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1996 Honda Civic visibility & wipers problems

The 1996 Honda Civic has 35 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

35

Visibility & Wipers complaints

9%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Civic visibility & wipers complaints by model year239 complaints1985: 1 complaints1987: 1 complaints1989: 2 complaints1990: 7 complaints1991: 6 complaints1992: 5 complaints1993: 7 complaints1994: 3 complaints1995: 7 complaints1996: 35 complaints1997: 34 complaints1998: 26 complaints1999: 16 complaints2000: 6 complaints2001: 33 complaints2002: 21 complaints2003: 13 complaints2004: 9 complaints2005: 8 complaints2006: 239 complaints2007: 214 complaints2008: 133 complaints2009: 29 complaints2010: 54 complaints2011: 21 complaints2012: 13 complaints2013: 14 complaints2014: 6 complaints2015: 6 complaints2016: 67 complaints2017: 32 complaints2018: 14 complaints2019: 9 complaints2020: 11 complaints2021: 3 complaints2022: 11 complaints2024: 3 complaints2025: 4 complaints2026: 2 complaints
Civic visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“ENGINE FAILED DUE TO FAULTY KEY MOUNT ON CRANKSHAFT, AND 2 BELTS CAME OFF PULLEY, VEHICLE LOSS CONTROL RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, REPLACED WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EXHAUST SYSTEM, THROTTLE CABLE, EMISSIONS, AXLES, BRAKES, CV BOOTS, AND FLOOR MAT. *AK 8JB”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · crash

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 1996 Honda Civic have?

NHTSA has 35 complaints about the 1996 Honda Civic visibility & wipers — 9% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.