2012 Honda Civic drivetrain & axles problems
48 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2012 Honda Civic, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 48 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 18,000 miles 40 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 22 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 40 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 18,000 miles, and 72% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes.
What owners wrote
My wife came to a stop at our security gate, used the remote for the gate but it wouldn't open. She backed up about 15 feet to turn around. When she put the car in drive, it lurched forward back towards the gate and wouldn't stop when she applied the brakes. It didn't speed up and it wouldn't stop. The car was making a grinding noise as it moved along. She was jamming on the brakes and it still went right through the closed gate, pushing it open as it went.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 honda civic. The contact stated that while reversing into a residential garage, the vehicle accelerated forward as the brake was disengaged. On a different occasion, while driving uphill and releasing the brakes, the vehicle surged backward. In order to stop the vehicle from rolling backward, the contact had to continuously depress the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who stated that the failure was normal.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Honda Civic
- Air bags 149 complaints
- Steering 74 complaints
- Electrical system 60 complaints
- Brakes 40 complaints
- Cruise control 38 complaints
- Engine 36 complaints
- Body & structure 35 complaints
- Fuel system 25 complaints