2011 Honda Civic Problems & Complaints

Most common 2011 Honda Civic problems

• Air bags~65,000 miles
  5130%
• Brakes~18,000 miles
  3320%
• Windows, wipers & sunroof~38,000 miles
  2112%
• Other / not specified~70,000 miles
  2112%
• Electrical system~31,000 miles
  169%
• Engine & cooling~32,000 miles
  117%
• Speed control & acceleration~28,000 miles
  106%
• Body & structure~73,000 miles
  106%
• Fuel & propulsion system~39,000 miles
  74%
• Seat belts~90,000 miles
  74%
• Wheels & tires~9,000 miles
  53%
• Suspension~19,000 miles
  53%
• Seats~75,000 miles
  53%
• Transmission & drivetrain~19,000 miles
  42%
• Steering~130,000 miles
  42%
• Locks & latches~18,000 miles
  32%
• Lights~40,000 miles
  32%
• Stability & traction control~19,000 miles
  21%

Share of the 169 complaints; one complaint can involve more than one system. "~" is the median mileage when the problem started.

Honda Civic complaints by model year

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2011 Honda Civic recalls (9)

What 2011 Honda Civic owners say

Air bags all 51 →

The contact owned a 2011 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while attempting to park in a parking lot, he was blinded by the sun and collided with the circular concrete base of a parking lot light on private property. The contact mentioned that the engine was revving high. The air bags did not deploy upon impact. The contact was rendered unconscious by the impact. The contact sustained a cracked sternum, rib, right shoulder, back, and hip injuries, and also aggravated a prior spine injury. The contact stated that he observed coolant leaking from the radiator on the ground under the vehicle. Medical attention was required for these injuries. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer, where the vehicle was diagnosed that the radiator was destroyed and the vehicle was deemed totaled. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. …

The contact owns a 2011 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in a parking lot, the engine was powered off with the key in the ignition, and the front driver-side air bag and front driver-side air bag curtain had independently deployed. No warning lights illuminated, and there was no impact. In addition, the contact stated that her mother was sitting in the passenger seat, and the failure occurred while rolling up the front passenger-side window. The contact's mother sustained minor injuries to her left ear; however, did not seek medical attention. The local dealer was contacted; however, the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

Brakes all 33 →

Each time I applied brakes I would hear a scraping sound in sync with a point or span of tire rotation. Then as I was attempting to stop at a red light the brakes failed. The nearest place was OR automotive and they rebuilt rear braking system yet I could hear the same scraping sound. So I carried the car to Honda dealership. They adjusted brakes $237.00 and replaced $341.00 the two rear drums. The sound remains and is magnified. They are claiming it is because e brake cables stretch. Somehow the stretching can cause entire rear brake on that side to catastrophically fail.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 Honda Civic. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, when attempting to depress on the brake pedal but the vehicle failed to stop and crashed into multiple vehicles. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained a fractured spine and chest. The contact did seek medical attention for her injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not drivable and was towed to a different location. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had not been informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

Windows, wipers & sunroof all 21 →

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the passenger side sun visor independently detached when placed in the down position. The failure recurred three times. The vehicle was taken to an unknown local dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. Six months later, the driver's side sun visor detached when placed in the down position. The contact stated that the driver side sun visor was replaced once and the passenger side sun visor was replaced twice at his expense; however, the replacements did not correct the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000.

Driver and passenger side visors are mechanically defective. Flipping them from up to down uses an internal component which snaps, keeping the visor in place to stay out up out of visibility or down to block the sun. After 15K miles or so, snap component pushes out through the visor assembly, preventing ability to use during driving -- and ultimately off the bracket holding the visor to the ceiling. Car has 46K miles on it -- both visors have now been replaced 3 times

2011 Honda Civic engines & fuel economy

EPA ratings. Class: Compact car.