Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-21 | 12V548000 |
STEERING:COLUMN | 157 | — | Details |
| 2012-06-04 | 12V256000 |
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 50,190 | — | Details |
| 2011-05-18 | 11V288000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1,156 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I purchased a vehicle from a private seller on offer up. The seller stated the vehicle was clean title, he also stated … |
| 2026-03-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the alarm indicator sounded off intermittently without cau… |
| 2025-12-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated or … |
| 2025-10-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnorm… |
| 2025-08-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | While driving, my 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid suddenly loses power and steering ability. The vehicle stalls and the steerin… |
| 2025-08-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle, the vehicle was turn… |
| 2025-08-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I am reporting a serious safety concern with my 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid. What component or system failed and is it ava… |
| 2025-07-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Component or system failure: The vehicle experienced failures involving the engine/ignition system, emissions system, V… |
| 2025-06-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated that before attempting to register the veh… |
| 2025-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | So according to Honda Service Bulletin 20-030, all honda civic 2012-2015 hybrids having IMA Motor Power Inverter (MPI) … |
| 2025-05-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | Esp code1.33-06 while driving car I suddenly lose of power steering making it difficult to control vehicle |
| 2025-05-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | It has happened more than once since 3 years ago. If I’m running my AC in the car, when I accelerate the car will skip/… |
| 2025-04-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while attempting to register the vehi… |
| 2025-04-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while attempting to repair the vehicl… |
| 2025-03-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My passenger airbag light is on and stays on. |
| 2025-03-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I have had this 2012 for a little over a year, within the past 6 months periodically the check air bag system warning l… |
| 2025-01-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS/VSA module faulty. Upon internet research it seems to be a very common problem among owners of this vehicle. |
| 2024-10-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I was 3 hrs away from home and I started my vehicle and the air bag light began flashing and beeping. The light was on … |
| 2024-10-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel … |
| 2024-08-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Driving around town, I stopped our 2012 Honda Civic at a stoplight. The brake pedal vibrated from the ABS modulator, t… |
| 2024-06-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | Power Steering suddenly failed after I stopped for a stop sign. The EPS light was not on prior to stopping but came on… |
| 2024-06-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Car is stating air bag system check on and off. |
| 2024-06-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The IMA inverter system keeps malfunctioning without any clear reasons, and the car is in drive mode, which makes the e… |
| 2024-06-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS Control Module leads fell off. The 2012 Honda Civic has a sealed ABS/VSA control module. This module has leads conn… |
| 2024-05-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | When my car reaches speeds above 60mph the steering is difficult to control (a lot of Play in the steering wheel). I to… |
| 2024-05-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | The power steering light will come on and the cars power steering no longer works. I was driving down the road approxim… |
| 2024-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Owns a 2012 HONDA Civic Hybrid. While driving ~30MPH, the IMA/braking/engine/charging/ABS lights illuminated. The car s… |
| 2024-04-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | This is a serious matter that needs to be evaluated as it is a potentially fatal safety issue for human drivers of 2012… |
| 2024-01-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Airbag system appears |
| 2024-01-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | We were making a left turn, and a SUV ran the red light across the street and ran through the intersection hitting us b… |
| 2023-11-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Light for Air Bag System fault keeps intermittingly coming on. I know it was a problem in the civic until 2011 but I ha… |
| 2023-11-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | While driving at about 40 mph the car suddenly started to pull toward the left. I pressed on the brake pedal as I steer… |
| 2023-11-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Like others, I have had an airbag warning light appear intermittently. Apparently, my VIN is affected by this even thou… |
| 2023-10-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The exhaust pipe fell off the catalytic converter. Upon some research on the internet, I have found that this is a comm… |
| 2023-09-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | UNKNOWN After inspecting my car and passing, I was still notified about recall information |
| 2023-09-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The contact owns a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at approximately 55 mph, his… |
| 2023-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I purchased this vehicle 6 months ago from a dealer. In the short time I have had the car, there have been multiple iss… |
| 2023-06-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | If we don't drive my car for a couple of days, we have to keep charging the battery. We keep buying batteries. For inst… |
| 2023-05-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | https://electricvehicleforums.com/forums/honda-civic-hybrid-12/civic-hybrid-ima-failure-bad-power-inverter-32102/index6… |
| 2023-04-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Sunroof exploded upwards. Nothing hit the sunroof and there was no existing damage |
| 2023-02-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Emissions systems |
| 2023-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Air bag light came on sometime back. Took it to dealer from where we purchased the car and we were told a specific p… |
| 2023-01-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | EPS warning light came on while I was pulling into a local gas station. When I came out and started vehicle, wheel woul… |
| 2022-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My airbag warning light comes on intermittently. When the light is on, the airbags are non-functional. It comes on at v… |
| 2022-10-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I braked unexpectedly and only my license plate was curved, but the driver passenger bag component popped open. The air… |
| 2022-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The airbag popped for no reason, and Honda was unable to fix it, 8 months in the dealership with no progress. |
| 2022-06-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | I did not receive a recall for fuel system. My car was manufactured on May 2011 and I have been having problems with g… |
| 2022-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was extremely hot … |
| 2022-05-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | The contact's girlfriend owns a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated that upon his girlfriend placing the vehicle into … |
| 2022-03-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | We have had the high pressure fuel line replaced twice which is very expensive (labor). I can google and see recalls on… |