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Chart based on 187 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
The civic had water inside the Left front headlight but by the time my son got to the scheduled repair the water dissipated and never came back. Verdict- No repair attempted because the problem fixed itself.
A door clip by the drivers side door handle came loose. The dealership did not repair it.
33480 mi
Plastic piece above glove compartment (passenger side) had developed 3-4 tears. Honda replaced it at no charge. The size of the piece was about 6" by 1'6". It is slightly curved.
Rubbing rattle noise coming from back bumper, issue with rattle/creaks coming from dash is unfixed.... They identified the rattle/rubbing coming from bumper but could not locate it, service tech still does not hear noise coming from dash
19000 mi
Reader bumper noise fixed, issue with dried gasket around sun roof. Continued issue with dash rattle, dealer has taken off the glove box in attempt to quell rattle, fixed about half the issues they cannot figure out the rest.
28000 mi
Front passenger door gasket came loose. Dealer fixed free.
Trunk corrosion. Honda has a TSB on the issue. Caused by chrome trim which replaced body color in 2009.
620 mi
New car was delivered with some minor paint defects on both rear quarter panels (discoloration, scratches, adhesives from shipping?, etc.). Dealer corrected all problems under warranty (repainting was necessary). Manufacturing defect.
21700 mi
Rust to repair on both side of back door, near the top
Weather stripping between front and rear passenger door deforms and bulges out when rear door is shut with front door closed. Felt stripping at base of driver's window catches on window and gets pulled down with window causing marking and cutting of tint on window.
10000 mi
repair of weather stripping Repair of felt stripping on driver window
Car repainted. Painting was covered under warranty.
47000 mi
US $5
Both sun visors were repaired using special bolts and nuts obtained from home depot. There are couple videos on youtube on how to repair this common issue with the civics
21000 mi
Driver door weatherstripping pulled away and ripped.
38300 mi
Replaced driver's door weatherstripping
41500 mi
US $30
Trim piece around automatic shifter had clips break and come loose
24880 mi
Changed the two sash window mouldings of the back windows (rust on them) and repaired (body shop) some very light rust (chipped) on the interior of the back-right door. Not sure if it was present on car delivery 2 years ago.
67000 mi
US $440
Entire car painted due to recal. Did not include bumpers.
58200 mi
US $244
Replace black roof molding. Rubber seal separated from it.
64000 mi
US $278
Black Roof Drip Molding, passenger side, rubber seal separation
81000 mi
US $400
the body of the car has some rust on the bottom of the driver side door
I discovered a water leak at the top right hand side of my windshield when I drove through the local car wash. Took it to the Honda Sevice Center in Marysville, Ohio and it was repaired under warranty.
114000 mi
US $70
Repaint the hood, roof, and trunk under extended paint warranty Leather ripped along inside of front driver's seat. Repaired. Occurred in the same location on the passenger seat- not repaired. Leather also ripped (large) on drivers arm rest. Not repaired.
Spent $70. decided to stop repairing leather- very disappointed with the quality.
Both right and left Sun Visor split. Earlier workdone to replaace driver side visor done by dealer under special program from Honda but was told on this occasion Honda would not cover item. Faulty design. Paint and primer compatability issues. Dealer sent vehicle to paint shop for roof and deck lid. Dealer would not paint hood.
Front window rattle, Honda has TSB for it. Not a big deal, very minor.
3500 mi
Driver's B pillar trim would not stay in place. Dealer ordered replacement. The driver's side passenger door gasket (top) would not stay in place. The dealer crimped and reseated the gasket.
5000 mi
Dealer replaced driver's side b pillar trim. Installed it incorrectly.
9000 mi
The car had two paint problems. One with paint peeling from the rear bumper and a second with paint wearing through to bare metal on the trunk where the chrome trim above the license attaches. My Honda dealer repainted to correct the problem. Repaired pealing paint on the rear bumper. Repaired paint wear-through on the trunk where the chrome trim attaches.
