2010 Honda Civic problems
Owners have filed 490 complaints about the 2010 Honda Civic with NHTSA. Air bags account for 20% of them, the clear leader, ahead of service brakes at 13.3%.
Complaints490
Crashes48
Fires8
Injuries46
Deaths137
What owners report breaking
Air bags 20.0% · 98
Service brakes 13.3% · 65
Structure 8.8% · 43
Unknown or other 7.8% · 38
Visibility/wiper 6.9% · 34
Electrical system 4.7% · 23
Service brakes, hydraulic 4.7% · 23
Visibility 4.1% · 20
Severity
Of those complaints, 48 describe a crash, 8 describe a fire, 46 report an injury and 137 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 36 model years of the Honda Civic in this data, 2010 sits 16th by complaint volume. 2006 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 10 in the last three years against 30 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 39,880 miles.
In owners' own words
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2010 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v0346000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Air bags
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2010 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v346000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Air bags
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2010 Honda Civic. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v346000 (air bags). The part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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