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2013 Honda Civic

2013 Honda Civic
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Complaints
314
Per 100k sold
93
≈336k sold (est.)
Recall campaigns
0
Crash / fire reports
29 / 1

Complaints by component

A complaint can name multiple components.

air bags
110 (35%)
electrical system
39 (12%)
service brakes
38 (12%)
steering
37 (12%)
unknown or other
28 (9%)
structure
23 (7%)
power train
22 (7%)
engine
22 (7%)
vehicle speed control
20 (6%)
seats
16 (5%)
fuel/propulsion system
15 (5%)
tires
11 (4%)

Complaints by vehicle age

Years between the model year and the reported incident.

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Complaints by odometer reading

Mileage at failure, where the complainant reported it. When this curve rises early, problems show up while the vehicle is still young.

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Recalls (0)

No recall campaigns on record for this model year.

Crash-test ratings (NHTSA NCAP)

2013 Honda Civic 2 DR FWD
Overall★★★★4/5
Frontal crash★★★★4/5
Side crash★★★★★5/5
Rollover★★★★4/5
NCAP frontal crash test, 2013 Honda Civic 2 DR FWD
NCAP frontal test (NHTSA)
NCAP side crash test, 2013 Honda Civic 2 DR FWD
NCAP side test (NHTSA)
2013 Honda Civic 4 DR FWD
Overall★★★★★5/5
Frontal crash★★★★4/5
Side crash★★★★★5/5
Rollover★★★★4/5

Recent complaints

2026-06-23 · service brakes, electrical system · ODI 11745914

The ABS misfired and locked my brakes without warning during normal driving. This was without pumping the brakes or any engagement of the brake system.

2026-06-22 · air bags · ODI 11745722

The contact owns a 2013 Honda Civic. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the driver’s side air bag warning light remained illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed, and it was determined that the air bag inflater needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 92,000.

2026-04-22 · electrical system, engine, power train · ODI 11732997

car inverter failure, 2013 civic hybrid inverter recall for said year but refuse to include in recall lemon

2026-03-19 · air bags · ODI 11725498

I bought a 2013 Honda Civic used off the first and only owner, got it at about 98,000 miles. A month later the check airbag system light came on. Brought it to the mechanic down the road from me and it threw a B0001-13 code - driver side airbags faulty. I ran my VIN and it looks like there are no recalls, although there is an investigation into airbag deflators for cars from this year. Really frustrated as I paid a lot of money of this car and was hoping to move to Arizona with it. Now I'm scared to take it down the block.

2026-02-16 · air bags, suspension, exterior lighting · ODI 11718337

A drunk driver hit my car along with six others, and my car spun into the highway wall and totaled the car with an impact probably 40 or 50 mph and airbags did not go off