12000 mi
The dealer repainted the rear bumper after the original warranty paint repair did not match the color of the car.
17000 mi
Reseated driver side B-pillar trim that was replaced during a previous repair. This is the third trip for the problem, but it appears to be right this time.
35200 mi
Replace defective sun visor. The driver's side sun visor was splitting along the top/bottom half of the visor. Honda indicated this is a known problem and replaced under factory warranty.
37820 mi
C $675
Paint on the top was pealing. I had it repainted. I also had the front door stoppers changed.
34720 mi
trunk had rust on it, dealer repaired and repainted as part of a Honda recall.
Rear door did not close tight. Had to be realigned.
1000 mi
Intermittent rattle, probably in the exhaust system, that the dealer cannot replicate.
24000 mi
There was a loud rattle from the back dash or trunk.
56000 mi
The paint was starting to fail on the roof at to spot just above the rear window to the right and left of center. It looked to me like the car was going to develop the typical paint failure stripes down the roof.
50300 mi
Drivers side sun visor broke.
87000 mi
US $58
Sun visor replaced again.
Passager needs replaced now
87000 mi
US $250
Replaced both sun visors in the car The spring had broken and they would not stay up.
This is this the third time to replace the driver side visor.
93000 mi
US $1500
Rust around both rear wheel wells. The rust is in the lower part near the rear doors. Pieces had to be cut from the body panels and replaced with fresh metal.
13000 mi
Intermittent rattle, right dashboard area. Passenger airbag fasteners not torqued correctly during vehicle build. Dealer corrected N/C.
Rust on rear and trunk of vehicle. Dealership will fix rust. There is supposed to be a TSB from Honda regarding an incorrect bold causing rust. Warranty extended from 3yrs to 7yrs (surface rust).
31000 mi
Dash trim under speedo (upper tier) fit improperly, needed to be clipped back into place.
100440 mi
First noticed rust on trunk two weeks out of warranty. Coverage denied. Over a year later received letter about warranty extension. Dealer fixed two large (2 sq in ea) spots below chrome strip, refused to fix two eraser-sized spots near spoiler.
Dealer could not find problem, endless rattles and squeaks. dealer could not find problem, endless rattles and squeaks. car began rusting after 1 year of ownership. would not repair under warranty because it was only surface rust, not entirely through.
103000 mi
US $500
The trim piece that runs the length of the car and sits between the roof/hood/trunk and the doors has begun to deteriorate. The rubber has peeled of in long strands that flap agianst my car on the highway and is very annoying. These parts are no longer manufactured, incredibly expensive to replace/ship, and will likely never be replaced on my car. They do not seal any interior compartment against water, but they do apparently help with aerodynamics and noise control for the cabin.
31000 mi
Stitching on left hand side of base of drivers seat coming undone. Seat cover was removed and re-stitched under factory warranty. The dealer took the car to a 3rd party repair shop for this work. Repair is not detectable (stitching is now as new).
51000 mi
Sun visors split on both driver and passenger sides preventing them from stowing properly. Known issue for which Honda has extended the warranty. Used this to have them replaced in an afternoon at the dealer at no cost.
94000 mi
Clearcoat was gone on the roof. Trunk, hood and front fenders were starting to go. All were repainted under a paint warrenty extension / TSB provided by honda. Cost to me was zero, although I did need to pay for a rental car.
1200 mi
drvs door outer window molding was mishaped. replaced for free at dealer.
28800 mi
Driver sun visor split and passenger sun visor is close to splitting. Dealership replaced driver visor but refused to replace passenger visor.
42000 mi
The pax side sun visor split and failed. This was the 4th round of replacement visors for my Civic.
20400 mi
Rattles. Dealer cannot hear them.
24000 mi
Sold with rattles dealer could not hear.
31000 mi
Sunvisors were replaced under recall. They would occasionally separate at the seam around the metal bar. I searched online to find out about the recall. The dealership replaced them immediately after I notified them of the problem.
Driver side sun visor broke. Has it replaced with new one.
