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2013 Honda Accord Other or unknown Problems

Complaints
123about this part
Share
9%of 1,427 total for the year
Median mileage
60,000miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 123 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2013 Honda Accord, 9% of the 1,427 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 60,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved and 4 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Car clicks before starting, cuts off while driving, steering locks when car cuts off. I drive a considerable amount of time on the freeway with my family. This is a very dangerous situation to the lives of myself, family and other drivers on the road. This is a daily occurrence. Speed varies when this happens. Sometimes it occurs from a cold or warmed start.”

NHTSA complaint #11123012, filed 2018-08, 150,000 miles

“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?”

NHTSA complaint #11360183, filed 2020-09, 65,000 miles

“Faulty starter: has been an issue for more than a year. Increasingly, it has taken more than one time to start the car. At times it has taken more than 8 times pushing the push-to-start button to get the car to start. Based on my research this has been a know issue for Honda for more than 2 years, but they have yet to issue a recall to remedy the problem. It cost me ~$650 to replace the starter.”

NHTSA complaint #11123184, filed 2018-08, 90,367 miles

“Honda used a bad starter when making the 2013 Accord. They also put the exhaust manifold right over it. So the starter fails right as the warranty expires on your car. I know I'm not the only one to have this happen. The car will not start. The starter is garbage. It should not have failed this soon.”

NHTSA complaint #11099881, filed 2018-06, 76,000 miles

“I had a recall affecting the charging system of my car. I did take my car in for the second part of the recall but unfortunately since that work was done my car is emitting smoke like smell as I am driving even when the heat is not on. Also it is heating without me turning the heater on as well. It is to be noted that I never had that issue before. I had the work done on 12/18/2017”

NHTSA complaint #11055828, filed 2017-12, 65,270 miles

Other or unknown: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026750%
20252021%
20242818%
20231719%
20227629%
20215824%
20204312%
20198612%
201825213%
201713124%
201613222%
20159416%
201414815%
20131239%
2012277%
2011186%
2010326%
2009395%
2008513%
2007489%
2006307%
2005376%
2004323%
2003492%
2002303%
2001172%
2000363%
1999333%
1998524%
1997112%
1996296%
1995143%
1994144%
199395%
199263%
199152%
199021%
198922%
198822%
198711%
198612%
198518%
1982110%

Other parts of the 2013 Honda Accord

Steering
499 complaints
Electrical system
417 complaints
Engine
179 complaints
Brakes
118 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
110 complaints
Air bags
51 complaints
Vehicle speed control
51 complaints
Seats
47 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
46 complaints
Fuel system
45 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
37 complaints
Electronic stability control
31 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2013 Honda Accord

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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology