2012 Honda Civic Body Problems
- 18
- 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 18 stored complaint records:
- 10 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body
Paint is peeling where the rear window meets the roof. Just noticed, not sure how long it has been happening.
ODI 11231081
Body
The problem is on top of the car around rear windshield. The pain is gone during a couple months. It is white right now.
ODI 11230876
Body
Sunroof spontaneously shattered while driving on highway on 5/16/2017 @ 645 am. Temperature was upper 60s with calm weather. The glass covered the front seats of the vehicle.
ODI 11096575
Air Bags · Body · Exterior Lighting
Driving on a rural highway and hit a deer. Impact bent the bracket that holds the airbag sensor completely backwards and into the sensor itself, which cracked. Airbag never deployed. Now, post repair, airbag warning and light are on constantly.
Crash reported
ODI 10991745
Body
The sunroof on my 2012 honda civic sunroof won't close. It gets stuck and it does a clicking sound. Based on previous forum pages this issues is ongoing with many other cars with the same model and year. Honda refuses to fix the issue. This issue can lead to water getting in the vehicle and other debris.
ODI 11139701
Air Bags · Body
I don't know what a takata recall is, but per honda's website i have no recalls. I was in an accident on 5/21 around 2pm. I was driving on a straight city road close to getting on the highway going about 25mph. The woman who was driving next to me "didn't see me" as she turned into my lane. She scraped the whole passenger side door then her car lodged into my car near where the door & front part of the car meet on…
Crash reported
ODI 10870269
Body · Exterior Lighting · Wheels
Involved in a hit and run accident where the airbag sensors where hit but the airbags did not deploy. All panels of car had to be replaced. We where hit going thru an intersection and the car ran a red light going 65 sideswiped us into a wall and electrical box....updated 09/15/15 *bf updated 11/13/2017*cn
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10733419
Body · Electrical System · Engine
I was driving a 2012 honda civic when the car in front of me slammed on their brakes and came to a complete stop due to something in the road. I slammed on my brakes and tried to avoid the car in front of me by swerving to the right. The driver side of the front of my car hit the back of the car in front of me. My car was completely smashed in the front. Air bags did not deploy. After i came to a complete stop, my…
Crash reported · Fire reported
ODI 10669091
Air Bags · Body
Upon impact the airbag deployed and i had 3 rib fractures and a fractured sternum. I am currently having bursar knee pain. I was taken by ambulance to an emergency room and was later sent to a trauma center er. I had one overnight hospitalization. *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10664104
Air Bags · Body · Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
While driving on i5 headed south to medford, or on june 6, 2014, at around 9:30 pm i struck what appeared to be a small refrigerator which was laying on the highway. There was what appeared to be minor damage to the bumper of the 2012 honda civic that i was driving. The sensors for the airbag system were triggered, but the air bags did not deploy. Upon taking the vehicle to the honda dealership to get repairs, we…
Crash reported
ODI 10614856
Air Bags · Body · Seat Belts · Service Brakes
I came upon stop and go traffic and came to my stop behind the car in front of me. The driver behind me failed to stop and hit the rear of my car. My brake pedal went all the way to the floor as all the electrical parts turned off and on. This included my motor, gauges, and radio. This pushed me into the driver in front of me. I was shocked to see my airbag didn't deploy and that my cars i-mid display showed to…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10592245
Body
I recently had my honda civic detailed and the gentleman pointed out small lines in my paint that looked like pine needles or a bird had landed on the car while it was wet. This paint issue was not present when i purchased the car, but the issue is under the clear-coat so there was nothing the detailer could do. As previously pointed out by another complaint, these marks are growing larger and will hurt the future…
ODI 10585614
Body
Honda released a notice acknowledging cracks or "crow's feet" that develop on the paint of older model honda civic's ('06-'11). I recently began seeing these paint defects on the hood and roof of my 2012 honda civic coupe ex that is black in color (crystal black pearl). I was told that this cracking was a problem with the earlier, canadian-built, blue, black, and grey civic's, but because the 2012's+ are not…
ODI 10575022
Air Bags · Body · Engine
As i was driving to work at 4:30 am in heavy fog i hit a deer that was standing in the road. I noticed as i got out of the vehicle the car said something about the airbag sensor, well i didn't think nothing of it as i was worried about the condition my car was in at the time. Well the body shop that fixed my car stated the airbag should have 100% deployed due to the fact the sensor was busted and the wire was…
Crash reported
ODI 10532231
Body · Electrical System · Wheels
When you buy a new car you don't expect to have any problems, well that wasn't the case with me. 1. Water was leaking in the moon roof all the rubber had to be replaced 2. So much rust because of leak 3. Heating system had to be replaced when you turned it on would make such a loud noise it was unbelievable. Dealership said needed a part spent almost a day and then said need another part ,, cant believe a new car…
ODI 10779441
Body · Service Brakes
We had the honda civic almost 6 months,all the driving like 99% has been fwy driving-anyway,happened to be in la for an appt and had a good 40 ft between me and the car infront of me.. Car infront applied brake so did i , i just kept going- brake went to floor.. I was totally stunned.- happened so fast, i had no other option but to hit car infront.. It kind of felt like sliding- it was a sunny day, dry outside,…
Crash reported
ODI 10478391
Air Bags · Body · Vehicle Speed Control
At approximately 7:45 a.m. I arrived at work and turned left into parking space to park. I was driving a 2012 honda civic, which was less than one month old. The car lunged forward when i took my foot off of the accelerator, jumped the parking bumper and struck a concrete wall. The driver's air bag deployed and the front bumper was scraped and knocked out of place. American honda has inspected the car and claims…
Crash reported
ODI 10466300
Body · Engine And Engine Cooling
We bought the honda civic in feb 2012. Drove about 1000 miles. One day i feel little hesitation in third gear. I open the hood to just check, and found the water all over the engine compartment and hood liner was wet and soggy. I was surprize and worryed thought cooling system busted or loose hose clamp. But after tharough checkup found that rain water seep thru between front hood lip and grill. I told my wife not…
ODI 10454444