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2013 Honda Civic brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 39 complaints for the 2013 Honda Civic, 9% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
39 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
15,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2013 Honda Civic Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 15,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 13 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 15,000 miles
Based on 21 complaints that include mileage. 86% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles13
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 21 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 15,000 miles, and 86% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda civic. The contact stated that while the key was in the on position, the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was able to start after another attempt and the vehicle drove forward independently. In addition, the brakes failed to respond and the steering wheel locked warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle drove over the sidewalk and crashed into a building. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.

Reported at 15,447 miles, September 2015 Crash

I was making a left hand u-turn in the city on main street when in the middle of my turn my dash lights turned off my brakes wouldn't work and I lost power steering and acceleration. It felt like the car turned off. Lucky there was nobody coming the other way because I was stopped in the middle of the road and could not accelerate. Once I was at a complete stop in the middle of oncoming traffic the dash lights turned back on and I was able to accelerate.

Reported at 50,000 miles, December 2017

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