at 160,000 miles
Sebastopol, CA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CLEAR PLASTIC OVER HEADLIGHT CLOUDING UP REDUCING LIGHT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10450288 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1996 Honda Civic headlight problems
13 of the 383 complaints about the 1996 Honda Civic are about the lighting — 3% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 125,000 miles.
13
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Headlights
10
76.9%
Exterior Lighting
1
7.7%
Switch
1
7.7%
Switch
1
7.7%
Lights across every Honda Civic year
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
at 125,000 miles
Germantown, TN
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER WINDOWS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. ALSO, THE HAZARD LIGHT WAS INOPERABLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10153052 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 30,000 miles
Vacaville, CA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
THE DEALER REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL UNIT AT 30,000 MILES. 79,000 LATER THE UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. *NM THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WOULD NOT RESET AFTER THE TURN WAS MADE.
NHTSA complaint #10064885 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Canyon Country, CA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
BOTH HEADLIGHT GOT WATER IN THEM WHEN CAR WASHED-REPLACED SEALS AND LENSES-WARRANTY, WINDSHIELD MADE HOWLING NOISE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS-RESEALED TWICE-WARRANTY, LEFT FRONT SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE BACK AND FORTH-REPLACED TRACK-WARRANTY, DEAD BATTERY-REPLACED-WARRANTY, RT FRONT SEATBELT WOULD NOT RETRACT-INSTALLED NEW SEATBELT-WARRANTY.
NHTSA complaint #724492 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Matthews, NC
Crash
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I AM WORKING WITH INS CO. TO RESOLVE ACCIDENT THAT OCCURED DUE TO DEFECT
NHTSA complaint #710431 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SAN Diego, CA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEAD LAMPS FOG UP WHEN WATER ENTERS.
NHTSA complaint #604441 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Burbank, CA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #603545 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Burbank, CA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #524903 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ventura, CA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
LEFT FRONT HEAD LIGHT FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #603890 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
West Holly, CA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEAD LIGHT FAILED DUE TO BROKEN SEALS.
NHTSA complaint #605389 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SAN Diego, CA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEAD LIGHT FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #603783 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Oakland, CA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE LEAKS THAT ALLOW WATER TO ENTER AND ACCUMULATE INSIDE. THE LENSES FOG UP ANS SOONER OR LATER THIS MAY LEAD TO A SHORT CIRCUIT AND A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #522575 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cypress, CA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHTS FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
NHTSA complaint #603186 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.