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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1HGFA16858L••••••2008 Honda Civic
This build draws 1.9× more complaints than the average 2008 Honda Civic build (7 vs 4).
7on this build
775on the model
205builds in total
Most reportedEngine 3Structure 2Visibility 1Power Train 1
What owners of this build wrote
EngineFeb 2023
Coolant leaking from cylinder block. I was driving with my family in the car and the vehicle begin overheating from loosing all my coolant. There were no warnings before it happened
Power TrainDec 2018
I went to a mechanic today, I have 'passenger airbag off light flashing' he told me hondas have recalled for airbags in dealerships so I checked my vehicle report it says that I had 2 recalls in 2019 and I did them but I didn't. 'recall subject: air bags: passenger side frontal…
StructureJul 2016
Sheet metal beneath the rear window split open the entire width of the glass resulting in water leaking into the car
VisibilityJul 2009
Both the sun visors have split open and now just hang down. They will not stay up and are always in the drivers line of sight!! Also the road noise in this car is almost unbearable!!
EngineJun 2018
Extreme coolant leak resulting in engine overheating. Due to known common defect of crack in engine block. This vehicle is under 100,000 miles. 8 months over warranty extension and honda will not repair. This should be a recall
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1HGFA16858L114209 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.