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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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2HGFB2F86CH••••••2016 Honda Civic
That is about average for the 2016 Honda Civic — 5 complaints per build across 212 builds.
6on this build
1029on the model
212builds in total
1involved a crash
1involved a fire
Most reportedAir Bags 3Parking Brake 1Power Train 1Vehicle Speed Control 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashfireJan 2017
A " check airbag system" message as I am driving the vehicle. The message occurs after about 2 minutes
SuspensionOct 2016
Vibration and extreme roughness when shifting gear to reverse and drive. The motor mounts have been replaced in 2016, 2017, 2018
Electrical SystemJun 2013
On the first occasion, upon turning the key to start the engine there was no ignition. I turned the key off and tried it again and the engine started so I thought it just my imagination playing tricks on me. About six months later, this occurred again and it took numerous turns…
Parking BrakeJun 2011
The contact owns a 2012 honda civic. The contact stated that while reversing into a residential garage, the vehicle accelerated forward as the brake was disengaged. On a different occasion, while driving uphill and releasing the brakes, the vehicle surged backward. In order to…
Air BagsAug 2020
Passenger airbag inflator sensor started showing up in my 2012 honda civic. I'm worried the airbags might activate. I wanted to know if is 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 2HGFB2F86CH308840 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.