2013 Ford C-MAX Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 2%of 187 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 100,078miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2013 Ford C-MAX, 2% of the 187 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 100,078 miles.
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.
“The tail lights have to be manually turned on when low beam headlights are on. The low beam headlights are on automatically at all times. What this means is if I park the car during daylight hours and come back when dark I often drive without taillights. People have yelled at me and honked at me to turn on my taillights when dark becuase there are none! This occurs because I get in the car and start the engine and the low beam front lights come on automatically. The tail lights have to be turned on. …”
NHTSA complaint #11387934, filed 2021-01, 130,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10057040Sep 1, 2014Ford: once vehicle has set for a while, body control module (bcm) goes to deep sleep mode, dimmer setting will revert back to bright and bcm would need to be reprogram bcm to…
Exterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 2% |
| 2013 | 3 | 2% |
Other parts of the 2013 Ford C-MAX
51 complaintsSteering
39 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
37 complaintsOther or unknown
26 complaintsEngine
16 complaintsBody and structure
13 complaintsBrakes
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
8 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsEquipment
3 complaintsWheels
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Ford C-MAX
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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