2013 Honda Civic Body & structure Problems

I stepped on brakes and airbags opened up on my steering wheels made me hit

NHTSA ID

11658235

Incident

Apr 1, 2025

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 feature of the vehicle. The component had only been inspected by the independent service shop. There was no indication of the missing component before the accident

NHTSA ID

11557130

Incident

Jul 24, 2023

I have sever paint issues and the blades wipers thet go bad faster

NHTSA ID

11544850

Incident

Sep 15, 2020

Paint pealing/chipping near edges of both driver and passenger side window.

NHTSA ID

11468932

Incident

Jun 13, 2022

The paint on my civic began to peel after a few years. Honda did repaint some of the panels for free but others were not fixed. It has continued to peel on many other panels. I went to get an estimate on selling my car from a dealer yesterday and was told that the peeling paint was causing over a $1000 in lost resale value.

NHTSA ID

11430212

Incident

Aug 22, 2021

CLOUDINESS IN PAINT OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. TODAY, A HUGE PIECE OF PAINT TORE OFF MY TRUNK LID AT THE CAR WASH.

NHTSA ID

11407151

Incident

Apr 8, 2021

Mileage

110,000 mi

MY 2013 HONDA CIVIC SEDAN WITH LESS THAN 54,000 MILES ON IT, HAS THE PAINT PEELING PROBLEM AS OUTLINED IN HONDA'S TSB #14-034 WHEREAS THIS MODEL YEAR IS GRANTED A 7 YEAR EXTENSION ON ITS PAINT. HOWEVER, HONDA HAS PUT IN SOME ESCAPE WINDOWS TO GET OUT OF THIS, THE MAIN ONE BEING WHEN YOU ACTUALLY ROLLED THE CAR OFF OF THE DEALERSHIP'S LOT. AFTER TAKING MY CIVIC IN TO HAVE THE PAINT REPAIRED, THEIR DPSM (A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE), WOULD NOT ALLOW IT TO BE FIXED AT THEIR COST. I AM ALMOST 60 YEARS OLD NOW, AND FOR OVER 20 YEARS, I WAS A PROFESSIONAL AND CERTIFIED MECHANIC, AND SERVICE MANAGER AS WELL. I HAD ALSO WORKED ALMOST 6 YEARS IN THE ONLY MERCEDES-BENZ FACTORY LOCATED IN THE U.S. BETWEEN 1980-1990 WHEN IT CLOSED HERE IN OUR AREA OF VIRGINIA. WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE, AND THIS OBVIOUS FACTORY PAINT DEFECT, ONE WOULD THINK THAT A COMPANY SUCH AS HONDA, WOULD HONOR THE QUALITY STANDARD OF THEIR PRODUCTS. NOT THE CASE AT ALL HERE. AFTER GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THEIR FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE AT AMERICAN HONDA ON THE TELEPHONE JUST NOW, THEY ARE ONLY WILLING TO COVER ABOUT $850 OF A $3100.00 PAINT JOB. BEING A FORMER MECHANIC AND SERVICE MANAGER WHO HAS WORKED FOR YEARS WITH TSB'S AND SAFETY RECALLS, THIS TRULY ASTOUNDS ME HERE. SWITCHING OVER TO TOYOTAS NOW AFTER 43 YEARS OF BEING A FAITHFUL HONDA CUSTOMER. AS A PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC, I WOULD STAY CLEAR OF THESE HONDA VEHICLES DUE TO THIS ISSUE, AND IT GOES ACROSS THEIR MANY PRODUCT LINES OVER MANY YEARS TOO. MECHANICALLY FOR THE MOST PART, HONDAS ARE GREAT VEHICLES. BUT IT IS SHAMEFUL TO SEE THEM RUNNING AROUND HERE ONLY A FEW YEARS PAST NEW, WITH THEIR PAINT JOBS PEELING OFF. THEY NEED TO HONOR THESE REPAIRS. THERE IS ONLY RIGHT AND WRONG IN LIFE, NEVER AN IN-BETWEEN. STAY AWAY FROM HONDAS.

NHTSA ID

11366474

Incident

Oct 16, 2020

PEELING PAINT ON MY 2013 HONDA CIVIC LX. AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO COVER COST OF PAINTING EXCEPT FOR $1,500 OF THE DEALERSHIP'S $6,000 ESTIMATE. THE PEELING STARTED ON THE ROOF AND IS SPREADING ALL OVER MY CAR.