148000 mi
US $20
Frayed manual shifter boot replaced
87300 mi
US $110
replaced the driver's side visor for the fourth time (an excessively hot interior causes the visor to fail prematurely).
145000 mi
US $10
driver's side visor repair
56800 mi
Noise coming from front of undercarriage, probably due to loose underbody plastic covers. Two attempts to stop the noise have helped but not stopped the wind noise (but both were done while maintenance and I wasn't charged.
91300 mi
The noise from previous unsuccessful repair was successfully repaired. noise came from a part that fits along the place where hood and body meet had not been reinstalled correctly after AC fixed, and not from undercarriage.
88700 mi
Drivers side visor would not stay up the plastic broke the dealer noticed this and replaced it for free without me asking during a oil change. :) Awesome it has been like this for months I was going to velcro it.
Driver's Side sunvisor seperated around hinge. Was repaired under a service bulletin at no charge.
59200 mi
Sun Visor
92000 mi
US $20
Drivers side sun visor broke and would not stay up. Repaired with bolts through and painted to match interior color.
111000 mi
US $188
Headliner was falling down. Headliner replaced at local upholstery shop.
15000 mi
Factory recall program for drivers visor. Visor mount had broken and the visor fell down while driving.
23000 mi
US $100
Driver side visor split and broke; replaced when Honda extended warranty for this problem.
620 mi
I went to the shop to complain about a squeaking noise apparently coming from the dashboard at 110 km/h. It turned out to be an aluminum plate under the floor that they call a thermic shield. They kind of bent it a little bit and the vibration was ...
76000 mi
US $660
The paint on the hood and front fenders was peeling, I had these parts repainted at a body shop.
173000 mi
Paint has been peeling off of car, starting on roof and eventually covering most of the car. Honda had a post-warranty bulletin on this but just missed the deadline.
Have not bothered to fix.
35000 mi
Passenger B-pillar plastic trim/cover came loose again due to worn/deformed mounting points. Panel was replaced after re-attaching original proved unsuccessful.
Glove box became out-of-alignment, causing a rattle when driving over bumps. Dealer realigned glove box; fixed problem. I was told this was a common issue on 2007-2009 Civics.
96000 mi
Paint clear coat on roof and front quarter panels was cloudy; repaired at Honda's cost under a warranty extension. Affects "Galaxy Gray" and several others colors.
2000 mi
Squeaking/rattling noise in the drivers side B pillar. Turned out to be the seat belt spool hook touching the interior of the auto body where it shouldn,t have. Took 4 hours to fix, as all interior plastic needed to be removed to get to it.
Passenger sun visor broken. Would no longer stay in folded-up position. Replaced.
89900 mi
Paint fading & peeling for last 2 years.
92000 mi
Paint/Clearcoat discoloring, fading, disintegrating. Started within 4 years of new. Honda finally recalled paint after 6 years. Took 4 months to get an appointment to repaint. 12 days to repaint. They did a great job. Sold car 6 weeks later.
65100 mi
C $100
Clear coat failure on roof and trunk would not be resolved by Honda Canada. Repainting affected sections would cost $1000+ so applied automotive vinyl for $100 as DIY.
12000 mi
US $60
Broken driver's sun visor kept falling on driver's face and obstructing vision - very unsafe.
36700 mi
Driver's sun visor split into two pieces preventing its proper operation.
65000 mi
Warranty claim for paint issues on roof, trunk lid, pillars
33000 mi
US $100
Sun visors ruptured at seams, would no longer sit flush, replaced with new parts. Clothing hooks in passenger compartment failed, no longer flush with panel. Replaced by dealer.
79000 mi
Paint oxidizing heavily between sunroof and windshield. Minor oxidation elsewhere on roof and trunk lid.
88000 mi
Clear-coat failed on roof and trunklid. Paint cracked on hood and front fenders. Dealer replaced all under Honda recall. Door had been previously painted due to collision, but Honda refused to paint any part of the repainted panel.
