There are 1 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2013 Honda Civic Hybrid in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)ON THE MORNING OF NOVEMBER 10, 2017, THE "CHECK BREAKS" LIGHT LIT UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THEN THE BREAKS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. FORTUNATELY I WAS DRIVING IN SLOW CITY TRAFFIC, SO I WASN'T MOVING VERY FAST, BUT IN ORDER TO STOP, I HAD TO APPLY THE PARKING BREAK BECAUSE THE CAR KEPT ON MOVING AFTER I HIT THE BREAKS SEVERAL TIMES. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITHOUT HITTING ANYONE OR ANYTHING. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AFTER THAT INCIDENT, SO I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE FAIRFAX HONDA DEALER IN FAIRFAX, VA. THE DEALER CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THAT THE REASON THE BREAKS FAILED WAS DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THAT A PART # 01469-TR2-355 SERVO SET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE PART IS GOING TO COST AROUND $3400 AND IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. IF THAT WASN'T BAD ENOUGH, THE PART IS ALSO ON INTERNATIONAL BACKLOG AND IT WILL SOON BE A MONTH AND I STILL DON'T HAVE A CAR. BUT NOW I AM THINKING THAT IT SOUNDS STRANGE FOR THE BREAKS TO DEPEND ON THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM OF THE CAR AND THAT IT COULD BE A DESIGN FLAW AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. ONE OF THE SCARIEST EXPERIENCES IS TO HAVE YOUR BREAKS FAIL WHILE DRIVING AND I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN TO ME AGAIN. I BOUGHT THE CAR AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED CAR AT ANOTHER HONDA DEALER (POHANKA IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA) IN AUGUST OF 2016, BUT NOW I AM AFRAID THAT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN EVEN AFTER SHELLING OUT THAT AMOUNT OF CASH TO HAVE IT FIXED.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.