2013 Ford C-MAX Energi Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 8%of 50 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 28,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the body and structure of the 2013 Ford C-MAX Energi, 8% of the 50 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 28,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Hi on the 11/19/2014 around 2:30 my wife and her manager at work we was going to meet up with client . The offended vehicle break the stop sign and hit my vehicle from the right side and my car spin and face the opposite direction for the traffic .completely disabled my vehicle I called the police .I wait till the police come and we make the report . …”
NHTSA complaint #10662696, filed 2014-12, 36,790 miles“Purchased car brought home open rear hatch via elc opener while open to full height and I was in opening it came back down over 12inches causing me to hit my head on it. …”
NHTSA complaint #10616242, filed 2014-07, 10 miles“Rear (hatchback) latch fails to release resulting in a door will not open condition. Because the latch release was activated, driving or road vibration may cause the door to open unexpectedly and eject cargo while the vehicle is in motion. Hatchback fails to open after electronic release is activated and must be jiggled to open. Hatchback later opened when the vehicle was in motion. Rear door is not covered by NHTSA campaign number: 16v643000.”
NHTSA complaint #10990550, filed 2017-05, 28,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10175895May 18, 2020Some 2013-2018 C-Max, 2013-2020 Escape/Fusion/MKZ, 2015-2018 Focus,2015-2019 MKC, 2015-2020 Edge/F150/Mustang, 2016-2018 MKX, 2016-2019 Explorer, 2017-2020 F-Super Duty…
- 10204994Mar 1, 2016Online automotive service information system for March 2016
- 10053453Jun 1, 2013Ford: due to chafing of wiring harness between headliner and roof sheet metal passing through, power liftgate stops during travel and must be opened or closed, manually. Models…
Body and structure: other model years
Other parts of the 2013 Ford C-MAX Energi
19 complaintsSteering
9 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsWheels
3 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Ford C-MAX Energi
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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