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2013 Honda Civic steering problems

The 2013 Honda Civic has 37 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 8% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

37

Steering complaints

8%

Share of year

4

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

Civic steering complaints by model year727 complaints1979: 1 complaints1982: 1 complaints1986: 1 complaints1989: 3 complaints1990: 2 complaints1991: 3 complaints1992: 5 complaints1993: 15 complaints1994: 4 complaints1995: 9 complaints1996: 6 complaints1997: 5 complaints1998: 8 complaints1999: 2 complaints2000: 6 complaints2001: 20 complaints2002: 23 complaints2003: 15 complaints2004: 6 complaints2005: 6 complaints2006: 47 complaints2007: 26 complaints2008: 23 complaints2009: 13 complaints2010: 19 complaints2011: 4 complaints2012: 74 complaints2013: 37 complaints2014: 15 complaints2015: 20 complaints2016: 425 complaints2017: 164 complaints2018: 291 complaints2019: 98 complaints2020: 27 complaints2021: 56 complaints2022: 727 complaints2023: 191 complaints2024: 57 complaints2025: 23 complaints2026: 3 complaints
Civic steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK IN THE MORNING AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AS I WAS DRIVING. I TRIED TO PHYSICALLY GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO UNLOCK AS MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. I WAS UNABLE TO GET IT TO UNLOCK AND AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED AND I ENDED UP IN A DITCH WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · August 17, 2013 · crash

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2013 Honda Civic have?

NHTSA has 37 complaints about the 2013 Honda Civic steering — 8% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.