2013 Honda Civic: True Cost, Problems & Verdict
319 NHTSA owner complaints · 0 recalls · data-computed verdict. No opinions — public data only.
Editor's note
No Civic year on record rates AVOID; the one to be careful with is the 2012, a CAUTION at 68 on 454 complaints, the most of any year. Buy a 2013 or 2014, which score 84 and 82 on 316 and 290 complaints, and note that the 2013 has no recall campaigns at all. Read the full note on the model page. 2013 specifically: a year the record favours — 319 complaints, score 84/100. The caveats in the note apply to other years of this nameplate more than to this one.
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Used Honda Civic, Fit and HR-V: what the record says year by year, including 2013 — written and signed by Adir Trabelsi, 2026-09-16.
Owner complaints: 319 filed with NHTSA
Complaints per year on the road: 24.54
What owners say
Verbatim reports filed with the United States safety regulator (NHTSA) by owners of this exact model year. Public record.
My Honda Civic is experiencing multiple serious system warnings, including Check VSA System, Check Power Steering System, Check Brake System, and Check ABS System. This appears to be a recurring issue reported by Honda Civic owners in different places, and I believe Honda needs to investigate the problem and take responsibility for properly addressing it because these systems directly affect vehicle safety and driver…
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.
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 …
Recalls: 0 campaigns
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What it costs to buy — and what owning it really takes
Class-level estimates, priced as a compact car of its model year, re-priced to your country. Not a quote, not a valuation of one specific car — condition, mileage and options move it. How these are computed.
What it costs to run
EPA combined 32 MPG · estimated annual fuel cost $2,050
Re-priced automatically from your country's retail fuel, electricity and parts indices — change country in the bar at the top. Estimates; see methodology.
What this car's problems cost to fix
Ranked by the components owners of this exact model year actually complain about. Each figure is flat-rate labour hours x the local shop rate plus a parts band — an estimate of what this kind of failure costs, not a quote, and not a prediction that this car will need it. Formula.
- Air Bags114 complaints · typical job: Airbag module, clockspring or sensor replacement (2.5 h labour + parts)$600–$1,700
- Service Brakes39 complaints · typical job: Pads, rotors and caliper service, both axles (3.0 h labour + parts)$580–$1,140
- Electrical System39 complaints · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement (3.0 h labour + parts)$540–$1,310
- Steering38 complaints · typical job: Electric power-steering rack or column motor replacement (5.0 h labour + parts)$1,020–$2,500
- Unknown Or Other29 complaints · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair (2.0 h labour + parts)$360–$940
- Structure23 complaints · typical job: Body, subframe or corrosion repair (6.0 h labour + parts)$1,070–$2,920
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FAQ
What is the most common problem with the 2013 Honda Civic?
The most-reported issue in NHTSA complaint data is Air Bags (114 complaints in our indexed sample).
Is the 2013 Honda Civic a good used car to buy?
Our data verdict is BUY with a reliability score of 84/100, computed from 319 NHTSA complaints and 0 recall campaigns. See the verdict card for the top reasons.
How much does it cost to fix the 2013 Honda Civic's most common problem?
114 of the NHTSA complaints filed against the 2013 Honda Civic sit in the Air Bags group — more than any other component on this model year. The representative job there is airbag module, clockspring or sensor replacement: about 2.5 hours of labour plus parts, roughly $600–$1,700 at a US independent shop and re-priced to your country at the top of the page. It is an estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote for this car.
What does a 2013 Honda Civic cost to run per year?
About $4,866 a year in fuel or energy plus the maintenance band — roughly $24,330 over five years, before purchase price, insurance and depreciation. Figures come from available EPA fuel-economy data and industry maintenance averages, and are re-priced to your country.
Compare with
Other compacts of about the same age.
What will a 2013 Honda Civic really cost YOU per year?
Fuel, maintenance band and depreciation — computed from public data in 10 seconds.
Open the true-cost calculatorData sources
Complaints & recalls: NHTSA ·
Fuel economy: EPA fueleconomy.gov ·
Scoring: our published methodology.
Maintenance bands are industry-average estimates (AAA Your Driving Costs, CarMD index) — labeled estimates, not measurements.
Last updated: 2026-10-04.
Strong evidence — 319 complaints, 0 recalls on record
- 319 NHTSA complaints on record (24.5/yr of exposure) — in line with a typical year of this model (24.5/yr)
- 0 recall campaigns, 0 touching safety-critical systems