2013 Honda Civic Seats Problems
- 15
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 15 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- head restraint · 7 records
- seat back · 5 records
- neck pain · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 10 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Seats
Head restraints are extremely uncomfortable and cause back and neck pain. No way to adjust the seat of restraints enough to alleviate the discomfort.
ODI 10965921
Seats
HEADREST TO FAR FORWARD, CAUSING NECK PAIN.
ODI 10810069
Seats
The head restraint and seat are awful. Neck is so far pushed forward, it goes numb, gets stiff, travels to the rest of body. Get incredibly dizzy after driving. Legs get stiff and numb from no lower lumbar support. Never had anything even remotely close to this issue before purchasing car. I'm a trainer, live a very active life. My quality of life has decreased due to pain and suffering from this vehicle.
ODI 10777766
Seats
Extremely uncomfortable drivers and passengers front seats. Can not adjust seats to rectify the problem. Sitting in them for more than 30 minutes causes severe lower back pain and discomfort.
ODI 10721598
Seats
The honda head restrain is uncomfortable and causing a disc bulge in my neck at c-5/c-6. Basically, the head restraint is supposed to protect the head from injury in a read-end collision, however i have been injured just by sitting in the seat. Honda does not provide replacement head restrain or adjustable head restraint, which would allow the driver the option to have a vertical instead of forward tilted head…
1 injury
ODI 11119504
Seats
The head restraint is uncomfortable enough to cause sever neck pain/injury for me. To protect from whip lash the design is done in way to cause injury to neck. This is really bad, many are going to end up in therapy or orthopedics due to poor design like me :-( *tr
1 injury
ODI 10692234
Seats
The regulations on seat head rests have to be changed. I like to sit with my seat back up which forces the head rest into the back of my head forcing my head into a downward position. I endured constant back pain because of the car. I ended up selling my civic si because it was so uncomfortable and buying an older versa. If i hadn't sold it, i would have bent the actual bars back probably affecting their strength.…
ODI 10651520
Seats
I own a 2013 honda. I just found this nhtsa website to register complaints. When i sit in a car, i sit correctly, with the seat fairly upright and my shoulders against the seat back. When i do this in the 2013 honda, and all new cars i have sat in, my head is forced forward and down in a very unnatural, uncomfortable position. The only way i can look at the rod is to lift my shoulders off the seat back, and then my…
ODI 10606747
Seats
The leather in the middle console and the left arm rest are pulled back for just resting the arm there.
ODI 11185547
Seats
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 honda civic. The contact stated that the springs in the front driver and passenger's side seats were protruding out from the cushion of the seats. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where the technician stated that the seats were functioning as designed. The manufacturer was not made aware of failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 1,000.
ODI 10552419
Seats
The head restraints on the 2013 honda civic ex are angled so sharply that they cause neck pain and are a severe distraction while driving. The immediate solution is to turn them around, which render them much less effective, thus creating a huge safety issue (but that's what just about everyone i talked to suggested and/or has already done.) the other solution is to have them modified, which is another safety issue.…
ODI 10549639
Seats
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.…
1 injury
ODI 10593945
Seats
Driver's seat is very uncomfortable. After driving only a few miles my back and legs begin to ache because of the poor seat cushion design, the concave seat back without any lumbar support, and the forward leaning head restraint that keeps me from straightening my back while still maintaining contact with the seat back. I'm tempted to remove the head restraint to reduce the pain somewhat. No manufacturer or…
ODI 10838758
Engine · Seats · Suspension
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…
ODI 10549275
Seats
The headrests on this car are such that they push down the heads of both drivers ! They lean forward much too much ! We are 5'6" tall and 4'11" tall. They would be much better if they were just flat rather than canted forward. Very poor design. They don't protect "anything" if they are turned around so that one can actually drive the car !!!
ODI 10537926