2008 Honda Civic Body Problems
- 65
- 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 65 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- clear coat · 20 records
- paint peeling · 9 records
- paint roof · 6 records
- service manager · 5 records
- hood roof · 4 records
- white patches · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 19 |
| 30–60k mi | 14 |
| 100–150k mi | 6 |
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Body
Hit a deer going 70 miles a hour state highway seat belt did not deploy i have a spine injury also paint is fading on roof
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10779510
Body
Paint on my atomic blue 2008 honda civic is fading to a white color on the roof. *tr
ODI 10653673
Body · Unknown Or Other
2 things: 1) the passenger side visor broke for no reason. It now hangs in the way of my vision. It doesn't stay up. It is a hazard. I can't have a passenger sit there because it completely obstructs their view. 2) the paint is damaged. Server all spots are "worn out".
ODI 11039537
Body · Unknown Or Other
When they did the paint recall honda in hilo did not do the whole car just the roof now my car is chipping clear coat all over and it is a black car looking horribly wrong and no matter how much i complained for them to fix it they did not and avoided me now there another recall i want them as a honda dealer to fixed all of it like they promised. I do not required for them to fix the whole car but they need to fix…
ODI 10970595
Body
For the past two years, the paint on my car's front fenders, hood and roof has slowly begun to fade and peel. I now have 1/2 a dozen fairly large areas on my car where the paint has completely faded away.
ODI 10883257
Body
The top of my car completely lost paint in two large sections (the size of a desert plate, it went down to the bare metal body of the car as of summer 2014. October 2014 i paid $566. To paint the entire top of the car by a local, reputable body shop. I take very good care of my car and wax it regularly. This is the first honda i have owned and never before have i had to paint a car due to paint totally wearing down…
ODI 10691825
Body
I moved to california almost 5 years ago and after 2 years the paint on the roof started to peal and now there are big white peeling blotches on the roof and its starting on the trunk.
ODI 11010045
Air Bags · Body · Seat Belts
Collided with truck and damaged front and right quarter panel (approx. $6400 damage) collision threw me from driver's seat to passenger door. I was wearing seat belt as prescribed. The seat belt was completely stretched across both seats but did not restrain me from crossing to opposite side of car. Nor did any air bags deploy (nether side or front). Srs system showed activation. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10605404
Body
2008 honda civic, paint color gold is faded on hood, roof and truck. This car in not old enough to look like it is ten years old! I have waxed it to help prevent peeling of paint but does not help. This year i also had to have my engine replace by honda (at their cost) for a cracked head. Very disappointed in honda. *tr
ODI 10680312
Air Bags · Body · Engine · Steering
The steering wheel began to pull my car to the left side. The steering wheel did not respond to the direction right and felt as if it had gone "limp". The front of the car hit the left center median guardrail. I suffered herniated discs and lumbar back injury. The drivers airbag never deployed resulting in my head hitting the steering wheel. I suffered a concussion and cervical neck injury. There were no other cars…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10596114
Body
PAINT IS PEELING AND FLAKING OFF.
ODI 10785857
Body
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda civic. The contact noticed premature rust near the areas of the hood, roof, driver side door, exterior rearview mirrors, the front passenger side fender by the headlight, and all across the trunk. In addition, there was extensive paint peeling and cracking. The dealer (randy kuehl honda cars, [redacted] ne, cedar rapids, ia 52402, [redacted]) was notified and stated that they would…
ODI 11058094
Body
I noticed in the spring of 2014 that the paint on the roof of the car was fading quickly and significantly. Then, last month (march 2015,) i noticed the clear coat is cracked and peeling off completely on the right rear bumper and the trunk. There have been no incidents to warrant this type of damage, so i suspect it's a factory defect.
ODI 10715979
Body
THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND TRUNK ARE PEELING OFF.
ODI 10995395
Body
Clear coat began cracking, had it redone by the dealership. Now the paint on the hood is chipping abnormally fast, and the right front fender had to be redone (12/15/14) since the clear coat was flaking off. I take great care of my car, but find myself highly discouraged to continue doing so given that i cannot afford a new car and i'm fighting a losing battle with both rust and chips. I don't have time to touch up…
ODI 10664821
Body
There are whitest, silver looking places on roof and top of trunk. This happened sometime within past month or two but i didn't notice right away. Car stays under carport cover. Have been retired for over a year, so car has not been sitting in sunlite at work. Showed service manager on august 09,2013 and he took pictures and said he would contact someone at honda since there was a 'goodwill' allowance for this and…
ODI 10535227
Body
Clear coat is coming off the roof around the sunroof you can now see metal. I want honda to fix this and i never receive any recall on this. *tr
ODI 10551003
Body
The paint on my roof around the sunroof the clear coat is coming completely off. I want honda to fix this as i never received a recall on it. *tr
ODI 10550993
Body
Paint is peeling - started on hood looks awful - checked with dealer -the dealer stated there is nothing they can do - they did concede that this should not be happening. *jb
ODI 10541782
Body
The paint has been peeling/ chipping away on the roof and trunk of my car and it is only getting worse.
ODI 10723337
Body
The rear of my vehicle's clear coat paint is cracking and peeling. There are crows feet and cracking on the rear quarter panels, panel connecting the quarter panels to the roof, and the right rear door. Honda only offered to pay 25% of the cost to repair when it has already been admitted that the clear coat paint they used is defective. Unacceptable. *tr
ODI 10510563
Body · Steering · Visibility
I was turning on from a left lane into a left lane separated by a cement divider; the car went over the cement divider and almost overturned. At night with normal lighting and normal speed. I have had another incident 3 months prior making a right turn. I noticed carefully by comparison of the exact position of similar make sedan cars; this car has the mirror attached to the door panels and presents a hazard (has 2…
ODI 10492218
Body
Around early 2013 i started having issues with the clear coat cracking and clouding up on several areas of the car's body. I almost always take the car to the honda dealership for service, and i asked them about this a few different times. They said i might be washing the car too much and that i should try not to park it in the sun so much. This problem got worse and worse over the next 24 months and right now the…
ODI 10995670
Body
This is not a safety issue, but an issue of quality. I've noticed a problem with the paint on my 2008 honda civic. It all began with a dull spot on the trunk and worsened with dull spots on the roof. I contacted honda customer service with no avail. *tr
ODI 10475251
Body
The paint is oxidizing and flaking off even though the car was washed and waxed regularly. *tr
ODI 10486550