NHTSA ID

11350860

Incident

Sep 7, 2019

Mileage

14,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11292349

Incident

Dec 31, 2019

Mileage

125,000 mi

THE PROBLEM BEGAN IN 2016 AS A FEW PATCHES OF SLIGHT DISCOLORATION, WHERE THE PAINT APPEARED LIGHTER OR DULLER THAN THE SURROUNDING AREA. EVENTUALLY THE CLEAR COAT STARTED TO PULL BACK FROM THE CAR AND CHIP THE PAINT. THIS CONTINUED TO GROW INTO A FULL-FLEDGED PEEL-A-THON. THE AFFECTED AREAS ARE THE HOOD, FENDERS, AROUND THE GAS TANK, THE TRUNK AND THE ROOF. THE PEELING IS NOTICEABLE, GROWING, AND NOT A FUNCTION OF NEGLECT OR ABUSE. IT'S LIKE THE PAINT WAS NOT PROPERLY APPLIED OR THERE IS SOME MANUFACTURER ERROR THAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11281578

Incident

Jun 6, 2016

Mileage

90,000 mi

CHIPPED AND PEALING PAINT ON HOOD AND BY DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT WINDOW

NHTSA ID

11181210

Incident

Feb 19, 2019

HONDA CIVIC 2013 WAS IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHERE THE CAR WAS TOTALED. AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. ACCIDENT WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IN MOTION. DRIVER OR PASSENGER AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. MILEAGE IS ESTIMATED.

NHTSA ID

11128250

Incident

Sep 4, 2018

Mileage

68,000 mi

THE 'CHECK AIRBAG' LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME WHEN I SEAT OR WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE PAINT WAS BUBBLY AND HAD RUST SPOTS.

NHTSA ID

11111331

Incident

Aug 25, 2016

THE OVERHEAD MATERIAL ON THE CEILING IS COMING DOWN AFTER ONLY 4.5 YEARS, AT THE BACK WINDOW AREA,

NHTSA ID

11076201

Incident

Sep 1, 2017

Mileage

46,000 mi

THE PAINT ON THE HOOD STARTING PEELING OFF DRASTICALLY. HONDA HAS RECALLED THIS MAKE AND MODEL FOR SOME COLORS BUT ORR HONDA TEXARKANA REFUSED TO LISTEN TO MY COMPLAINT.

NHTSA ID

11061488

Incident

Dec 30, 2017

ON 7/18/17, AT AROUND 8PM ON HIGHWAY 280 SB BY LAWRENCE EXPWY IN SANTA CLARA, CA, I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN I HEARD A HUGE BANG. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO REALIZE MY SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO ROCK OR ANY OTHER PIECE OF MATERIAL IN SIGHT. I BELIEVE THAT THE GLASS EXPLODED BECAUSE OF THE HEAT SINCE IT HAS BEEN HOT AND I RARELY OPEN MY MOONROOF. HAD MY MOONROOF BEEN OPENED, I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY GLASS AND INJURED, POSSIBLY CRASHED. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE HOLE IS QUITE BIG, ABOUT 10 INCHES IN DIAMETER, AND THE WHOLE SECTION SEEMS TO BE INCLINED UPWARDS, MAKING ME BELIEVE THAT IT EXPLODED ON IT'S OWN FROM HEAT PRESSURE.

NHTSA ID

11006395

Incident

Jul 18, 2017

Mileage

57,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA CIVIC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED AN OIL CHANGE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS INCORRECTLY REPLACED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR ANOTHER CHECK UP. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE WHETHER THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED SOME RUSTING ON THE SUN ROOF, BUT DID NOT NOTIFY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10871053

