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Chart based on 40 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2012 Honda Civic 4dr Sedan
201-horsepower 2.4L I4 6-speed manual FWD
Passenger "airbag off" warning light remaining always on. Required reset by Dealer--not sure how they did it.
Starter went out. Symptoms were intermittent ability to start the car.
63760 mi
C $110
Heater blower motor makings high pitched squeaking noise for 2 weeks, finally stopped working. Replaced out of warranty.
81840 mi
C $150
High pitch metal on metal squealing noise coming from heater blower motor, service not possible as it is a sealed unit, replaced with part purchased from dealer
47800 mi
Loud noise coming from fan/heating system. Steering wheel radio controls malfunction. Pushing volume up causes the track or station to change.
34700 mi
Rear TPMS sensors stopped reporting. Dealer replaced under warranty.
18000 mi
Battery leaked acid on positive terminal ruining the battery cable.
81000 mi
US $130
replaced battery
49600 mi
Driver side heated mirror didn't heat
80000 mi
US $139
Replaced Battery
7300 mi
Tire pressure monitoring system failed due to bad sensor, which was replaced under warranty.
16000 mi
Battery replaced under warranty.
28500 mi
Passenger Front Airbag; Non-Recall - Voluntary Replacement to Check Health, per Honda Corporate
36000 mi
US $279
Passenger side rear TPMS sensor failed
2000 mi
The air conditioning/heating system failed and mechanic at dealership fixed issue.
11000 mi
Freon had been leaking from the AC unit. Dealer determined it was leaking through the evaporator. New part was installed and problem was solved. All lights on dash came on. Needed to be reset by dealer.
22000 mi
Replaced blower motor.
23560 mi
Battery was dead due to a malfunction in the charging system (a recall was made by Honda earlier in the month of February). Had to be boosted 3 times. Dealer changed the charging system as well as the battery.
46190 mi
C $750
Part of the fan replaced, 6 hours of labor to remove the dash and replace the part. Fan was make noise on cold start for a few minutes when fan selector put on hot.
After general service, no longer had odometer or mileage readings on the dash. Dealer reset computer (disconnect batter and hard reset) and odometer was restored. Initially charged for service but then refunded the amount for the odometer reset.
battery dying frequently dealer tested electrical system and battery found defective cell in battery and replaced free of charge under warranty
1240 mi
Xm radio transponder not failure
11000 mi
Battery repeatedly dead. took to local shop said voltage regulator bad.second opnion at electrical shop was alt diode. Took it to dealer 100 mi away who said no problem and others just want to sell parts. Honda warranty is crap.useless..
Airbag light coming on. They couldn't find anything. It ultimately stopped. Weird.
18700 mi
Main 100amp fuse blew on the car while driving. Dealership ordered a new fuse which took 2 days to receive. It was the only fuse available across Canada. No causes found for blown fuse. Car working great since. No charge on warranty.
19220 mi
Software updated for battery charging system. The battery was replaced. This was all done under warranty free of charge for a technical service bulletin. Honda contacted me to have my car updated and battery replaced.
24180 mi
Had same problem as when main fuse died. Lost all power to car. Dealer claimed it was the starter and changed it. Could have been starter that caused main fuse to blow first time? battery was checked and is fine. Car fine ever since.
7000 mi
Odometer stopped working and the mileage/miles left before needing refueling all in the display window
29000 mi
US $67
Service bulletin 13-017 to update software. Odometer information screen on the i-MID was blank
1000 mi
Freon had not been installed when I bought the new car
5000 mi
Freon had been leaking from the AC . Dealer finally found it was leaking thru the evaporator. Part was secured and installed and problem was solved.
58000 mi
Dead battery due to alternator failure. Alternator producing low voltage.
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