2012 Honda Civic electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 60 complaints for the 2012 Honda Civic, 10% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 60 10% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 41 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 11 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 41 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles, and 63% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 fires.
What owners wrote
I was driving a 2012 honda civic when the car in front of me slammed on their brakes and came to a complete stop due to something in the road. I slammed on my brakes and tried to avoid the car in front of me by swerving to the right. The driver side of the front of my car hit the back of the car in front of me. My car was completely smashed in the front. Air bags did not deploy. After I came to a complete stop, my car lit on fire. The car was burned and completely destroyed.
The best way to describe the car is it acts like it is possessed. For further explanation, the car (when parked) will all of a sudden have all instrument panel lights flash like crazy. This happens when turning on the ignition and then if you take the key out of the ignition it will continue and eventually stop. Once it stops the battery is then dead. The car then needs to be jumped and will run fine for awhile until it happens again. Car is driven daily and this has only happened 4 times.
Other problems reported for the 2012 Honda Civic
- Air bags 149 complaints
- Steering 74 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 48 complaints
- Brakes 40 complaints
- Cruise control 38 complaints
- Engine 36 complaints
- Body & structure 35 complaints
- Fuel system 25 complaints