10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
34 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
26 / 0
Average Mileage:
34,324 miles

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problem #122

Jan 132021

Civic

  • 100,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the son was driving approximately 35 mph before crashing into the rear of a second vehicle. During the crash the air bags did not deploy, the message "check air bag" had displayed and the seat belt buckle had unlatched causing the driver to contact the steering wheel. The driver sustained injuries to both knees. A police report taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. The cause of the failures were not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not yet notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 100,000. The VIN was not available.

- Gainesville, FL, USA

problem #121

Jul 042020

Civic

  • 117,000 miles
The check air bag system comes on and stays on!

- Mooreville, MS, USA

problem #120

Jul 022020

Civic

  • 76,000 miles
Air bag light comes on. Have there been similar complaints on Honda vehicles? the light stays on. While driving on a city streets the light stays on.

- Austin, TX, USA

problem #119

Aug 182020

Civic

  • miles
Passenger airbag inflator sensor started showing up in my 2012 Honda Civic. I'm worried the airbags might activate. I wanted to know if is a recall

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #118

Jun 082020

Civic 4-cyl

  • 74,000 miles
SRS trouble light comes on and goes off randomly.

- Lancaster, OH, USA

problem #117

Aug 072017

Civic

  • miles
Every since I got this car (about 3 or 4 years ago) driving the car anytime if I even just placed my purse on the seat I would get multiple air bag warnings that my passenger air bag would be turned off. If anyone would sit on the seat it would give me even more warnings and turn off the air bags. When I would go get it checked everyone would tell me there was nothing they could do since they saw no warning since it would disappear once no one was in my passenger seat. My car now constantly has the air bag warning sign

- Chico, CA, USA

problem #116

Aug 012019

Civic

  • miles
Passenger airbag never detects when my son or another preteen close to his age is sitting in the seat. It always turns off/ deactivates. If there was an accident the airbag would not deploy and provide safety for my child or his cousins when inside my vehicle.

- Tacoma, WA, USA

problem #115

Jan 202020

Civic

  • 136,000 miles
The contact called on behalf of her mom who owned a 2012 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while driving at 50 mph, the vehicle was involved in a chain reaction accident. The contact stated that the the driver and passenger frontal air bags failed to deploy. Additionally, the seat belts for the driver, passenger, and rear seat passenger failed to operate as intended. The driver and front seat passengers sustained injuries to the head, chest, back, and shoulders while the rear seat passenger sustained abrasions to the face from the back panel of the front passenger's seat. Medical attention was sought by each vehicle occupant. A fourth passenger in the vehicle was not injured. The contact stated that approximately four other passengers from the other vehicles involved in the crash also sustained injuries and medical attention was also sought. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow and recovery facility. The vehicle was not inspected or diagnosed. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were contacted or notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 136,000. The vehicle was destroyed.

- El Reno, OK, USA

problem #114

Apr 012019

Civic

  • 120,000 miles
"check airbag system" - passenger airbag inflator inside the passenger seat is no longer working, disabling the airbag system

- Charlottesville, VA, USA

problem #113

Dec 032019

Civic

  • miles
Driver airbag alert light on all the time the passenger air bag light goes off and on all the time

- Blanchard, OK, USA

problem #112

Dec 102019

Civic

  • 80,000 miles
The side curtain airbag on the passenger deployed when the car slightly grazed a snowbank. There wasn't an "impact" between the car and the snowbank. The car speed was less than 10 mph turning a corner on a residential street. There was absolutely no damage at all to the car. Not a nick or a scratch. The dirt didn't even move on the car. There was no reason for the airbag to deploy.

- Golden Valley, MN, USA

problem #111

Jul 102019

Civic

  • miles
La luz de :check the air bag system, SE esta encendiendo cuando el carro SE prende Y no SE apaga.

- Staten Island, NY, USA

problem #110

Jan 012017

Civic

  • 0 miles
I understand that my car has an airbag recall, but never even was notified by anyone, and just found out about a class action law suite, need to know if I will ever get notified about it and will they be fixed ?

- Decatur, TN, USA

problem #109

Sep 102019

Civic

  • 83,000 miles
While the vehicle was in motion on a highway in a rural area, the vehicle was involved in a collision sustaining front impact causing substantial damage resulting in a total loss of the vehicle. However, with such impact to the front end, the air bags failed to deploy as they should have or are intended to.

- Galt, CA, USA

problem #108

Sep 022019

Civic

  • 130,000 miles
My airbag lights literally go on and off multiple times while I'm driving. I am not sure what brand air bags are in my car, they could be the takata recalled part, but not sure. Whenever I have something in the front seat, or a person is sitting in the front seat the airbag lights on the dash come on. They will come on and go off while I am driving. This happens on the street, highway, anytime.

- Pasadena, CA, USA

problem #107

Jul 242019

Civic

  • 56,415 miles
Takata recall light came on and bells were making a noise.

- Londell, MO, USA

problem #106

Jun 042019

Civic

  • miles
Takata recall my passenger side airbag light is

- Universal City, TX, USA

problem #105

Apr 232019

Civic

  • miles
There is a hole in rear passenger side air bag. Brought this up to Honda and they don't seem to think it's an issue I don't think I wanna find out if it will be an issue this hole was not there before and it just happened thru no fault of our own. Honda telling me to fix it on my own

- Arvada, CO, USA

problem #104

Apr 152019

Civic

  • 130,000 miles
Takata recall. My vehicle was in motion, going straight and someone pulled out in front of me. My car was impacted on the front, hitting the other driver on the drivers side of the car. My airbag deployed and I suffered severe burns to my wrists and biceps.

- San Tan Valley, AZ, USA

problem #103

Apr 012019

Civic

  • 130,000 miles
On April 1, 2019 I was involved in a collision at an intersection on city streets and the airbag in steering wheel did not deploy however the passenger side curtain airbag did deploy. The impact was front and passenger side of vehicle. I hit the steering wheel with force and now the steering wheel does not lock in place and I am ha ing a lot of pain in sternum and ribs. Shouldn't the driver airbag have deployed? the car is probably totaled. I am waiting for insurance adjuster to inspect it.

- El Dorado, CA, USA

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