There are 11 stored owner reports matching the lighting leading-label group for the 1996 Honda Civic in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 11 of 11 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER WINDOWS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. ALSO, THE HAZARD LIGHT WAS INOPERABLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
CLEAR PLASTIC OVER HEADLIGHT CLOUDING UP REDUCING LIGHT AVAILABLE. *TR
THE DEALER REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL UNIT AT 30,000 MILES. 79,000 LATER THE UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. *NM THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WOULD NOT RESET AFTER THE TURN WAS MADE. *NM
BOTH HEADLIGHT GOT WATER IN THEM WHEN CAR WASHED-REPLACED SEALS AND LENSES-WARRANTY, WINDSHIELD MADE HOWLING NOISE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS-RESEALED TWICE-WARRANTY, LEFT FRONT SEAT WOULD NOT MOVE BACK AND FORTH-REPLACED TRACK-WARRANTY, DEAD BATTERY-REPLACED-WARRANTY, RT FRONT SEATBELT WOULD NOT RETRACT-INSTALLED NEW SEATBELT-WARRANTY. *AK
BOTH HEADLIGHTS HAVE LEAKS THAT ALLOW WATER TO ENTER AND ACCUMULATE INSIDE. THE LENSES FOG UP ANS SOONER OR LATER THIS MAY LEAD TO A SHORT CIRCUIT AND A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL FIRE.
LEFT FRONT HEAD LIGHT FAILED.
HEAD LIGHT FAILURE.
HEADLIGHTS FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
HEADLIGHTS FAILED.
HEADLIGHT FAILED.
HEAD LIGHT FAILED DUE TO BROKEN SEALS.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: May 4, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.