2008 Honda Civic visibility/wiper problems
21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the visibility/wiper on the 2008 Honda Civic — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Driver's side sun visor defective. Visor started splitting, leading to inoperative, and finally fell off. Replaced by manufacturer a number of years ago, but design flaw not addressed causing persistent issue recurrence. Multiple complaints have been filed related to this issue. Following are some…”
filed Aug 20, 2025
“Driver side sun visor / vanity mirror-----separation broken came apart failure. While moving it to position to block sun westerly direction afternoon!”
filed Jul 12, 2017
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Visibility/wiper problems in other Civic years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Civic | 2 | 9% |
| 2025 Civic | 4 | 6% |
| 2024 Civic | 3 | 3% |
| 2022 Civic | 11 | 1% |
| 2021 Civic | 2 | 1% |
| 2020 Civic | 6 | 3% |
| 2019 Civic | 8 | 2% |
| 2018 Civic | 9 | 1% |
| 2017 Civic | 18 | 3% |
| 2016 Civic | 47 | 4% |
| 2015 Civic | 5 | 1% |
| 2014 Civic | 3 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2008 Honda Civic
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.