2013 Honda Civic Recalls and Problems

NHTSA lists 0 safety recalls and 329 owner complaints for the 2013 Honda Civic (including the hybrid). It has 1 open investigation that names this model year.

Most-described problem: the airbag warning light or an airbag fault (51 complaints, 16%). Most-reported area: air bags (116 complaints, 35%; median mileage when it happened: 60,000).

Data: NHTSA recall, complaint and investigation filesUpdated Oct 2, 2026

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Includes the Civic Hybrid and the Civic Si. EPA's ratings for the natural gas Civic are left out; NHTSA files its recalls and complaints with the other Civics, so they appear here. Excludes the Civic Type R.

0 safety recalls for the 2013 Honda Civic

NHTSA lists no safety recalls for the 2013 Honda Civic in its recall file dated Oct 2, 2026. Recalls can still be issued later, so check your VIN from time to time.

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA has opened 2 investigations that name the 2013 Honda Civic; 1 is still open. An investigation means NHTSA is reviewing reports of a problem. It is not a finding that the vehicle has a defect.

An engineering analysis is a deeper review, usually opened after a preliminary evaluation. NHTSA lists investigations by make, model and model year only, so one can apply to only some versions of a model, such as one engine; its summary says which.

What owners report

Owners have filed 329 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Civic. Below, they are sorted by the problems owners describe and by the areas NHTSA files them under. NHTSA does not verify complaints.

Problems owners describe

• Airbag warning light or airbag fault51 · 16%
  Median 68,000 miles at failure, from 27 reports with mileage
• Power steering problems or locked steering21 · 6%
  Median 24,000 miles at failure, from 18 reports with mileage
• Stalling or shutting off12 · 4%
• Airbags did not deploy in a crash12 · 4%
• Shaking, shuddering or vibration11 · 3%
• Hesitation or slow acceleration8 · 2%
• Loss of power or limp mode7 · 2%
• Won't start6 · 2%

Counted from the complaint text: a complaint counts once for each problem it describes (how we match them). Some complaints describe none of these. Compare other models in the problem owners report most for every model year.

Areas named in complaints

• Air bags116 · 35%
  Median 60,000 miles at failure, from 52 reports with mileage
• Electrical system41 · 12%
  Median 34,000 miles at failure, from 25 reports with mileage
• Brakes39 · 12%
  Median 16,500 miles at failure, from 22 reports with mileage
• Steering39 · 12%
  Median 34,000 miles at failure, from 22 reports with mileage
• Engine24 · 7%
  Median 11,300 miles at failure, from 17 reports with mileage
• Body structure23 · 7%
  Most named: body (23)
• Powertrain23 · 7%
  Median 8,600 miles at failure, from 16 reports with mileage
• Unknown or other30 · 9%
  Median 31,000 miles at failure, from 16 reports with mileage

A complaint can name more than one area, so shares add up to more than 100%. Mileage is shown where at least 15 owners reported it.

Honda Civic recalls and complaints by model year

The highlighted bars are the 2013 model year. Newer model years have had less time on the road, so their counts are lower. Counting complaints filed in each model year's first three years, the 2022 Civic drew the most (874) and the 2013 drew 104.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA's 5-Star Safety Ratings for each version it tested. Rollover risk is NHTSA's estimate of the chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

2013 Civic MPG

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