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2013 Honda Civic electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 39 complaints for the 2013 Honda Civic, 9% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
39 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
35,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2013 Honda Civic Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 35,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 8 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 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: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 35,000 miles
Based on 23 complaints that include mileage. 65% 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 miles8
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 23 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 35,000 miles, and 65% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

'takata recall' hi so recently I got in accident it was my fault in accident I hit car from behind iwas at 50MPH speed while other car was stopped at red light ihit his car super hard my front of car was all bad have to put everything new and im surprised ihit car that hard and airbags didn't come outside. And second issue while my car is off it still keeps electronic function on inside system which keep draining my battery ovwr and over

Reported at 105,013 miles, January 2018 Crash

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2013 Honda Civic. The contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was a dealer sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 113,000. The contact paid for the vehicle in full, and when the Title arrived, it was later discovered that the mileage on the Title was 224,000. The contact reached out to the dealer. However, the dealer had not responded.

Reported at 224,000 miles, December 2025

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