Every recall campaign and owner complaint the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration holds for the 2013 Honda Civic. Nothing on this page is written from memory — it is all imported from NHTSA's public database.
NHTSA's recall database returned no campaign filed by Honda itself for the 2013 Civic. Aftermarket-equipment campaigns that merely list this vehicle as compatible are excluded from this count.
319 owner complaints on file with NHTSA for the 2013 Civic, grouped by the component owners reported. Counts reflect how many owners complained, not how often the fault actually occurs.
| Reported component | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags 16 crash, 1 fire, 15 injured |
94 | |
| Electrical System | 15 | |
| Structure 1 crash |
15 | |
| Seats 3 injured |
15 | |
| Engine | 12 | |
| Service Brakes | 11 | |
| Unknown Or Other | 11 | |
| Steering 1 crash |
10 | |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 9 | |
| Power Train | 8 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control 1 crash, 2 injured |
7 | |
| Tires | 7 |
A complaint is an unverified owner report. It is a signal about where to look, not proof of a defect.
Verbatim excerpts from NHTSA complaint filings on this model year. These are the owners' own words, not our diagnosis, and each one is a single unverified report.
The contact owns a 2013 Honda Civic. The contact stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was 192,600.
filed 08/24/2026 · ODI 11759099
Receiving an error message to check my air bag system. Did show - which shows two error codes B0001-13 and B0002-13. Both of which are related to the driver’s side air bag. Spoke to the local Honda dealership which advised me the this issue isn’t covered under a recall or extended warranty - BUT the same issue is covered for passenger side air bags. This MAKES no sense when it is a KNOWN issue - for Honda to not fix both sides of the air bags. My Honda Civic has around 36,000 miles on it.
filed 08/10/2026 · ODI 11756064
Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2013 Honda Civic. The contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was a dealer sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 113,000. The contact paid for the vehicle in full, and when the Title arrived, it was later discovered that the mileage on the Title was 224,000. The contact reached out to the dealer. However, the dealer had not responded.
filed 12/19/2025 · ODI 11706099
All lights are on the 2013 Honda Civic LX. I took it to the dealer and turns out to be a faulty VSA Modulator... they quoted me $2000 for labor and parts. After extensive research, noticed many other Hondas in the same generation have the same issue. Should be a recall!
filed 07/03/2023 · ODI 11530242
The assembly of the 2013 Honda civic ex was missing the rear bumper impact absorber. The component was not noticed until a collision removed the rear bumper from the car, exposing the interior of the assembly. The omission of the impact absorber in the bumper assembly from the manufacturer directly puts my safety at risk because this part is designed to absorb energy in a collision, and without the part I am more likely to be in a more serious accident. This problem was first noticed by the service shop who had confirmed that the part was missing from the assembly, and that it was a safety f Crash reported
filed 11/27/2023 · ODI 11557130
Paint pealing/chipping near edges of both driver and passenger side window.
filed 06/13/2022 · ODI 11468932
THE LEATHER IN THE MIDDLE CONSOLE AND THE LEFT ARM REST ARE PULLED BACK FOR JUST RESTING THE ARM THERE.
filed 03/09/2019 · ODI 11185547
THE HONDA HEAD RESTRAIN IS UNCOMFORTABLE AND CAUSING A DISC BULGE IN MY NECK AT C-5/C-6. BASICALLY, THE HEAD RESTRAINT IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT THE HEAD FROM INJURY IN A READ-END COLLISION, HOWEVER I HAVE BEEN INJURED JUST BY SITTING IN THE SEAT. HONDA DOES NOT PROVIDE REPLACEMENT HEAD RESTRAIN OR ADJUSTABLE HEAD RESTRAINT, WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE DRIVER THE OPTION TO HAVE A VERTICAL INSTEAD OF FORWARD TILTED HEAD RESTRAINT/HEAD REST.
filed 08/12/2018 · ODI 11119504
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NHTSA's recall database returned no campaign filed by Honda for the 2013 Civic. That is an absence of records, not a guarantee — always confirm against your own VIN.
The most-reported component is Air Bags with 94 of the 319 owner complaints on file, including 16 reports involving a crash. Complaint counts show where owners report trouble; they are not proof of a defect.
319 complaints with NHTSA for the 2013 Civic, spread across 78 reported component groups.
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