Honda wipers, windshield & visibility problems
Across all Honda models in NHTSA's complaint database, 4,111 complaints involve wipers, windshield & visibility. The Civic accounts for the largest share (28%). The single worst model year is the 2023 HR-V with 401 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 4,111 about wipers, windshield & visibility, all Honda models
- Most affected
- Civic 28% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 30,000 miles 2,224 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 49 and 22
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Honda models
Worst model years for wipers, windshield & visibility
- 2023 Honda HR-V401 complaints
- 2006 Honda Civic240 complaints
- 2003 Honda Element226 complaints
- 2007 Honda Civic214 complaints
- 2008 Honda Civic133 complaints
Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 21 |
| 1991 | 11 |
| 1992 | 16 |
| 1993 | 13 |
| 1994 | 30 |
| 1995 | 31 |
| 1996 | 65 |
| 1997 | 59 |
| 1998 | 74 |
| 1999 | 46 |
| 2000 | 55 |
| 2001 | 78 |
| 2002 | 57 |
| 2003 | 379 |
| 2004 | 205 |
| 2005 | 104 |
| 2006 | 331 |
| 2007 | 305 |
| 2008 | 211 |
| 2009 | 88 |
| 2010 | 125 |
| 2011 | 76 |
| 2012 | 82 |
| 2013 | 82 |
| 2014 | 78 |
| 2015 | 58 |
| 2016 | 134 |
| 2017 | 136 |
| 2018 | 160 |
| 2019 | 113 |
| 2020 | 66 |
| 2021 | 73 |
| 2022 | 58 |
| 2023 | 465 |
| 2024 | 111 |
| 2025 | 74 |
| 2026 | 40 |
| 2027 | 1 |
Among the 2,224 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 30,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.