1. Honda Civic
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  3. Frontal

Honda Civic Frontal Problems

534
Owner complaint records in our dataset
22
Years with records
1990–2012
Stored years

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 534 stored complaint records:

  • 448 indicate a crash
  • 286 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire
  • 4 indicate a death

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi41
30–60k mi38
60–100k mi36
100–150k mi16
150–400k mi6

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • September 1, 2012

    Exterior Lighting · Front · Frontal · Glass, Side/Rear · Interior Lighting · Power Train · Windshield Wiper/Washer

    2012 honda civic. Consumer writes in regards to defective vehicle and clunking noise coming from gear shift. *tgw the consumer stated the windshield wipers would leave lines and smears on the windshield. The wipers were replaced four times. There was a buzzing noise coming from the heater, the passenger air bag light illuminated and stayed on for an hour. The dimmer lights didn't change from high to low, the seat…

    ODI 10476163

    2012 records in this system

  • August 18, 2012 · 47,000 miles

    Frontal

    Tl* he contact owns a 2008 honda civic. The contact was traveling between 15-20 mph when he crashed into the front driver's side door of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy during the crash. The driver sustained injuries to the chest, breast bone, neck and back. The police were contacted and a report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop. The manufacturer was not contacted and the…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10472036

    2008 records in this system

  • August 13, 2011 · 32,000 miles

    Frontal

    Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda civic. The contact stated while driving 45 mph,to avoid crashing into another vehicle he crashed into a tree. The contact was confused by the actions of another driver who used the wrong turn signal causing the contact to maneuver out of the way and crash. The during the crash the contact suffered minor injuries. None of the of the air bag deployed during the crash. The contact…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10419829

    2008 records in this system

  • August 3, 2011 · 84,814 miles

    Electrical System · Frontal

    Srs light on my 2001 honda civic is on and the problem, according to the dealer is a code 15-3 for opds unit failure. With this light on the air bags in my car will not function in a crash. Honda had extended the coverage for this repair for 10 years or 150,000 miles. The problem is that i missed the cut off for a covered repair by 11 months. The car currently has less than 85,000 miles on it. The dealership, valley…

    ODI 10416912

    2001 records in this system

  • July 18, 2011

    Frontal

    Cpsc# i1180266a. 2005 honda civic hybrid. Consumer stated that she was in a motor vehicle accident and the airbag did not deploy. *ln the consumer rear ended a vehicle that was stopped. *jb

    Crash reported · 4 injuries

    ODI 10420599

    2005 records in this system

  • May 28, 2011

    Frontal

    I was distracted while driving on s. Washington blvd, arlington, virginia in exiting onto s. Quinn street/columbia pike exit at high speed. I spun out of control and drove onto an island near the intersection, driving over a street sign and hitting a metal pole holding the traffic lights. Excessive damage to front end of vehicle, yet airbag did not deploy. I was only vehicle involved in the accident and had no…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 10404356

    2008 records in this system

  • March 27, 2011 · 125,000 miles

    Frontal

    Honda civic 2004 drivers airbag failed to deploy, passengers side deployed, extensive damage to front drivers side of car. *tr

    Crash reported

    ODI 10393039

    2004 records in this system

  • March 24, 2011

    Exterior Lighting · Frontal

    My 2001 honda civic was part of a recall due to a problem with the srs. I went to the dealership and i was told that my car was also under recall due to a problem with the switch for the lights. The problem was with the low-beams. I made an appointment for both to be fixed. When i brought the car in, i was told that it was not part of the recall for the lightswitch, although the recall contained the make and model…

    ODI 10392908

    2001 records in this system