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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2012 Honda Civic Hybrid Recalls

The 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on December 10, 2020.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
12

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
3

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid

Power train: driveline: driveshaft

Campaign
20V770000
Reported
December 10, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 248,358
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2 other models

20V770000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2012 Honda Civic Hybrid complaints by year

NHTSA has received 12 owner complaints about the 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid, the newest on March 26, 2025. Of these, 3 describe a crash (25%); owners reported 6 injuries.

In complaints about the 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid, the component group named most often is the electrical system (33%), followed by the power train (25%) and the air bags (17%).

The 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid's only recall also concerns the power train.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System4
  • Power Train3
  • Air Bags2
  • Engine2
  • Service Brakes2
  • Vehicle Speed Control2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20121
20132
20142
20182
20212
20221
20241
20251

Complaints about the 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 2. 42% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 12 complaints about the 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Honda Civic Hybrid by model year

Other 2012 Honda models

Newest record on this page: March 26, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted