2013 Honda Accord problems
Owners have filed 1,908 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Honda Accord. Steering is the most reported problem area, at 26% of complaints. After that come electrical system (22%) and engine (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,908 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 110 and 15
- Injuries and deaths
- 96 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 43,000 miles 1,140 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 347 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 189 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 217 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 146 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 79 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 58 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 49 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 17 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 20 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 7 |
| 200k+ miles | 11 |
What the data shows
Among the 1,140 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 43,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 50,000 miles (262 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 110 complaints mention a crash; 15 complaints mention a fire; 96 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Honda Accord with enough data (1,007 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The contact's daughter owns a 2013 Honda Accord. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at unknown speeds she veered off the road, to the right for unknown reasons and crashed into a tree. The driver received medical attention however, succumbed to her injuries at the scene. There was no report of fire or air bag deployment. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent lot. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.
My 2013 accord sport suddenly veered left on it's own and I hit a telephone pole breaking it in half. The air bags did not deploy. The car is a total loss and I am injured. I was driving in a straight line when this happened.
I was parked in an alley behind a coffee shop. I turned the car on and put my seat belt on and put it in gear. It suddenly lurched forward and struck a parked car one car's width from me, ricocheted and hit another parked car (which then hit the car next to it). I could not stop the car, though I tried; then I pivoted again and hit and took down the cinder block wall of a garage. I turned the car off either right before hitting the garage wall or right after. No airbags were ever released.
The driver wiper does not clear the water on the way down. It pulls water back into view of the driver which makes it appear like a streak. During a moderate and heavier rain it affects visibility making it difficult to see the left side of the lane (essentially like not having a wiper on drawing the draw back to the right - it clears as the relative wind breaks up the water. This issue could cause an accident.