2011 Honda Civic GX

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Suspension1
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2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module19V378000
Filed May 16, 201919,138 vehiclesHonda (american Honda Motor Co.)

Defect. Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2013 TSX Sport Wagon, and 2010-2012 ZDX and 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic NGV, 2012-2014 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-2013 Insight, and 2009-2015 Pilot vehicles. The front passenger air bag inflator may have been installed incorrectly during replacement.

Risk. An incorrectly installed air bag inflator may not properly deploy the passenger frontal air bag in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy. Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the inflator installation and, if necessary, replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 5, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are M4O, P4R, T4Q, and W4P.

Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module16V346000
Filed May 24, 20162,719,386 vehiclesHonda (american Honda Motor Co.)

Defect. Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Acura TSX, 2011 TSX Wagon, 2010-2011 Acura ZDX, 2008-2011 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid, and Civic GX, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2010-2011 FCX Clarity and Insight, and 2009-2011 Fit, and Pilot vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless already included in "Zone A" above, Honda is recalling certain model year 2008 Honda Accord, 2006-2008 Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic GX, and 2007-2008 CR-V vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Vehicles not originally sold or ever registered in either Zones A or B are not subject to this safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Risk. An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy. Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall is KA4, KA5, KA6, and KA7.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Suspension
Filed Jan 22, 2018CA

MY VEHICLE'S REAR PASSENGER CAMBER IS SIGNIFICANTLY OUT OF SPEC, AND HAS BEEN AS SUCH AT LEAST SINCE 5/2/2014 / 35522 MILES. AS A RESULT, I HAVE EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR ON TIRES IN THAT POSITION. MY CURRENT MILEAGE IS 81K. INDICATION FROM HONDA SERVICE IS THAT READ CAMBER IS NOT ADJUSTABLE ON MY VEHICLE. I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF VEHICLE -- I PURCHASED IT 6/17/2016. I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT PREVIOUS OWNER HAD 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT PERFORMED ON 5/2/2014 BY A HONDA SERVICE CENTER, WHICH DID NOT BRING REAR PASSENGER CAMBER INTO SPEC. WHILE IT APPEARS THE VEHICLE WAS WITHIN 3YR/36K MILE WARRANTY, NO REPAIR WAS PERFORMED -- I DO NOT KNOW WHY. I CAN PROVIDE COPY OF THE REPAIR PAPERWORK. I CONTACTED HONDA AMERICA CUSTOMER CARE AND OPENED A CASE WITH THEM ON THIS ISSUE. I DID SO TO SEEK ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIR COSTS SINCE THE ISSUE WAS PRESENT DURING ORIGINAL WARRANTY PERIOD. THEIR RESPONDED THAT THEY WOULD NOT HELP (I.E., WOULD NOT ASSIST IN REPAIR COSTS) SINCE I PURCHASED VEHICLE AS-IS AND WASN'T OWNER DURING THE TIME THE ISSUE WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY ALSO SAID THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALL CAMPAIGNS. ON A RELATED NOTE, I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2007 CIVIC GX WHICH EXPERIENCED THE SAME EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IN THAT CASE, HONDA AMERICA CUSTOMER CARE ASSISTED WITH DIAGNOSIS AND COST OF REPAIR. AFTER THEIR TECHS DISCUSSED WITH SERVICE MECHANICS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE'S REAR PASSENGER SPRING HAD FAILED.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2009
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
2011 — this page1200Routine
20101300Routine
20093300Routine
20081300Routine
20072200Routine
20063200Routine
20052300Routine
20041500Routine
20031500Routine
20020500Routine
20010500Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: May 16, 2019. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.