619
Body
The clearcoat/paint on the roof of my 2006 honda civic ex, color galaxy gray is peeling and white spots have emerged. It looks terrible! I keep my car very clean and would like the defect handled appropriately whether that be painting or whatever.
ODI 11018749
Body
THE CLEAR COAT HAS DISSOLVED IN SEVERAL SPOTS.
ODI 10956590
Body
The paint on the roof is peeling after less than 10 years.
ODI 10884458
Body
PAINT AND CLEAR COAT PEELING.
ODI 10971567
Body
The paint began to peel away from the car about 1.5 years ago. The dealer said it was due to normal wear and tear. Refused to fix the problem. Car looks horrible
ODI 11000706
Body
A few months ago i noticed discoloration of paint on my roof. It could have been there for quite some time and i just never noticed it. Today while getting an oil change, the tech advised me that honda had had a recall on honda civics and other models to cover the repainting of fading and/or peeling paint, clear coat, etc., on the affected year models. I had never been advised of the recall or i would have brought…
ODI 10854919
Body
Driver door key cylinder failed and required replacement. Could not access car on a sub zero night and had to wait 2 hours for emergency assistance. Driver's door is the only keyed door on this 4 door model. We are now on our third door cylinder since the car was purchased new. Last failure was 3 years ago. Repair costs for this defect now total around $2,000. For the same door!!! Have never owned any other car…
ODI 10821210
Body · Exterior Lighting
Due to honda's admitted poor paint job, paint began coming off (on roof first). Honda said they extended warranty, without notifying owners. Also say it is not safety risk. If the roof rusts, the sun roof will certainly dismount causing safety issue; if side panels rust, exhaust enters passenger compartment causing safety issue. Furthermore, headlights cloud tremendously regardless of preventative attempts. If…
ODI 10887944
Body
My 2006 honda civic lx manual transmission in galaxy grey metallic, vin [xxx], has peeling and cracking paint on the hood, passenger side fender, and roof. On 07/29/16 the car had 38,000 miles. I showed it the dealer on 10/29/15 and they took pictures of the car and sent them to honda, but i never heard anything from them. This car is waxed twice a year, in the spring and fall with a good quality clear coat safe wax…
ODI 10891591
Body
The paint is wearing off the roof and the trunk. This should not happen and is a well known problem with honda's. They only offered to pay 15% of a bill of at least $1350.
ODI 10865914
Air Bags · Body · Seat Belts
The air bags in my vehicle did not deploy in a front and back end collision that i was involved in. It caused me to fly forward and injure myself, hitting the steering wheel in my chest and abdomen. My car was at halt at a traffic red light and a ram 1500 van whose brakes failed to apply bumped into my car from behind, which caused my car to also collide with the car in front. This caused severe damage to my car,…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10711865
Body
The paint on the car is fading and developing large white spots on the hood, roof and trunk. It is getting worse and spreading.
ODI 11012955
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda civic. The sun visor in the vehicle was repaired per a recall. However, the sun visors were still detached from the vehicle and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken the dealer and repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired again. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The recall details were unknown. The approximate failure mileage was…
ODI 10895921
Body
Heavy, loose objects in trunk struck & broke off trunk latch assembly, preventing rear hatch from being opened in any way, including remote. (no external trunk keyhole exists.) since rear seat fold-down releases are located in the trunk, one of the rear seats need to be unbolted to be able to pull the seat release, remove the seat, and manually unlatch the trunk. The design of the rear latch is not protected against…
ODI 10596819
Air Bags · Body · Wheels
Lost control of vehicle trying to avoid an object on the highway. My vehicle hit the railing on the interstate and the air bags did not deploy. My vehicle was declared a complete lost as other damage to the frame occurred, and the drivers side front wheel came off. *js
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10609067
Body
Paint peeling badly. Dealer unwilling to correct dr side visor faulty beaks away from mount. Dangerous when sun is high front bumper of poor design.
ODI 10958573
Body · Seats
Honda civic 2006 ex model: when the tiny piece of plastic inside the trunk release solenoid snaps, the ex model has no alternative method to open the trunk from outside the trunk. Since the ex model lacks an outside key hole and the seat back releases are inside the trunk and the seats are bolted in from the trunk side without a method of removing them without damaging the car, the seats of the car or the trunk lid…
ODI 10543126
Body
We purchased this honda used nearly 2yr ago. We noticed that the paint started to peel, flake etc.on the roof right above front windshield and back window, and also on top of door panels near roof. We have had a few areas painted by a body shop. But it seems never ending, more areas have started to have issues such as top side panels near hood, and we can not keep going through the expense to have it painted. It is…
ODI 10542567
Body
Clear coat on car is craking and peeling away. What was once a nice car is now a junk car looks very bad. Honda should have a beeter paint and clear coat than this. Advise noone to to purchase a honda civic!
ODI 10538102
Body
My honda civic paint is peeling. I took it to the car dealer and they told me to keep the car out of the sun. *tr
ODI 10569427
Body
About 6 months ago, when my car was about 6 years old, i started noticing whitish markings in the paint on the roof of my car. Since then these light marks have turned into major chipping and peeling paint. I have never owned a car that had this problem, whether or not the car was mostly in a garage or left outside on the street. Before going into the dealer to complain, i decided to search the web as i had a…
ODI 10520035
Air Bags · Body · Unknown Or Other
This vehicle was involved in an auto accident in 10/2012 and was labeled as totaled by the insurance company. Airbags deployed when car his railing on highway.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11122928
Body
Paint and clearcoat is peeling on hood, roof, fenders, and trunk lid. Seems to be a clear problem with the type of paint/clearcoat used or application. *tr
ODI 10503830
Body
The paint to my 2006 civic coupe is starting to peel on the roof between the windshield and the sunroof. It looks like a clear coat failure that is affecting many, many honda owners. Upon calling honda of america, they acknowledge a paint problem with certain odyssey models but not the civics even though it is almost the exact same problem. *tr
ODI 10467157