Honda Civic / 2010
2010 Honda Civic problems
Owners have filed 489 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%.
Complaints489
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 7.6% · 37
Visibility/wiper 7.0% · 34
Service brakes, hydraulic 4.7% · 23
Electrical system 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 15th by complaint volume. 2006 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 9 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: 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: 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). 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
Checking NHTSA for open recalls…