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2009 Honda Civic body & structure problems

Owners reported body & structure problems in 45 complaints for the 2009 Honda Civic, 9% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
45 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
55,000 miles 31 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 2009 Honda Civic Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 55,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 11 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 55,000 miles
Based on 31 complaints that include mileage. 52% 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 miles1
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles11
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 31 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles, and 52% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was hit on the passenger side of the car by an SUV. The repairs were with genuine honda parts but ever since then the front controls where the radio is has been extremely hot. Almost to the point I think I burn my hands to change the radio station. I think it may be hot enough to start a fire with melting the controls in the back. I have been told there is nothing that can be done or it will cost me a lot of money to diagnose it. I just see it as a safety issue to have the dash so hot it burns people.

Reported at 45,000 miles, February 2012 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 honda civic. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the driver's heel became stuck in a hole that was in the floorboard. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the vehicle was operating as designed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

Reported at 40,000 miles, July 2013

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