Bought civic 1.5 tcp last november. Was totally surprised with the poor quality of modern honda car.

1) peeling clearcoat @ roof panel - fixed by SC with some questionable repaint quality (overspray & dripping)

2) uneven door paint rear RHS - fixed by SC. Acceptable quality

3) vsa clicking noise - not yet fixed

4) windshield rubber frame crack & torn causing wind crackling sound & possibly water leakage - this one really takes the cake. 4 months car, 7000km, 90% covered car park suffer from this issue. SC told rubber degraded. Warranty claim is quite hassle with long waiting period for replacement.

5) misaligned door - SC tried to fix by adjusting the rubber seal. But does not solve the problem at all. Still misaligned as if the car had an accident & had a bad repair job.

6) various rattle, creaks & odd noise in the car - can somehow live with it but.. Come on..

7) lots of dust trapped in the meter cluster - same above

8) twisted & inconsistent rubber seals around doors & trunk space - same above

disappointed & regret with the purchase. Never had this much problem on a brand new car before, not even a proton or perodua. Wondering if im expecting too much for a 130k car..

I consider myself unlucky & landed on a lemon car. no complaint with overall performance.

About the rubber seals, they are supposed to be long-lasting and able to withstand reasonable pressure. If a cat can damage it.. well, the quality is really questionable right? My previous honda cars, kept more than 10 years without any issue of peeling/cracking rubber seals.

yes.. problem is, the queue is too long and most of the time SC simply give 'standard answer' or simply drag the matter. Yeah VSA clickling some people fix and accepted without any question asked.

Its the intermittent click you hear at the driver area. In my case, its clicking on unenven surface, potholes and sudden braking.

during first inspection, i only notice paintwork inconsistencies & door misalignment. For paintwork I was told & I thought the blotchy brighter/darker areas could be caused by dirt & should go off with proper detailing. For door I went to fix few days after delivery - but until now they only adjust the rubber seals. Next visit im gonna insist they adjust the hinge/whatever mechanism that cause it to be misaligned - problem is, need to set another appointment with body centre.. lots of time wasted.

For other creaks, rattles, weird sounds & noises appear only after few weeks..

I suggest you straight away apply borang permohonan khas something.. to see JPJ officer straight in his/her office and buy your desired number. cheaper and does not involve 3rd party. prepare your list of desired numbers. usually availble XXYY, XYXY, XYYX, XYX

I think since honda brand is very very popular nowadays, they start to skip several process/do it hastily to catch up more sales. These days, honda cars are like 6 out 10 in the traffic light queue.. Compromise on quality is just unacceptable. I thought this civic is an answer to my problematic passat.. turns out to be the same. lucikly no issue on transmission & engine yet.

never before I bought a new car & thinking to sell it off just after 4 months

list around 10-20 numbers of your choice. prepare your list according to most wanted to least wanted. Alphabet only limited to that particular locality. example, if i go to wangsa maju jpj, only available W, padang jawa, only available B.

what they gonna do is, they will search using your desired number. alphabet is random. you may get current alphabet or older alphabet. you can also prepare your desired alphabet in case they have it available.

price is according to standard rate by jpj. usually lesser than 600. around 300-500 maybe.. not as high as reseller.

you can buy the number first and keep for i think few months.. I bought my number 2 weeks in advance cuz i want a specific alphabet. tell the JPJ counter you want to buy number straight from pegawai JPJ. personal experience? works all the time. as long as not focused on alphabet.

This post has been edited by ssyy: Mar 20 2017, 12:54 PM