95000 mi
Passenger side luggage hook assembly rattles loudly over most driving surfaces.
Paint failures on upper passenger side door.
103300 mi
US $330
Driver and passenger side door seal skins cracked, $220. Handbrake and cover deteriorated. Handbrake could be stuck in "on" position under certain circumstances. $110.
27000 mi
Speaker cover on small dashboard mounted tweeter "popped" loose. Replacement ordered.
36000 mi
There was a very small area of peeling paint beneath one of the headlights. The front bumper was removed, stripped, and repainted.
61428 mi
Clear coat peeling on paint. Contacted dealer I originally bought vehicle from. Honda repaired at no cost.
The moonroof was stuck in either a closed position that would cause wind noise to enter the cabin, or popped up. I put WD40 in the little arm that moves the sunroof.
27000 mi
US $170
Minor squeak in sunroof mechanism.
9000 mi
Rattle in headliner over back seat.
9000 mi
Rattle in the headliner. Repair attempted, but problem returned when the weather warmed up.
5000 mi
light clunking noise from left rear of vehicle. Dealership wasn't able to reproduce or find anything wrong. Haven't noticed anything since.
68000 mi
US $100
Torn shift boot. Replaced.
20000 mi
The plastic housing in both the driver and passenger windshield visors split, so neither visor would hold a fixed inclination very well. The driver visor was completely split so I was using tape to hold it together. The dealer replaced both visors. The round plastic shroud covering the driver airbag mounted on the steering wheel was starting to split right down the middle. The replacement airbag shroud which had been ordered on Trip 1 was quickly installed.
24000 mi
Sunvisor was broken, and replaced.
61000 mi
Passenger Sun Visor cracked and would not stay up. Replaced.
29000 mi
Crows feet/cracks on hood. Occurs mostly on Black but a few Blues and Grays are affected. Ideally covered by the warranty but it depends on which dealer you go to. Not published as a TSB. Rental car not covered
Repaired Sun Visors- (see YouTube video)
Honda would not cover after 100,000 miles.
New Visor $65 each- repaired both for $3.50.
TAkes approx. 30 min per sun visor.... Repair looks professional
51000 mi
The driver side visor had a stuck hinge that forced the two plastic sides to come apart in the area. But I was able to get it working correctly again. I'm not sure I would pay to get it fixed.
41000 mi
US $5
Interior water leak, fixed myself.
24000 mi
2 problems:1) The clutch pedal makes a squeaking noise sometimes, almost like a rusty door-hinge. The dealer could not replicate the problem.
Driver side door slightly adjusted because it was not even with car: saw this after a few months but waited to address and dealer did it for free.
64000 mi
Sun visor was broken and would hang down in front of driver's vision - Vehicle was out of warranty however due to class action lawsuit - manufacturer covered replacement.
47120 mi
Rattling somewhere in the front end/fender? I don't think they looked too hard at all. That is the reality of shops these days.
Replaced (warranty) premature wearing of front mats.
39300 mi
US $4
Latch for cover to the center console broke and would not latch. Bought new latch - I will install, but very difficult to do, as there is a strong spring to replace. (Would be about another $35 for the dealer to do and the parts cost me $4.
81300 mi
Split visor. Does it once a year and is covered until 100,000. Visors can't take the heat. And when I get to 100K, I'm going to push Honda on it.
104200 mi
US $174
Windshield visors split AGAIN (5th set). Extended warranty over, but Honda of America said they would reimburse me.
Recall on paint. Chalk like White paint on the top of the car.
80000 mi
Passenger side sun visor split in two pieces - checked with HONDA USA - there is an extended warranty on this for 2006 and 2007 civics - covered to 100k miles
79400 mi
Recall on paint. Auto was repainted black...all areas involving metal. Paint had previously cracked.
Dealer (again) failed to secure underbody tray to vehicle after routine oil change & it detached on the highway causing moderate damage to underbody.