Incident

Feb 5, 2016

THIS LETTER IS TO INFORM YOU ABOUT A SEVERE MALFUNCTION THAT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TRAUMATIZED BY A SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITH MY 2013 HONDA CIVIC. LUCKILY NO ONE GOT HURT IN THIS EVENT, BUT I?M HOPING THAT THIS FACT WILL NOT REDUCE THE ATTENTION FROM THIS SEVERE MALFUNCTION. FOLLOWING IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE EVENT THAT HAPPENED ON MAY 10, 2014 AT 6:30PM: I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY, UNDER 5 MILES PER HOUR, APPROACHING A PARKING NEAR THE SIDEWAYS. THERE WAS ONE CAR ALREADY PARKED, AND I WAS GOING TO PARK BEHIND IT. I WAS ABOUT TO COMPLETE MY PARKING, AND MY LEG WAS GENTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES (I WAS ALMOST AT A COMPLETE HALT). SUDDENLY, THE CAR MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE AS IF SOMEONE PRESSED ON THE GAS ALL THE WAY (IT WAS AN AWFUL NOISE), AND THEN IT SHOT ITSELF FORWARD AT A CRAZY SPEED. AS THE CAR DROVE ITSELF INTO THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT, I PULLED THE HANDBRAKE AND PRESSED HARDER ON THE BREAKS IN THE SPLIT SECOND THAT I HAD TO REALIZE SOMETHING IS WRONG. SINCE I WAS AT A VERY LOW SPEED, THE IMPACT DIDN'T DEPLOY THE AIRBAGS. THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED THE CAR FROM GOING FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. AT THIS POINT THE CARS ENGINE DECREASED THE RPM BACK TO NORMAL, AND THE CAR STOPPED PUSHING ITSELF FORWARD, THOUGH AT THAT POINT I ALREADY DEPLOYED THE HAND BRAKE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10587718

Incident

May 10, 2014

Mileage

11,000 mi

WINDSHIELD FOGS UP RAPIDLY IN WINTER WITHIN FIRST FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING. FASTER THAN AIR CONDITIONING CAN DRY CAR INTERIOR. AS A RESULT, VISIBILITY IS REDUCED TO ZERO AND I ALWAYS HAVE TO PULL OVER TO WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR IT TO DRY. THIS HAPPENS ON COLD DAYS BELOW 30 F, BUT IT HAS NOT HAPPENED TO ME IN ANY OTHER CAR I DRIVE OR HAVE DRIVEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10576672

Incident

Mar 18, 2014

Mileage

500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD EXHIBIT A GRINDING SOUND WHENEVER BEING CLOSED. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND THE DOOR BECAME DIFFICULT TO CLOSE UNLESS EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS USED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE DOOR HINGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

NHTSA ID

10553331

Incident

Oct 15, 2013

Mileage

500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 HONDA CIVIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE UNLESS EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS USED. THE DOOR WOULD ALSO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE UPON CLOSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DOOR HINGE WOULD HAVE TO BE ADJUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3000.

NHTSA ID

10553328

Incident

Jan 15, 2013

Mileage

3,000 mi

DRIVERS SIDE OF DOOR STICKS WON'T CLOSE PROPERLY. TODAY HAD TO OPEN DOOR FROM DRIVERS SIDE AND THEN NOTICE THAT THE BOTTOM OF PASSENGER SIDE PADDING IS COMING OFF. TOOK IT IN TO GET FIX. HONDA OF ROANOKE RAPIDS CALLED TECH LINE. TECH LINE HAS NO INFORMATION ON HOW TO FIX IT. DOOR IS STICKING. THEY HAVEN'T GOT BACK TO HONDA YET. SO WHAT AM I TO DO ON A BRAND NEW CAR. GIVE ME A NEW CAR OR TELL TECH LINE TO FIND OUT HOW TO RECTIFY IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10535008

Incident

Jun 5, 2012

Mileage

40 mi

I BOUGHT THIS 2013 HONDA CIVIC AFTER OWNING A 2008 CIVIC NEW FROM MY LOCAL DEALER. THERE HAS BEEN THREE NEW WINDSHIELD PUT IN MY HONDA CIVIC. THE 1ST WINDSHIELD HAD A FISH EYE IN IT. THE SECOND WINDSHIELD ON THE MIDDLE RIGHT SIDE HAD A DISTORTION WHEN YOU LOOK THROUGH IT THINGS LOOK WAVY. THE THIRD WINDSHIELD WAS WORSE SAME SIDE SAME AREA SMALLER WAVES . I TOLD THE HONDA REP THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS WITH THE FILM THEY USE IN THE WINDSHIELD HE TOLD ME ALL CARS HAS THIS .I OWNED A LOT OF CARS ALL DIFFERENT MAKES THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAD ANY WINDSHIELD WITH THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER SERVICE MANAGER AND OTHERS PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP SEE THE SAME DISTORTION . THIS DISTORTION COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT .THE FACTORY REP AT THE END SAID HE COULDN'T SEE THE DISTORTION ? *TR

NHTSA ID

10533978

Incident

Jun 19, 2013

Mileage

300 mi