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2013 Ford C-Max battery drain reports

9 NHTSA complaints describe dead batteries and parasitic electrical drain on the 2013 Ford C-Max — roughly 5% of all complaints for this model year.

9
Battery drain reports
5%
share of complaints
69,489 mi
median reported mileage (all complaints)

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2013 Ford C-Max report before drawing conclusions.