73 complaints reported

2013 Honda Accord UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
73
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

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Feb 2026

I purchased this car earlier in the year with very low mileage. Car belonged to one owner and well taken care of. Driving home from work 2 hr drive several days felt something was off shimmy noise. Got home noticed rims & tires were damaged. Purchased new tires & rims 8/18/25 $1387.43 from Tire Rack online. car bought several months earlier with low mileage. Car stayed in driveway until delivery of tires On 8/21 took to Mr. Tire in Hammonton NJ to mount rims tires. he called that the driveshaft and parts fell apart in his hands. A several hundred dollar job turned into three days costing $1409.64. Several weeks later I received the Honda recall for the exact parts I had repaired. I sent the invoice from Mr. Tire, along with the Tire Rack invoice & told to get the car inspected by a Honda dealer. 11/1 Boardwalk Honda inspected and was approved by Honda for reimbursement. I emailed to ask how much was being reimbursed. No response. I called in January and was told $670 was approved. wheel hub, axle assembly and ab sensor. All part of drive shaft failure from my research. also tires and rims get damaged as well. I asked for something in writing. Was told they do not do that. I called on 2/12/26 and several weeks ago and both times told me it would be sent to a care specialist for expediting since it has been months since approval. Well, never a response from anyone. It is now 5 months on 3/1 that repairs were approved and still no check. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. They have a duty to make repairs at no cost or to reimburse if repairs were made and paid for the by the owner. I’d really like to get all of what I am out of pocket. I mean the entire Mr. Tire invoice should be reimbursed. Had I been driving when the parts fell apart I would be dead as I drive the NJ Turnpike and Garden State Parkway 2 hours each way.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Aug 2025
Jan 2026

I was parking and my passenger side shaft broke

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2026
Jan 2026

This year model and make had a recall due to ABS modulator malfunction. At the time said my car was one that was not a recall, which is strange because I have the same make and model and I took my car into the honda place for oil change back in 2024 and the ABS modulator went out. The dealership told me that was a recall on this vehicle before for the same situation. I did contact the Honda corporation explain the situation advised me that my car was not on recall for that. I have always taken my car to dealership for any maintenance work, so strange to me that same thing you can a recall on my car has that problem, but not on recall. Which is now going to cost me thousands of dollars to get fix, for something that was on recall for same year of my car and make and model.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Nov 2024
Dec 2025

The starter in our 2013 Honda accord exl, has got repaired then about three weeks later had to get repaired again, now three more weeks later is having problems again. I looked online and a lot of people are having starter problems in their Honda accord 2013 exl, we can’t keep changing the starter it’s a lot of money

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2025
Nov 2025

VSA Modulator on Honda has failed. This is a defective part but Honda has not recalled. This is a vital safety issue and can cause brakes to lock. Honda refuses to acknowledge defect and will not replace the part free of charge.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Dec 2025
Sep 2025

VSA Modulator failed at 106 thousand miles, replaced at dealer and it failed again after 15 thousand miles. Honda did not take any responsibility as the milage had exceeded the 12k miles warranty. They charged an additional $4,000 to repair.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2025
Jul 2024

Honda Accord 2013 All Lights On ABS, Traction Control, Steering Wheel and TPMS lights

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jul 2024
May 2024

The ABS module on these accords go bad prematurely, causing many lights on the dash board to come on. It happened to my step father in his 2014 accord unfortunately causing him to total his car due to the breaks locking up in the rain and now my car has the same problem. There are even forums about this issue and Honda definitely needs to issue a recall and fix this issue

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2024
Jan 2024

For a couple of months, my Honda Accord 2013 EX 4-cylinder engine has had a sporadic inability to start the vehicle. There are times I had to press the start button several times (2-6 times) and once it starts the car runs smoothly. The vehicle's mileage was 84,000 when it started having the starter problem. I replaced the battery with a new one assuming it was the battery but the sporadic inability to start the vehicle remained the same.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Apr 2023
Sep 2023

abs modulator failed, cannot pass inspection. dashboard lights are all on. this is a safety issue

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2023
Jul 2023

All the lights came on, on the dash board. Further research I found out the ABS module went out. Could hear noise when braking, abs brakes not catching. No one has one since so many other honda accords are having the same issue. Found one at a dealership for $2000 but can't afford that part plus labor. It's been over a month and still looking.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 2023
Jun 2023

ON JUNE 26, 2023, WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 41 IN FRESNO, CALIFORNIA FROM FRIANT ROAD TO SHAW AVENUE LCD SCREEN DISPLAYED SUDDENLY CRACKED IN HALF WITHOUT WARNING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 2023
Apr 2023

The trunk will not close properly. It appears as if the trunk itself is not even. There is a gap on the side that is larger than the area on the left side. Almost as if the trunk was pulled from another vehicle that wasn't quite the same model. The trunk latch does not close on the first try nor the second or third. Now its not closing at all. Just bought the vehicle Feb. 28, 2023 and already having issues. It was sporadic now it wont close at all.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Mar 2023
Jun 2022

