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2012 Honda Civic Hybrid Recalls & Complaints

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open safety recall on record

Serious

23 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 2.87 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Serious20V770000

Power Train:Driveline:Driveshaft

broken drive shaft may cause a sudden loss of drive power.

Remedy & full details

Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the drive shafts, replacing either the left or right drive shaft, if necessary, free of charge. Owners were notified of the safety risk with an interim letter mailed February 2, 2021. A second letter will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are P9M, PAV, BAY, TAX, CA0, and MAZ.

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Acura ILX, 2013 Acura ILX Hybrid, 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid, and 2007-2008 Honda Fit vehicles with a manual transmission and 2009-2013 Honda Fit vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The drive shafts' protective coating may not have been applied properly during manufacturing, making it more susceptible to damage from road salt, or other contaminants, and potentially cause it to break.

Complaint volume

23 this model-year 8 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

7Crashes
0Fires
13Injuries
0Deaths

Across 23 complaints. Severity Index 2.87.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Electrical System3 · 13%Power Train3 · 13%Service Brakes2 · 9%Vehicle Speed Control2 · 9%Air Bags2 · 9%Engine2 · 9%Seat Belts1 · 4%Structure · Body1 · 4%
  1. Electrical System — 3 reports
  2. Power Train — 3 reports
  3. Service Brakes — 2 reports
  4. Vehicle Speed Control — 2 reports
  5. Air Bags — 2 reports
  6. Engine — 2 reports
  7. Seat Belts — 1 reports
  8. Structure:Body — 1 reports
  9. Fuel/Propulsion System — 1 reports
  10. Unknown Or Other — 1 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

2003 (6) · 2004 (6) · 2005 (6) · 2006 (7) · 2007 (5) · 2008 (4) · 2009 (5) · 2010 (6) · 2011 (6) · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2025 (2)

Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.

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