FaultScore

2013 car problems

Owners have filed 83,302 complaints with NHTSA about cars from the 2013 model year, across 322 models with enough data to report on.

83,302

Complaints

24

Cars graded F

3,874

Crashes reported

2,099

Fires reported

The 2013 cars to avoid

Graded D or F against the other years of their own model.

What broke on 2013 cars

Engine & Cooling 14,264 17.1%
Electrical System 10,452 12.5%
Steering 7,365 8.8%
Other & Unspecified 6,735 8.1%
Airbags 6,304 7.6%
Brakes 5,326 6.4%
Fuel & Propulsion 4,185 5.0%
Body & Structure 3,629 4.4%
Lights 2,432 2.9%

2013 complaints by make

Ford 23,177 27.8%
Hyundai 7,324 8.8%
Chevrolet 6,956 8.4%
Nissan 6,808 8.2%
KIA 5,091 6.1%
Dodge 4,143 5.0%
Honda 3,937 4.7%
Toyota 3,023 3.6%
Volkswagen 2,643 3.2%
Jeep 2,461 3.0%
Chrysler 2,386 2.9%
RAM 2,053 2.5%
BMW 1,846 2.2%
Mercedes Benz 1,406 1.7%
Subaru 1,197 1.4%
GMC 1,192 1.4%
Cadillac 1,025 1.2%
Audi 709 0.9%
Tesla 677 0.8%
Buick 672 0.8%

The cleanest 2013 cars on record

Graded A against the other years of their own model.

Nearby model years