2012 Honda Civic: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 618 complaints
618
Total Complaints
28,523mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
91
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

10,000 25th Percentile
28,523 Median Mileage
69,100 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
146
STEERING
73
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
55
POWER TRAIN
46
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
37
SERVICE BRAKES
34
ENGINE
32
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
31
STRUCTURE:BODY
31
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
17

Severity Assessment

91
Crashes
8
Fires
62
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 2012 BOUGHT JUST AFTER SIX DAYS FAILED AFTER DOING A LEFT TURN. ALL WARNING LIGHTS LIT FROM THE DASHBOARD. RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME BUT FAILED TO START NEXT DAY. TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER. SERVICE GUY AFTER CALLING HONDA HEADQUARTERS DETERMINE IT WAS THE AB..."
"HONDA CIVIC HYBRID 2012 BOUGHT JUST AFTER SIX DAYS FAILED AFTER DOING A LEFT TURN. ALL WARNING LIGHTS LIT FROM THE DASHBOARD. RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME BUT FAILED TO START NEXT DAY. TOWED TO THE NEAREST HONDA DEALER. SERVICE GUY AFTER CALLING HONDA HEADQUARTERS DETERMINE IT WAS THE AB..."
"THE SUNLIGHT REFLECTION FROM THE DASHBOARD TO THE WINDSHIELD MAKES SOME DAYLIGHT DRIVING DIFFICULT TO SEE AND REDUCE VISIBILITY."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28