Paint problems of the 2006 Honda Civic

19 problems related to paint have been reported for the 2006 Honda Civic. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Honda Civic based on all problems reported for the 2006 Civic.

1 Paint problem

Failure Date: 09/09/2017

Paint peeling all over roof, hood, fenders, and trunk leaving a white frost. Looks horrible. Started about 3 years ago on the hood and has slowly spread across the car with no signs of stopping.

2 Paint problem

Failure Date: 07/12/2016

The paint on the roof is peeling after less than 10 years.

3 Paint problem

Failure Date: 04/21/2016

Paint and clear coat peeling.

4 Paint problem

Failure Date: 04/01/2016

The paint began to peel away from the car about 1. 5 years ago. The dealer said it was due to normal wear and tear. Refused to fix the problem. Car looks horrible.

5 Paint problem

Failure Date: 02/04/2016

A few months ago I noticed discoloration of paint on my roof. It could have been there for quite some time and I just never noticed it. Today while getting an oil change, the tech advised me that Honda had had a recall on Honda Civics and other models to cover the repainting of fading and/or peeling paint, clear coat, etc. , on the affected year models. I had never been advised of the recall or I would have brought it in sooner.

6 Paint problem

Failure Date: 07/16/2015

Due to Honda's admitted poor paint job, paint began coming off (on roof first). Honda said they extended warranty, without notifying owners. Also say it is not safety risk. If the roof rusts, the sun roof will certainly dismount causing safety issue; if side panels rust, exhaust enters passenger compartment causing safety issue. Furthermore, headlights cloud tremendously regardless of preventative attempts. If driver can't see properly or another car cannot see the Honda, it is a safety risk. Honda America is simply a lame, perhaps once good company now trying to ride on reputation to sell poorly constructed vehicles and deny all liability for faulty work by claiming it is not a safety issue. So far, nothing has happened, and I'd like to keep it that way. However, if Honda America does not own their mistakes and faulty work, correct the problems it is a matter of time before a safety breech occurs.

7 Paint problem

Failure Date: 04/01/2015

The paint is wearing off the roof and the trunk. This should not happen and is a well known problem with Honda's. They only offered to pay 15% of a bill of at least $1350.

8 Paint problem

Failure Date: 01/01/2015

The paint on the car is fading and developing large white spots on the hood, roof and trunk. It is getting worse and spreading.

9 Paint problem

Failure Date: 01/10/2014

Paint peeling badly. Dealer unwilling to correct dr side visor faulty beaks away from mount. Dangerous when sun is high front bumper of poor design.

10 Paint problem

Failure Date: 07/01/2013

We purchased this Honda used nearly 2yr ago. We noticed that the paint started to peel, flake etc. On the roof right above front windshield and back window, and also on top of door panels near roof. We have had a few areas painted by a body shop. But it seems never ending, more areas have started to have issues such as top side panels near hood, and we can not keep going through the expense to have it painted. It is a manufacture issue most definitely! we have taken notice of others Honda Civics with the same issue. There are online forums discussing this paint issue, but Honda is doing nothing to help their customers out with this problem. Please can you look into this and get some help for the Honda customers.

11 Paint problem

Failure Date: 01/01/2013

My Honda Civic paint is peeling. I took it to the car dealer and they told me to keep the car out of the sun.

12 Paint problem

Failure Date: 07/01/2012

The clear coat is almost all peeled off my entire car in a matter of months. Now the paint underneath is fading in color too. I don't even have my car half way paid off. This is Honda's fault. They need to take responsibility and recall the paint. I know people with Honda Civic's that have this problem with their paint too. It looks bad for Honda. Do they really want potential customers seeing their vehicles driving around looking like crap? I would not have gotten this car, if I knew it was going to look this bad. It looks awful! I wanted a good car that would last a long time. I loved the car but now the paint looks disgusting. Many really old cars look better thank this. Seriously Honda? you save a little money doing a crappy paint job. . But that's losing you many customers. I will not buy another Honda unless you fix this. And I will not recommend a Honda to anybody. Recall the clear coat peeling!.

13 Paint problem

Failure Date: 05/15/2012

I just recently had my car front fenders and hood painted at 87,000 miles because of the malfunction Honda had, but at 60,000 miles I was hand washing the car like I always do and when I sprayed it with water some of the right side quarter panel paint just flaked off. . I feel like this is the same problem Honda has with the clear coat.

14 Paint problem

Failure Date: 05/12/2012

Clear coat/paint started peeling on roof and now covers more than 50% of the roof and the trunk. The care was stationary when this happened.

15 Paint problem

Failure Date: 07/16/2011

My wife has a 2006 Honda Civic that has an issue with the paint. It seems like the hood, roof, and trunk are beginning to oxidize. We have taken the vehicle in to our local dealership and they have paid about 60% of the cost with our out of pocket cost at about $300. No it looks like the other parts of the car that did not get painted are beginning to oxidize again. The doors, front fenders and rear fenders are beginning to oxidize again. The local dealer is going to paint them but our out of pocket cost is around $320 again. This looks like it is happening with many 2006 Honda Civics and I hope a lawsuit or recall is started so I can get re-imbursed for the costs of having to paint after only 5 years of ownership on a brand new Civic.

16 Paint problem

Failure Date: 01/20/2011

Paint on the roof of the car is peeling off on both driver and passenger side.

17 Paint problem

Failure Date: 02/24/2010

The paint is severely coming off and has been for years. And I have called Honda several times and they refuse to help.

18 Paint problem

Failure Date: 01/01/2010

My paint on my car was coming off. Honda was supposed to repaint it. They had used some new environmentally friendly paint on their cars and many cars were having problems with it. Honda, costa mesa took photos of my car and supposedly booked me down for a date to bring my car for a few months later before I was supposed to get married. That was done because I needed my car for transportation at that time and if they repainted it, they would have to keep my car for a few days to weeks so they "scheduled" it for a time I wouldn't need my car. I bring my car in before my wedding and Honda said they no longer repaint the cars. I have the info of the person who had taken the photos but he was no longer working. I called them to make sure I was still "scheduled" and I even spoke to the new person who was transitioning into the position while the current person was still there and they both assured me that I was still scheduled for my repaint. I can't believe such a large company acts like this. They did not produce quality and don't fix their mistakes. This shows them to be so dishonest and dishonorable. I used to be loyal to Honda and I'm so disgusted by them now. I definitely do not recommend a Honda to anyone anymore and steer people away from such a horrible company.

19 Paint problem

Failure Date: 03/01/2009

The paint is peeling off really bad & making big white spots all over entire car & it's a blue car. Also the drivers side visor came completely off!.


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