2012 Honda Civic: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2012 Honda Civic. The newest campaign is 12V548000. NHTSA received the report on 21 Nov 2012. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Column. NHTSA has 455 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 12V548000, in the NHTSA record

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the steering column, as necessary, free of charge. The safety recall began on December 10, 2012. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 51,503 units in total.

12V548000Received 21 Nov 2012. 157 units.
Steering / Column
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Honda is recalling certain model year 2012 Civic passenger vehicles, manufactured from October 26, 2012, through October 30, 2012. These vehicles were assembled with the incorrect steering column assembly.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The steering column may not have proper energy absorbing characteristics, which could increase the risk of injury during a vehicle crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the steering column, as necessary, free of charge. The safety recall began on December 10, 2012. Owners may contact Honda at 1-800-999-1009.
Report filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.). Manufacturer campaign number S69. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 10 Dec 2012.
12V256000Received 4 Jun 2012. 50,190 units.
Power Train / Driveline / Driveshaft
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Honda is recalling certain model year 2012 honda civic vehicles. During assembly, the process required to seat the driver’s side driveshaft and set the retaining clip was not completed. As a result, the driveshaft may separate.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If this occurs, the vehicle will have a loss of drive power and may roll away if the parking brake has not been set when the gear selector has been placed in the “park” position, increasing the risk of crash or pedestrian injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver's side driveshaft and install a new driveshaft as needed, free of charge. The safety recall began on June 21. 2012. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-800-999-1009.
Report filed by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.). Manufacturer campaign number S40. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 21 Jun 2012.
11V288000Received 18 May 2011. 1,156 units.
Fuel System, Other / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Honda is recalling certain model year 2012 civic 2-door and 4-door vehicles manufactured from april 21, 2011, through may 2, 2011. There is a possibility that an o-ring, which seals a connection in the fuel feed line, is misaligned. If the o-ring is misaligned, a small fuel leak may occur.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the fuel feed line assembly free of charge. The safety recall began on may 27, 2011. Owners may contact honda at 1-800-999-1009.
Report filed by HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.). Manufacturer campaign number R79. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 27 May 2011.

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Complaints by component

455 complaints, 621 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

2012 Honda Civic
All 2012 vehicles

2012 Honda Civic: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	2012 Civic	All 2012 vehicles	Civic, all years	Mentions
Air Bags	239.9	97.4	143.9	149
Steering	119.2	97.9	126.1	74
Electrical System	95	130.1	77.1	59
Power Train	80.5	108.9	88.7	50
Vehicle Speed Control	61.2	34	32.3	38
Structure	56.4	40	41.1	35
Service Brakes	56.4	56.2	27.2	35
Engine	51.5	144.2	54.3	32
Unknown or Other	49.9	69.3	66.7	31
Fuel/Propulsion System	27.4	44.1	19.6	17

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 27.

Complaints that report a crash: 55
Complaints that report a fire: 5
Injuries in the complaints: 41
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 18 Sep 2026

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2012 Honda Civic, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2015, with 49 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2012 Honda Civic
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
EA21002	Engineering analysis	Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture	Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module	17 Sep 2021	Open
EA19001	Engineering analysis	Electrical overstress	Air Bags / Air Bag/Restraint Control Module	19 Apr 2019	19 Sep 2024	20V024

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

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NHTSA page of the 2012 Honda CivicThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2012 Honda Civic: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/honda/civic/2012/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2012 Honda Civic?: 51,503 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Honda Civic have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 79 recall campaigns for the Honda Civic, model years 1973 to 2026. 3 of them name the 2012 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2012 Honda Civic name most often?: Air Bags: 149 of 621 component mentions, or 239.9 per 1,000. For all 2012 vehicles the figure is 97.4 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2012 Honda Civic open?: 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 2 that name this model year.