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2011 Honda Civic Body & structure Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA

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Body & structure reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
10
Latest Mar 10, 2021
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
6%
of 168 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2011 Honda Civic submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming body or structure

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Body & structure
Filed Mar 10, 2021

THE TRUNK LID HASN'T BEEN RIGHT ALL ALONG. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY TIMES IT HAS COME DOWN AND HIT ME ON THE HEAD. NOW, THE BAR THAT KEEPS THE LID OPEN HAS SNAPPED AND THE TRUNK WILL NOT STAY OPEN BY ITSELF. IT CLOSES WITH SUCH FORCE, IT COULD REALLY INJURE A PERSON,. IT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE WHEN IT HAPPENED.

NHTSA ID
11400133
Incident
Feb 28, 2021
Mileage
73,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Aug 7, 2020

I BOUGHT A 2011 HONDA CIVIC COUPE. I BOUGHT IT NEW AND HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER. 2 YEARS AGO THE PAINT BEGAN PEELING ON THE TRUNK. THE PEELING HAS NOW EXTENDED FROM TRUNK TO THE ROOF. THE PAINT ON THE ROOF IS ALMOST ENTIRELY PEELING. THE TRUNK HAS HUGE SPOTS WHERE IT IS PEELING. THE HOOD HAS WHITE LINES ON IT ALSO FROM PAINT FAILURE. THIS CAR NOW LOOKS RIDICULOUS AND IS EMBARRASSING TO DRIVE.HONDA ISSUED A RECALL BUT NEVER ACTUALLY ALERTED PEOPLE THAT MAY HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY LIABLE FOR THIS PAINT FAILURE FOR USING CHEAP PRODUCTS.

NHTSA ID
11343941
Incident
Aug 1, 2018
Mileage
100,000 mi
Body & structureElectrical
Filed Jun 14, 2020

HONDA CIVIC 2011-CAR PROCEEDED INTO INTERSECTION EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED,LOW VISABILITY HEADLIGHTS,PASSENGER BACK DOOR RIGHT SIDE RATTLES LIKE IT IS NOT SHUT,ODOMETER DIGITAL NUMBERS GOING OUT,CAR IS NOT CHANGING GEARS EVEN THOUGH IT IS A AUTOMATIC UNTIL ALMOST 4000 RPM,DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS DOORS SWING BACK AND HIT YOU IN YOUR LEGS OR BODY.PAINT CHIPPING ON TRUNK.RECALLS ON VEHICLE PERTAINING TO AIRBAGS,ALSO FUEL POSSIBLE ROLLOVER CAN CAUSE CAR TO EXPLODE.

NHTSA ID
11328805
Incident
May 1, 2019
Body & structure
Filed Jan 26, 2020

CLEAR COAT IS SEPARATING FROM CAR. REVEALING A FADED LOOK.

NHTSA ID
11302120
Incident
Jul 18, 2018
Body & structureElectrical
Filed Jun 30, 2019

AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR RELAY STUCK AT 75K MILES. COMPRESSOR NOT ENGAGING AT 83K MILES. WINDSHIELD GASKET/TRIM BEGAN DETERIORATING ABOUT THE SAME TIME.

NHTSA ID
11228520
Incident
Jun 1, 2019
Body & structure
Filed Oct 2, 2017

THE PAINT.. THE HOOD HAS MARKS THAT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE. IT WAS NOT UNTIL RECENTLY THAT SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT SHOULD NOT BE THERE. AND THEN WITHIN THE LAST 8 MONTHS THE OXIDATION IS ALL OVER THE ROOF AND THE TRUNK WHICH IS MAKING UNABLE FOR ME TO TRADE IT IN

NHTSA ID
11030766
Incident
Oct 1, 2016
Mileage
90,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Jun 23, 2016

PAINT RECALL, BLACK PAINT IS FADING ON ROOF AND BUMPER

NHTSA ID
10876271
Incident
Feb 2, 2016
Body & structure
Filed Feb 1, 2016

PAINT CAULKING OR PEELING OFF , CRACKING , CLOUDY APPEARANCE THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR(THE BLACK PAINT)AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR.

NHTSA ID
10823411
Incident
Jan 4, 2016
Body & structureVisibility
Filed Dec 4, 2014

I LOVE MY HONDA CIVIC AND THIS IS THE 2ND ONE I'VE HAD, HOWEVER I HAVE ONE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE 2011, VISIBILITY AND BLIND SPOTS WHILE DRIVING. SITTING IN THE DRIVERS SEAT, THE PART BETWEEN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I PULL UP TO STOP SIGN, AND ROAD LOOKS CLEAR, BUT WHEN I START TO PULL OUT, I JUST MISS A CAR OR TRUCK THAT WAS CAUGHT IN THAT ONE BLIND SPOT. HONDA SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS AND FIX THE DESIGN OF THIS AREA. *TR

NHTSA ID
10662286
Incident
Jan 31, 2012
Mileage
500 mi
Body & structure
Filed Dec 27, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH OR ABOVE WITH THE REAR WINDOWS OPEN, THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 7,000. KMJ UPDATED 02/03/12*LJ THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE CHARACTERISTIC WAS NORMAL AND THERE WAS NO FIX. UPDATED 02/10/12

NHTSA ID
10441316
Incident
Dec 26, 2011
Mileage
7,000 mi

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