12V548000
STEERING:COLUMN
The steering column may not have proper energy absorbing characteristics, which could increase the risk of injury during a vehicle crash.
2012 HONDA CIVIC
3 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 620 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
Owner complaints620
Complaints citing a crash91
Complaints citing a fire8
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 3 of 3
12V256000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
IF THIS OCCURS, THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE A LOSS OF DRIVE POWER AND MAY ROLL AWAY IF THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NOT BEEN SET WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR HAS BEEN PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF CRASH OR PEDESTRIAN INJURY.
11V288000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
What owners report most
- 148AIR BAGS
- 73STEERING
- 55ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 46POWER TRAIN
- 37VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 34SERVICE BRAKES
- 32ENGINE
- 31STRUCTURE:BODY
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2012 HONDA CIVICs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.