2012 Honda Civic Unknown Or Other Problems
- 21
- 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 21 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Unknown Or Other
Applied water from a garden hose to the roof of my car in an effort to remove leaves and other vegetative debris that was stuck to the body of the vehicle. When i applied water at regular pressure to the roof, large sections of paint came off of the roof. I have filed a case with american honda but they are arguing this particular paint color does not fall under the current class action lawsuit. However, it is very…
ODI 11291778
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
My wife and i have a 2012 honda civic which seriously is a nightmare in repairs a lot of maintenance issues involving electrical as well as the car lacking power and the car needing to replace electrical harness due to the wires bing wrapped in some kind of sweet texture that rodents seemed to enjoy to much. Furthermore with the amount of problems we had with his car at 66100 miles i would much rather go back to my…
ODI 11241385
Unknown Or Other
The honda technician at manly honda, santa rosa, ca, said that there is a fault in the anti-theft section, causing the charging system to not function properly, such that the car cannot start after a few hours of not driving. He said they were incapable of fixing it. This issue became progressively worse over a three year period.
ODI 11222527
Unknown Or Other
I believe it is the motor mount causing the vibrations when i start the car and back up. The vibrations stop when the car is put in drive. No more vibrations until next day and problem resumes. Car only has 28808 miles.
Fire reported
ODI 11151465
Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
My car (manual) was parked in first gear on an incline in my jobsite parking lot. The emergency brake was not engaged. Within 1-2hrs it rolled back nearly hitting my place of business and an ac unit. It is all on camera. It rolled some, then stopped, then again rolled and stopped. It has never done this in the past but i typically have the e-brake engaged. Days before, i was sitting in my same vehicle after it was…
Crash reported
ODI 11101596
Unknown Or Other
The film on the back window apparently has come loose. I can no longer see out the back window. Which appears to be a safety hazzard to me. This is when i am driving the vehicle on any street or highway.
ODI 11133456
Unknown Or Other
When the passenger side door arm rest is leaned on, the dashboard simulates "door open" and the interior light comes on. This happens when sitting still or moving.
ODI 11081155
Unknown Or Other
My car literally stop working out if nonwhere while it was in motion driving through an avenue. I thought it was the battery, tried to charged it and i did not work. Towed it to the mechanic, they changed the battery and the alternator, spent about 600 and still did not work. I ended up towing my car home from the mechanic place. I waited about a week, turned my car on, and it started working perfect. I took it to…
ODI 11054566
Unknown Or Other
The check tpms system warning light come on and off irregularly. Sometimes for a few days then off for a day, then on again. Tires and pressures are fine. No leaks.
ODI 11012075
Unknown Or Other
I was driving home from work on a highway (though slowly, as there was traffic), when i noticed smoke from under the hood on the driver's side. I pulled over, got out of the car, and went to open the hood to see what was going on. As i went to open it, i saw flames, so i left it down, grabbed some belongings, got far away, and called 911. Within seconds, the flames engulfed the entire front end of the car. My car…
Fire reported
ODI 10971985
Unknown Or Other
Whining noise in front left of motor when taking off in first gear. Read multiple complaints from other consumers having the same issues.
ODI 10966276
Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other · Wheels
I had been driving on the street for about 5 minutes with my two kids. I had stepped on my brakes a few times and everything seem to work. Suddenly, i needed to slow down and pressed on my brake and the brake was hard where i couldn't step down on it. It seemed like it got stuck. I kept pressing on it and it did not work. I started zig zagging back and forth on the road trying to get the car to stop. I was trying my…
ODI 10895368
Steering · Unknown Or Other
Horn fails to work all the time. On the fourth trip to the dealer it was found to be related to position of steering wheel. The dealer replaced the ribbon cable associated with the horn (broken/ intermittent wiring). Now car out of warranty problem came back. Is this poor workmanship? Bad design? Lemon??? Not a happy camper!
ODI 10854225
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
The vehicle had a dragging noise coming from under the car and then a whole chunk of metal fell off from under the car
ODI 10733443
Unknown Or Other
A/c condenser damaged by a rock, according to honda dealer, on my 2012 civic.my a/c blows warm heat, and the summer has just started! I've only had the car about 7 months. (bout used at 30k miles). Not covered under extended warranty. Insurance charges deductible, so no luck going that route for me. Honda quoted me a repair at $630 + tax. Will find it cheaper and just deal with, while still complaining for…
ODI 10721853
Unknown Or Other
The tpms alert is always on even though the tires are inflated at the appropriate psi. I have taken my car to honda numerous times to get the tpms reset so that it would turn on only when necessary. Because the tpms alert is always on, i never know when the tire is low on air pressure. I took it to honda multiple times to correct this issue, but i was told that this has been a known issue with honda civics and that…
ODI 11066555
Unknown Or Other
I was traveling on i-65 north at approx. 5:00 pm, there was no traffic around me at the time of the incident. Suddenly the driver-side glass exploded. To my knowledge nothing hit it, the glass just suddenly and literally exploded. Glass filled the car as well as hitting me. There are no other marks on the outside of the car that would explain something hitting the glass. *tr
ODI 10572736
Power Train · Steering · Unknown Or Other
When turning the steering wheel right and left, there is a loud clanking noise. It happens 95% of the time. The dealer told me it was the power steering fluid (even though there is no power steering fluid as the 2012 model has an electronic system). The noise has continued and gets worse. They told me other models had a recall on the driveshaft which may be the issue but they cant do anything unless i pay out of…
ODI 10735700
Seats · Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
Front seat ergonomics are bad! Curves your back forward and head down. The headrest is tilted too far forward and down. It has ruined my back. Visibility front and back is minimal. Can't see hood or car corners. Distance to objects, other cars etc. Is a guessing game. When foot is resting on brake and you step on gas, engine drops to idle. Dealer says this is a safety feature. It's dangerous!!!!!
ODI 10854192
Unknown Or Other
Gas inside gas tank not stable every time hit a brake gas will slam into inside wall of gas tank and can hear noise that like some thing felt inside gas tank and floating in there, and keep hit to wall of gas tank every time stop at speed from 1 to 10 mph. *tr
ODI 10487184
Unknown Or Other
The sunlight reflection from the dashboard to the windshield makes some daylight driving difficult to see and reduce visibility.
ODI 10409888