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2012 Honda Accord wipers, windshield & visibility problems

15 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2012 Honda Accord, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
15 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
18,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2012 Honda Accord Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 18,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 18,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 77% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles7
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 13 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 18,000 miles, and 77% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda accord. The contact stated that the driver replaced the front windshield due to a crack. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair shop where the windshield was replaced. The contact then stated that the driver noticed another crack in the windshield a few weeks later. The vehicle was not taken to have it replaced a second time. The contact was unaware of the cause of the failures. The failure mileage was 4,000. Updated 07/19/12 updated 07/23/12

Reported at 4,000 miles, May 2012

In 2016 when I first purchased my 2012 honda accord, I noticed that the rear window visibility was (slightly) distorted around the defroster lines. At that time I was downsizing from a honda odyssey, so I thought maybe it was just my eyes playing tricks with me because I was used to a larger rear window where the defroster lines were not so close together. This distortion gradually got worse, and as of july 2018, the distortion has covered the entire window.

Reported at 75,697 miles, July 2016

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