2013 car problems

Owners have filed 83,420 complaints with NHTSA about cars from the 2013 model year, across 322 models with enough data to report on.

83,420

Complaints

24

Cars graded F

3,878

Crashes reported

2,103

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 14,284 17.1%
Electrical System 10,466 12.5%
Steering 7,379 8.8%
Other & Unspecified 6,748 8.1%
Airbags 6,311 7.6%
Brakes 5,341 6.4%
Fuel & Propulsion 4,187 5.0%
Body & Structure 3,635 4.4%
Lights 2,434 2.9%

2013 complaints by make

Ford 23,213 27.8%
Hyundai 7,334 8.8%
Chevrolet 6,962 8.3%
Nissan 6,815 8.2%
KIA 5,104 6.1%
Dodge 4,149 5.0%
Honda 3,945 4.7%
Toyota 3,035 3.6%
Volkswagen 2,644 3.2%
Jeep 2,462 3.0%
Chrysler 2,386 2.9%
RAM 2,063 2.5%
BMW 1,848 2.2%
Mercedes Benz 1,406 1.7%
Subaru 1,198 1.4%
GMC 1,192 1.4%
Cadillac 1,026 1.2%
Audi 710 0.9%
Tesla 677 0.8%
Buick 673 0.8%

The cleanest 2013 cars on record

Graded A against the other years of their own model.

Nearby model years