The paint is peeling on my 2013 Honda Accord. This seems to be an ongoing issue with the white orchid paint.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 2022
Jul 2021

For several years, the starter has been work sporadically. This started in 2014. It has progressively gotten worse. I cant count on the car to start.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jun 2021
May 2021

DIFFERENT DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE ORIGINAL OWNERSHIP IN 2012. POWER LOCK SUDDENLY DOES NOT ACTUATE WITH REMOTE NOR DRIVER SIDE CONTROL. ONLY PHYSICAL ACTUATION OF LOCK ENGAGES OR DISENGAGES LOCK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2021
Feb 2021

I HAVE NOT OWNED THE CAR IN QUESTION SINCE MAY 2016 AFTER THIS CAR WAS TOTALED IN AN ACCIDENT AND I KEEP GETTING CALLS FROM HONDA OF PASADENA (PASADENA, CA). THE PROCESS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE SAYS THAT THE MANUFACTURER CONTACTS CAR OWNERS TO NOTIFY THEM OF SAFETY RECALLS CORRECT? ARE DEALERS ALLOWED TO USE MY PERSONAL PHONE NUMBER/DATA TO SOLICIT ME FOR THESE REPAIRS MULTIPLE TIMES LIKE THIS? I MEAN, THE NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER APPEARS TO BE ENOUGH; THIS WILL ALLOW THE CUSTOMER TO CHOOSE THE DEALERSHIP ON THEIR OWN. THE PRACTICE OF THE DEALERSHIP REACHING OUT TO ME IS MORE LIKE AN UNETHICAL PRACTICE TO BAIT CUSTOMERS INTO GETTING REPAIR MONEY FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS IN FACT BAITING. PLEASE HELP AND RESPOND AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 2021
Feb 2021

WHEN I PUSH THE START BUTTON IT DOESN'T ALWAYS START - GET A GRINDING NOISE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2021
Oct 2020

CAR WILL NOT START EVEN WITH THE KEY FOB INSIDE THE CAR. KEY FOB HAS NEW BATTERY, CAR BATTERY IS FINE AS WELL. BRINGING THE FOB CLOSE TO THE START BUTTON OCCASIONALLY STARTS THE CAR. SIMILAR ISSUE WAS RECALLED IN EARLIER MODELS, NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATER VINS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2020
Oct 2020

ACCORDING TO UBER, THIS VEHICLE [XXX] HAS BEEN SALVAGED OR HAS A REBUILT TITLE. THE DEALER DOES NOT AGREE AND CARFAX REPORT DENIES BEING INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT IN THE PAST. PER UBER " UBER WILL BE NOTIFIED BY NHTSA AND REACTIVATE THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY." INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2020
Oct 2020

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 50MPH AND SUDDENLY FELT MY CAR SLIGHTLY JERK AND MAKE A POPPING NOISE. I DID NOT SEE ANY OBSTRUCTIONS PRIOR TO THIS, EVEN THOUGH IT FELT LIKE I HAD RUN OVER A TREE BRANCH. I PULLED OVER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND EVERYTHING ON MY CAR SEEMED FINE UNTIL I SAW MY SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. THE MIDDLE PART HAD COMPLETELY BROKEN OFF WHILE THE REST OF THE GLASS WAS SHATTERED. IT LOOKED LIKE SOMETHING HAD FALLEN OUT OF THE SKY AND HIT IT, ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT FEEL LIKE ANYTHING HAD BOUNCED OFF MY CAR WHILE DRIVING. THE SUNROOF DOOR HAD BEEN CLOSED AND I RARELY OPEN IT (THE LAST TIME I USED IT WAS AT LEAST 6 MONTHS AGO). *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2020
Sep 2020

REAR VIEW CAMERA GOES COMPLETELY BLACK ONLY SHOWING GUILDANCE LINES

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2020
Sep 2020

I AM GETTING ERROR READINGS ON MY 2013 HONDA ACCORD EXL, V6 THAT THE FCW HAS FAILED WHICH IS CAUSING OTHER ERROR LIGHTS (TIRE PRESSURE, TRACTION, ETC). I HAVE ONLY 65,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. SHOULD THIS FAILURE OCCUR AT THIS SMALL MILEAGE? SHOULD THIS NOT BE A RECALL ISSUE?

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2020
Dec 2019

THE CAR WON'T START. IN PARK PUT KEY IN IGNITION AND TURN, JUST A CLICK NOISE. CAR WON'T START. HAPPENS DAILY SOMETIMES M TURN THE KEY SOMETIMES TWICE, SOMETIMES MORE THAN 10 TIMES. NEW CAR LOW MILES. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THIS ISSUE!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2019
Dec 2019

TAKATA AIR BAG

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 HONDA ACCORD, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Jan 2013

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The 2013 Honda Accord has 73 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.