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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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2HGFG128X8H••••••2008 Honda Civic
This build draws 2.1× more complaints than the average 2008 Honda Civic build (8 vs 4).
8on this build
775on the model
205builds in total
3involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 5Structure 1Seat Belts 1Engine 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashDec 2019
The consumer owns a 2008 honda civic. The consumer stated while her son was driving 5 mph, he had hit a curb and both front and rear side passenger air bags deployed. The consumer mentioned that the front passenger seat was not occupied. The consumer stated no warning light was…
Electrical SystemDec 2018
Third (high) brake light did not function upon annual inspection. Appears a soldered connection was defective. Ordered a replacement 3rd brake light and it to, new out of the box, also did not work and again had a faulty solder joint at connection to light. Seems to be a…
EngineSep 2016
Engine block cracked; honda won't make good even though they extended warranty to 2018! Never notified us; we had towed to our mechanic and had to pay out of pocket over $3100. So far. Was told it would have been done free if we towed to hond dealer/service dept. Who knew. Of…
Unknown Or OtherJul 2011
As I was driving with the sun visor down, I did not need the use of the visor. I tried to push the visor up like many times before. I had to quickly realize that the visor was broken. This problem could have ended up worse if I had not been paying attention to the road and…
Air BagscrashNov 2014
Hit a deer going 70 miles a hour state highway seat belt did not deploy I have a spine injury also paint is fading on roof
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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 2HGFG128X8H557621 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.