2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 5%of 120 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 31,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the air bags of the 2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid, 5% of the 120 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 31,500 miles. 4 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.
“I was in an accident, driving approximately 25 MPH when I hit the brakes with approximately 20 feet of distance, the anti lock brakes failed to engage causing the car to slide, and rear end the car in front of me, upon impact the airbags did not deploy.”
NHTSA complaint #10978585, filed 2017-04, 31,500 miles“The dealer located in mena region jordan, not working or cooperate as well. Most recalls he said no need to do it and claim that no parts available and its need more than 45 days to be available and after 45 days he said still nothing come back after a month etc... And we are all customers facing problem in contacting then and the ways they are treat us in it is not professional. Not feel (not only me) that the have professional team, I want to do all recalls but affair if they did most probably they will make new issue and start paid for something wrong they made :(”
NHTSA complaint #10928694, filed 2016-11, 58,000 miles“The wife jumped a curb while parking and the cmax ran into a brick pillar causing damage to the front end, the airbags did not deploy. Wife said her foot was on the brake and the acceleration from a stop was violent.”
NHTSA complaint #10579342, filed 2014-04, 11,000 miles“The contact owns a 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid. While driving 75 MPH, the contact crashed into the rear of a toyota tundra. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a body shop where it was deemed a total loss by the insurance company. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The failure mileage was 146,000.”
NHTSA complaint #11093324, filed 2018-05, 146,000 miles“The contact owns a 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid. The contact received a notification for NHTSA campaign number: 14v597000 (air bags, seat belts); however, the parts needed to do the repair was still not available. The contact felt the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.”
NHTSA complaint #10722614, filed 2015-06Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid
49 complaintsEngine
17 complaintsSteering
15 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
15 complaintsBody and structure
13 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
11 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsElectronic stability control
4 complaintsExterior lighting
4 complaintsSeat belts
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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