217900 mi
Underbody aero panel fell of again. Previous dealer repairs were short lived, so I machined a better mount and drilled & tapped the frame to secure it with bolts. Hopefully, this will be the last time that panel flies off on the highway.
Visor broken. Well known issue with this generation of Civics. Admitted problem by Honda which they extended the warranty on. Replaced without cost.
55300 mi
hood, roof and trunk were repainted
45000 mi
US $32
Driver's side visor came apart at rear seam; visor stayed intact but also stayed in down-most position. Simple repair and part order; Honda would not replace due to being out of warranty by 9000 miles.
17360 mi
Passenger Seat Track was rattling
24180 mi
More rattles from the interior.
28520 mi
My rear deck has developed yet another rattle
29760 mi
Fixed the previous rattle by replacing the whole rear deck area and insulating everything.
33000 mi
Driver-side visor started to split apart and became hard to move. Replaced for free under warranty.
29760 mi
I did have to bring in the car to get my front driver's visor replaced. I guess it was a bit stiff and it finally cracked. This was taken care of under warranty.
35789 mi
Replaced sliding armrest; it began sliding erratically. Covered under warranty.
51000 mi
Visor hinge was broken and had to be replaced
20000 mi
Headliner rattled when subwoofer/ bass was at correct frequency. Only happened on certain songs, volume levels(~12 - 15 on stock head unit would do it).
57000 mi
Interior panel came loose, visor cracked and was replaced
Replaced driver's side sun visor, checked passenger visor.
48500 mi
the paint had failed on the hood, top, trunk lid, both front fenders and both rear quarter panels. Honda repainted the car, including doing some body work, at no charge to me. What a great company! Ask me if I'll buy another Honda. YES!
123000 mi
Passenger side sun visor broke.
124000 mi
Top surfaces painted due to Honda extending the paint warrantee. Dark gray metallic paint was turning white and getting small cracks.
75800 mi
Car had developed cloudy spots on the roof. Honda repaired them under a recall for free.
35500 mi
Driver's sun visor plastic mounting cracked open so that it would no longer stay up. Sun visor down limited vision of over head traffic signals. Epoxied plastic part back together for repair.
138000 mi
Water leaked into spare tire well. No evidence of water in rest of trunk. Still testing to see where water came from. Donut, jack , and tools all badly rusted.
Oxidized headlights fixed. Wet sanded to 2000 grit and clear coat for car paint. Cost $20 cheaper and lasts longer than kits. 6 months and still clear. see youtube for instructions. Oxidized headlights fixed. Wet sanded to 2000 grit and clear coat for car paint. Cost $20 cheaper and lasts longer than kits. 6 months and still clear. see youtube for instructions.
rust along passenger side door. fixed with bondo and badass rustoleum stuff. bought buffer and touch up paint from automotivetouchup.com, hence the fact that this repair cost 200 bucks.
SINCE LAST REPAIR IN SEPTEMBER WE BEEN HEARING VARIOUS NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
After close examination it became clear that the Mechanic of the last repair left screws that are securing various cables, up in the air.
Water leaks into rear hatch boot area when raining.
Hatch glass rubber seal weathered and no longer sealing lower section between glass and metal.Needed to remove plastic hatch trim to locate and repair.Used 100% silicone to seal.
Replaced worn steering wheel, cruise control buttons, and outside a-pillar windshield trim.
128000 mi
US $55
Heat Shield causing loud repetitive rattling noise. The mechanics replaced the heat shield, but we still currently have the noise.
134000 mi
US $26
The issue with the heat shield has been fixed. After many unsuccessful trips, a different mechanic was able to install a screw in the heat shield, which took away the noise! What a relief, it sounds like our quiet Civic again!
They reported on work order "Exhaust noise, 1 bolt on manifold heat shield broken - remove second bolt and remove heat shield." I must ask why they didn't just put in new bolt?
Replace rear light rubber sealing gaskets both sides (a common problem on hatchback, compressed gaskets eventually allow water intrusion into interior of car)
