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Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)Part report

2012 Honda Accord Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

Complaints
15about this part
Share
4%of 373 total for the year
Median mileage
17,665miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 15 complaints about the visibility of the 2012 Honda Accord, 4% of the 373 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 17,665 miles.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“My windshield is full of specks, which is causing problems with driving, if the sun hits the front window its almost impossible to see out the window. This is my 3rd Honda and I never had this problem before , one car I had for 15 years no windshield problem with it . It happens when the sun hits the window, but also on a cloudy day. Its very visible and difficult to see clearly driving or just sitting looking out the window.”

NHTSA complaint #11257973, filed 2019-09, 78,000 miles

“As I was driving down the highway at approximately 70mph, the glass in my sunroof burst. There was a loud pop, and then I could hear highway noise. There were absolutely no cars around me and nothing above me, and I had not gone under an overpass. Most of the sunroof glass was gone, and the remaining glass and seal had sunken down into the car and was in a concave shape like it had burst from the inside out.”

NHTSA complaint #10534956, filed 2013-08, 17,665 miles

“In 2016 when I first purchased my 2012 Honda Accord, I noticed that the rear window visibility was (slightly) distorted around the defroster lines. At that time I was downsizing from a Honda odyssey, so I thought maybe it was just my eyes playing tricks with me because I was used to a larger rear window where the defroster lines were not so close together. This distortion gradually got worse, and as of july 2018, the distortion has covered the entire window. It looks like there is something within the glass itself separating and causing ripples. …”

NHTSA complaint #11132236, filed 2018-09, 75,697 miles

“My sunroof exploded while on the ramp to enter the highway. There were no cars around, no overpasses when I heard a loud explosion sound and then wind noise. Not knowing what happened I pulled over, looked around the car and went back inside and started driving but the wind noise got louder and when I opened the slider a little, I saw that the sunroof had shattered. I pulled over again and called my dealership and without even looking at the car the service person told me that a rock must of hit it. …”

NHTSA complaint #10535731, filed 2013-08, 21,000 miles

“My car was parked in orange coast college- costa mesa- ca parking lot about 5pm- 9pm. I got out about 9pm at night that was summer time but it was unusually very froggy night. My exterior windows car were fully covered with frog and water that warmed up my car for 3 minutes and pushed defrost button that turned yellow but I waited for 20 minutes for rear window defrost frog but there was nothing happened. I could not back up because there were so many car rows behind me. I had to open all four window car and asked male student helped me to back up. …”

NHTSA complaint #10483654, filed 2012-11, 1,300 miles

Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202617%
202511%
202421%
202311%
202252%
202152%
202051%
2019122%
2018342%
2017143%
2016315%
2015122%
2014232%
2013373%
2012154%
201183%
2010163%
2009162%
2008262%
2007153%
2006205%
2005223%
2004475%
2003754%
200271%
2001142%
2000171%
1999172%
1998272%
1997133%
1996225%
1995204%
1994195%
199353%
199294%
199152%
199095%
198956%
198811%
198722%
1985215%

Other parts of the 2012 Honda Accord

Seats
64 complaints
Air bags
56 complaints
Steering
51 complaints
Engine
43 complaints
Brakes
39 complaints
Electrical system
32 complaints
Other or unknown
27 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
27 complaints
Vehicle speed control
26 complaints
Suspension
23 complaints
Body and structure
22 complaints
Wheels
17 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2012 Honda Accord

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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