Honda Civic / 2013
2013 Honda Civic problems
Owners have filed 438 complaints about the 2013 Honda Civic with NHTSA. Air bags account for 25.8% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of electrical system at 8.9%.
Complaints438
Crashes41
Fires1
Injuries52
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 25.8% · 113
Electrical system 8.9% · 39
Steering 8.4% · 37
Service brakes 8.2% · 36
Unknown or other 6.4% · 28
Structure 5.3% · 23
Engine 5.0% · 22
Power train 5.0% · 22
Severity
Of those complaints, 41 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire and 52 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 36 model years of the Honda Civic in this data, 2013 sits 18th by complaint volume. 2006 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 52 in the last three years against 76 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 22,500 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2013 Honda Civic. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle hydroplaned and crashed head on into another vehicle. The air bags partially deployed. The contact sustained an unknown injury that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot by an independent towing company. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000. Air bags · reported at 60,000 miles
This is the second time I report this problem with the airbags. The check airbag light keep coming on and off, sometimes couple of time a day, specially in hot days. All this started about 2 years ago, and reported here and contact the dealer which they want to charged me for a diagnostic. I seen many people also reporting the same issue here, I hope this can address as soon as possible because is a safety hazard. Air bags
The airbag check airbag system warning comes on periodically I had it repaired at a Honda dealer and three weeks later it came back on but went away. I am concerned because it cost me a lot of money to repair this the Honda dealer said it had nothing to do with airbags or recalls. But honestly this has everything in the world to do with the srs system and should be something covered by the manufacturer. Air bags · reported at 108,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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