2013 Honda Civic body problems

Filed May 1, 2025 · Airbags, Body · CA · 1 injury

I stepped on brakes and airbags opened up on my steering wheels made me hit

Filed Nov 27, 2023 · Body · KY · crash

The assembly of the 2013 Honda civic ex was missing the rear bumper impact absorber. The component was not noticed until a collision removed the rear bumper from the car, exposing the interior of the assembly. The omission of the impact absorber in the bumper assembly from the manufacturer directly puts my safety at risk because this part is designed to absorb energy in a collision, and without the part I am more likely to be in a more serious accident. This problem was first noticed by the service shop who had confirmed that the part was missing from the assembly, and that it was a safety feature of the vehicle. The component had only been inspected by the independent service shop. There was no indication of the missing component before the accident

Filed Sep 15, 2023 · Body, Visibility · TX

I have sever paint issues and the blades wipers thet go bad faster

Filed Jun 13, 2022 · Body · OK

Paint pealing/chipping near edges of both driver and passenger side window.

Filed Aug 23, 2021 · Body · FL

The paint on my civic began to peel after a few years. Honda did repaint some of the panels for free but others were not fixed. It has continued to peel on many other panels. I went to get an estimate on selling my car from a dealer yesterday and was told that the peeling paint was causing over a $1000 in lost resale value.

Filed Apr 8, 2021 · Body · 110,000 miles · CA

Cloudiness in paint over the last few years. Today, a huge piece of paint tore off my trunk lid at the car wash.

Filed Oct 26, 2020 · Body · VA

My 2013 honda civic sedan with less than 54,000 miles on it, has the paint peeling problem as outlined in honda's tsb #14-034 whereas this model year is granted a 7 year extension on its paint. However, honda has put in some escape windows to get out of this, the main one being when you actually rolled the car off of the dealership's lot. After taking my civic in to have the paint repaired, their dpsm (a factory representative), would not allow it to be fixed at their cost. I am almost 60 years old now, and for over 20 years, I was a professional and certified mechanic, and service manager as well. I had also worked almost 6 years in the only mercedes-benz factory located in the u.s. Between 1980-1990 when it closed here in our area of virginia. With such low mileage, and this obvious factory paint defect, one would think that a company such as honda, would honor the quality standard of their products. Not the case at all here. After going back and forth with their factory representative at american honda on the telephone just now, they are only willing to cover about $850 of a $3100.00 paint job. Being a former mechanic and service manager who has worked for years with tsb's and safety recalls, this truly astounds me here. Switching over to toyotas now after 43 years of being a faithful honda customer. As a professional mechanic, I would stay clear of these honda vehicles due to this issue, and it goes across their many product lines over many years too. Mechanically for the most part, hondas are great vehicles. But it is shameful to see them running around here only a few years past new, with their paint jobs peeling off. They need to honor these repairs. There is only right and wrong in life, never an in-between. Stay away from hondas.

Filed Aug 24, 2020 · Body · 14,000 miles · SC

Peeling paint on my 2013 honda civic lx. American honda refuses to cover cost of painting except for $1,500 of the dealership's $6,000 estimate. The peeling started on the roof and is spreading all over my car.

Filed Dec 31, 2019 · Body · 125,000 miles · OK

The car body exterior is showing significant paint problems on the roof and the back trunk door. The paint is chalking and paint on the front is cracked.

Filed Nov 21, 2019 · Body · 90,000 miles · TX

The problem began in 2016 as a few patches of slight discoloration, where the paint appeared lighter or duller than the surrounding area. Eventually the clear coat started to pull back from the car and chip the paint. This continued to grow into a full-fledged peel-a-thon. The affected areas are the hood, fenders, around the gas tank, the trunk and the roof. The peeling is noticeable, growing, and not a function of neglect or abuse. It's like the paint was not properly applied or there is some manufacturer error that is causing the problem.