The paint on this blue Honda Civic 2010 has been wearing away for years. There’s chips of paint missing on the hood. There is paint wear on the roof in two wide strips, on the trunk all over and the fenders. Also, the roof, when washed by auto carwash, buckles in when being dried so you can tell metal is thin. There’s definitely a defect in these civics I see them all over the place and every blue one almost has worn paint just like mine! Honda had to have done something wrong with these paint jobs, they should repaint them for free!
2010 Honda Civic body problems
43 complaints (11% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 62,409. 2 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 43
- of this car's complaints
- 11%
- typical mileage
- 62,409
- crashes
- 2
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Body35
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Honda Civic body problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2010 Honda Civic owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Paint has been peeling for at least 3 years and body shop told me Honda has major issues with paint on many years of vehicles. My vehicle has been serviced many times at the dealer where was purchased and no one, not dealer or Honda themselves have notified me of such re-call or warranty of this particular issue.
I had my paint recall fixed on my 2010 Honda Civic at a local Honda dealership. They had it for 4 weeks without any loaner car, and now the paint in peeling off my car. The body doesn’t seem to be put back together correctly. The rubber were the body fits together is coming apart.
UNKNOWN The paint on the top of the car and the trunk has peeled off and creates condition for rusting of the metal parts. This in time jeopardies the structural integrity of the car especially in accidents. I have see description of number of Honda Civics with this problem.
Paint
Clear coat is mottled and peeling from roof and trunk. Paint underneath is dull and oxidized.
I purchased the car in 2015 and within the first year paint began to coming off the entire body of the vehicle. I asked the business that I had purchased the vehicle from and was told to get a paint job. I just did not know what to do. I was a senior of 65 years old and did not know how to handle the situation.
Peeling paint on the hood, top, fenders, trunk lid.
Yhe weatherproofing strips of all my windows are melting and coming off. One already did. I dont live in a very hot city. Im afraid it will allow water to leak in door and get to electronics and mess up window function. If window goes out you wouldnt be able to roll window down if an emergency arises which would be a major safety hazard. An a rank in the automotive industry
The paint began to fail and I contacted honda's website as directed to find all issues (recall and tsb - technical service bulletins) and there were no items. From 2015 on we would check. Then I found an article that said it was covered under an extended paint warranty. I was never contacted. I called honda and they declined to fix it saying that I purchased it used. They gave me a $7000 quote to fix the car. They said because I bought it used, they did not have to contact me. The entire car has clearcoat failure leading to paint failure. The car has been maintained regularly, garage kept and washed / waxed per recommendations. The experts and honda have said that this is a manufacturing failure but they did not feel that they had to tell all owners.
Questions about the 2010 Honda Civic body
Does the 2010 Honda Civic have body problems?
Owners have filed 43 complaints about the body of the 2010 Honda Civic, 11% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2010 Honda Civic body problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 62,409 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2010 Honda Civic body?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Honda Civic have the most body problems?
The Honda Civic model years with the most body complaints are 2008 (85 complaints), 2006 (78 complaints) and 2007 (70 complaints).
Is there a class action lawsuit over the Honda Civic?
Yes. Class action says Honda and Acura keyless entry makes cars easy to steal and asks for theft protection (November 12, 2026).
Other 2010 Honda Civic problems
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