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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

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2012 Honda Civic Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 18,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 22 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 18,000 miles
Based on 40 complaints that include mileage. 73% 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 miles22
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

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.

Reported at 17,500 miles, June 2012 Crash

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.

Reported at 600 miles, June 2011

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