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2013 Honda Civic seats problems

Owners reported seats problems in 16 complaints for the 2013 Honda Civic, 4% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
16 4% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
14,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When seats problems show up

Seats complaints by mileage, 2013 Honda Civic Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 14,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 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: 14,000 miles
Based on 11 complaints that include mileage. 91% 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 miles7
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 11 seats complaints that report mileage, the median is about 14,000 miles, and 91% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

The head restraints on this model of civic ( and other 2012-2014 ), possibly other models such as the accord are angled so forward to prevent whiplash, to the order of -150mm. These push the head of the driver way forward, forcing into a posture where the head is bent forward. To avoid this the seat has to be reclined back, where in back has no support and the driver is bent like a "c" trying to reach the steering. This has caused serve back problems, and associated problems with the back, neck and shoulder.

Reported at 300 miles, October 2013 Injury

Severe motion sickness when driving on the interstate; thought it was just a "small car" problem but it was persistent all the way to chicago and back to san francisco. Basically, a roller coaster ride at interstate speeds and suspect that it is a faulty suspension design. Engine (would stall and then quickly accelerate problem) and driver wiped out after about eight thousand miles. The seat design is extremely poor and causes pinched nerves for passenger and driver.

Reported at 5,000 miles, September 2013

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