10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
31,977 miles

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2010 Honda Civic body / paint problems

body / paint problem

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2010 Honda Civic Owner Comments (Page 1 of 2)

problem #35

Feb 012015

Civic

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The paint on this blue Honda Civic 2010 has been wearing away for years. There-€™s chips of paint missing on the hood. There is paint wear on the roof in two wide strips, on the trunk all over and the fenders. Also, the roof, when washed by auto carwash, buckles in when being dried so you can tell metal is thin. There-€™s definitely a defect in these civics I see them all over the place and every blue one almost has worn paint just like mine! Honda had to have done something wrong with these paint jobs, they should repaint them for free!

- Cranston , RI, USA

problem #34

Jan 012018

Civic

  • miles
Paint has been peeling for at least 3 years and body shop told me Honda has major issues with paint on many years of vehicles. My vehicle has been serviced many times at the dealer where was purchased and no one, not dealer or Honda themselves have notified me of such re-call or warranty of this particular issue.

- Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

problem #33

Apr 202017

Civic

  • miles
I had my paint recall fixed on my 2010 Honda Civic at a local Honda dealership. They had it for 4 weeks without any loaner car, and now the paint in peeling off my car. The body doesn-€™t seem to be put back together correctly. The rubber were the body fits together is coming apart.

- Wilmington , DE, USA

problem #32

Oct 012018

Civic

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

UNKNOWN The paint on the top of the car and the trunk has peeled off and creates condition for rusting of the metal parts. This in time jeopardies the structural integrity of the car especially in accidents. I have see description of number of Honda Civics with this problem.

- Sarasota, FL, USA

problem #31

Jun 032021

Civic

  • miles
Paint

- Watertown, MA, USA

problem #30

Nov 182020

Civic

  • 93,000 miles
Clear coat is mottled and peeling from roof and trunk. Paint underneath is dull and oxidized.

- St. Louis, MI, USA

problem #29

Feb 102016

Civic

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I purchased the car in 2015 and within the first year paint began to coming off the entire body of the vehicle. I asked the business that I had purchased the vehicle from and was told to get a paint job. I just did not know what to do. I was a senior of 65 years old and did not know how to handle the situation.

- Owings Mills, MD, USA

problem #28

Jun 102014

Civic

  • 45,000 miles
Peeling paint on the hood, top, fenders, trunk lid.

- Durham, NC, USA

problem #27

May 092019

Civic

  • 139,800 miles
Yhe weatherproofing strips of all my windows are melting and coming off. One already did. I dont live in a very hot city. Im afraid it will allow water to leak in door and get to electronics and mess up window function. If window goes out you wouldnt be able to roll window down if an emergency arises which would be a major safety hazard. An a rank in the automotive industry

- Cleveland, TN, USA

problem #26

Jan 062015

Civic

  • 45,000 miles
The paint began to fail and I contacted Honda's website as directed to find all issues (recall and tsb - technical service bulletins) and there were no items. From 2015 on we would check. Then I found an article that said it was covered under an extended paint warranty. I was never contacted. I called Honda and they declined to fix it saying that I purchased it used. They gave me a $7000 quote to fix the car. They said because I bought it used, they did not have to contact me. The entire car has clearcoat failure leading to paint failure. The car has been maintained regularly, garage kept and washed / waxed per recommendations. The experts and Honda have said that this is a manufacturing failure but they did not feel that they had to tell all owners.

- Doylestown, PA, USA

problem #25

Apr 192019

Civic

  • 130,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2010 Honda Civic. While driving 25 mph, the passenger side mirror housing detached from the vehicle, struck the front passenger window, and shattered both the mirror housing and window. The contact stated that there was no sign of an impact or a foreign object that caused the mirror housing to detach. A police report was filed. There was no injury. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000. The VIN was not available.

- Brunswick, OH, USA

problem #24

May 052013

Civic

  • miles
When rains, water leaks into interior. Both back seats get wet & in a truck gets puddles of water. The wiring gets wet, which is dangerous because of safety issues. Please, let me know how to fix it. We have this issue since 2013, the car was purchased. The car was certified but dealerships rejected to fix it.

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

problem #23

Apr 012017

Civic

  • miles
The paint is peeling off of my Civic. I contacted Honda and they stated they will do nothing about it. I never heard of paint peeling off a car before.

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

problem #22

Jan 022017

Civic

  • 90,000 miles
Clear coat failed allowing paint to be exposed. Paint is now deteriorating, eventually leading to rust. Extensive failure on roof, trunk and front fender.

- Amityville, NY, USA

problem #21

May 012017

Civic

  • miles
The paint is coming off the trunk of the car in circular patches. There are also numerous spots on the front hood where the paint is fading. Back in the day your car would rust before the paint job would go bad! very disappointed in the appearance of my car.

- Tonawanda, NY, USA

problem #20

Sep 212017

Civic

  • miles
My 2010 Honda Civic has considerable fading, erosion of paint over most of car. I have had repairs over three consecutive yrs, 2014, 2015, 2016. I began noticing more damage late summer 2017. I contacted Honda in September 2017. Unfortunately their customer service was less than helpful and very negative in their answers. Also, if I had not explored this on my own, each of the prior yrs; I would not have had the repairs done, as Honda did not inform me of recalls and the local dealership was not up front with this continued problem. My car now has fading, damage to hood which is spreading, ,rt passenger door, side panels, my car looks old, damaged. Now if I want this fixed I am on my own. Honda hasn't offered any help. What a sad way to treat customers won't buy another. How can a company exist with such poor customer satisfaction.sorry situation what can be done to help the customers.? I sent Honda email Sept 2017

- Aberdeen, NC, USA

problem #19

Oct 172017

Civic

  • 102,000 miles
Multiple panels have been repainted on this car due to faulty clearcoat. The last panel has failed, and Honda has only offered to pay for 50% of the repairs. This is a known manufacturer's defect, that Honda hopes to shift to the consumer of their vehicles.

- Fairfield, CA, USA

problem #18

Dec 072017

Civic

  • miles
I am having a on-going issue with paint peeling from my vehicle. Vann york Honda painted some areas on vehicle where paint was peeling in 2014, however, the problem was never resolved because the paint continues to peel from my vehicle. Now vann york is saying that I have to pay 30% towards repairs, I offered for them to waive my 30% of repair cost due to the fact that the problem with paint peeling from my vehicle was never resolved.

- High Point, NC, USA

problem #17

Nov 292017

Civic

  • 89,000 miles
Abnormal cracked and peeling paint on the hood, roof and trunk. Honda is aware of this problem and issued an extension but has never provided a notification to owners affected by this known issue. I am now one year past due and only found out there was an issue when my local body shop advised me to call.

- Metuchen, NJ, USA

problem #16

Oct 012017

Civic

  • 75,000 miles
Paint defects on hood, trunk and front 2 quarter panels, clear coat is flaking off. This is a known issue to Honda. I decided to take my vehicle to the dealer to see if there was a recall. Dealer stated there was a "warranty extension" for this issue but that it expired 7 months ago. I was never notified of this, is there anything that can be done? a quick google check shows that paint issues are a huge problem for Honda.

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

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