Home / Car Problems Checker / 2013 Honda Civic

Owner-Reported Problems · NHTSA

2013 Honda Civic — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 319 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

319

Complaints

filed with NHTSA

Involved a Crash

owner-reported

Involved Fire

owner-reported

Injuries

across all reports

Years to Avoid

Honda Civic — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

2010 Honda Civic

397 complaints

2011 Honda Civic

169 complaints

2012 Honda Civic

455 complaints

2013 Honda Civic

319 complaints

2014 Honda Civic

292 complaints

2015 Honda Civic

380 complaints

2016 Honda Civic AVOID

1,081 complaints

2017 Honda Civic

599 complaints

2018 Honda Civic

596 complaints

2019 Honda Civic

346 complaints

2020 Honda Civic

226 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Air Bags 114 reports

Service Brakes 39 reports

Electrical System 39 reports

Steering 38 reports

Unknown Or Other 29 reports

Structure 23 reports

Power Train 22 reports

Engine 22 reports

In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Structure ODI 11292349 12/31/2019

THE CAR BODY EXTERIOR IS SHOWING SIGNIFICANT PAINT PROBLEMS ON THE ROOF AND THE BACK TRUNK DOOR. THE PAINT IS CHALKING AND PAINT ON THE FRONT IS CRACKED.

Steering ODI 11632953 12/29/2024

Wheel bearing

Air Bags ODI 11445520 12/29/2021

A side impact collision that resulted in the tire snapping off the frame and the airbags did not deploy. Astonished by the craftsmanship of the wheel assembly because of how easily the tire can snap off. The other driver speed at impact was approximately 30+mph. This is not a safe vehicle to be involved in a collision.

Air Bags ODI 11057408 12/29/2017

"TAKATA RECALL" I RECEIVED A CARD IN MAIL SAYINGTHAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT ON THE TAKATA AIRBAGS. THIS CARD ADVISED ME TO GO TO THE WEBSITE TO FIND OUT IF MY HONDA CIVIC WAS PART OF THIS SETTLEMENT. AND WHETHER I SHOULD GO TO THE HONDA DEALER TO CHECK IF I NEEDED MY AIRBAGS REPAIRED. WHEN I WENT TO THIS WEBSITE IT DIDN'T TELL ME ANYTHING. IT DIDN'T TELL ME IF MY…

Air Bags ODI 11056542 12/26/2017

TAKATA RECALL UNKNOWN

Same Vehicle

Recalls & Crash Tests

Complaints are one half of the picture — see the official recalls and NHTSA crash-test stars for the 2013 Honda Civic, or check your exact car by VIN with the free VIN lookup.

Check Another Car

Problems Checker

Any year, make and model: open the Car Problems Checker. Data: NHTSA (US DOT, public domain), cached up to 7 days.

Questions

FAQ

Is the 2013 Honda Civic reliable?

Owners have filed 319 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2013 Honda Civic, most often about air bags. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.

Which Honda Civic years should I avoid?

The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.

Where do these complaints come from?

Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.

Do complaints mean a recall is coming?

Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.