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2009 Honda Civic wipers, windshield & visibility problems

29 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2009 Honda Civic, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
29 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
38,000 miles 24 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, 2009 Honda Civic Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 38,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 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: 38,000 miles
Based on 24 complaints that include mileage. 83% 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 miles6
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 24 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 38,000 miles, and 83% were reported before 60,000 miles.

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

What owners wrote

Repeated frost inside back and front windshields after automobile has been wet and temperature drops to freezing. Nothing has been done to correct failure. Been to dealership 4 times since 9/30/08. Dealer says it is due to cleaning supplies being left in trunk or difference in climate conditions. Dealer says nothing wrong with car.

Reported at 5,000 miles, December 2008

My driver's side sun visor broke, causing it to fall down in my line of vision. It would not stay in the up position. Apparently this is a very common happening in the honda civic and at this point, needs to be fixed once and for all with a recall and real fix, other than simply replacement with another visor that is also going to break! It also appears from what I've read online that the problem is cheap plastic and heat. Yes, cars get hot in the summer, particularly if you lock them up as you should!

Reported at 8,100 miles, June 2011

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