Parts for your 2013 Honda Civic-Centre bearing

2013 Honda Civic centre-bearing — is it actually a thing on this model?

Short answer: a centre-bearing isn’t used on the 2013 Honda Civic. Technical sources that describe the Civic’s driveline layout — including the Honda Civic 2012–2015 Service Manual (Driveline/Axle section), the 2013 Honda Owner’s Manual specifications, and Honda’s electronic parts catalog for this model — all show a front‑wheel drive transaxle with two front driveshafts and no propeller (tail) shaft. Because there’s no two‑piece tailshaft, there’s no need for a tailshaft centre support bearing.

What can cause confusion is that many front‑wheel drive Hondas, including the 9th‑gen Civic, use a right‑hand intermediate shaft to equalise driveshaft lengths. That intermediate shaft is supported by a bracket and bearing at the engine block, but it isn’t a tailshaft “centre-bearing” and it serves a different role. The Honda service documentation lists this as the intermediate shaft and support bearing within the front driveline assembly, not a centre support bearing on a propeller shaft.

Why the Civic doesn’t use a centre-bearing comes down to its layout:

• Front‑wheel drive transaxle packages the gearbox and differential up front, so there’s no rear differential to drive.
• No long, two‑piece propeller shaft running down the car means no centre support bearing is required.
• Centre-bearings are typical on rear‑wheel drive or AWD vehicles with a split tailshaft (think utes, vans, some large sedans), not compact FWD hatchbacks/sedans like the Civic.

If an owner is chasing vibrations or droning noises and wondering about a “centre-bearing,” on a 2013 Civic the usual suspects are front wheel bearings, inner CV joints, engine/trans mounts, tyre issues, or — less commonly — the right‑hand intermediate shaft support bearing. The Honda Service Manual details inspection of these components under Driveline/Axle and Suspension sections. Parts catalogues for the 2013 Civic list front driveshafts and, where fitted, an intermediate shaft assembly with a pressed‑in bearing, there’s no listing for a propeller shaft or centre support bearing on this platform.

For any driveline rumble or vibration, a qualified technician can road test, check radial/axial play at the wheels and CVs, and inspect the intermediate shaft support. Replacement of the intermediate shaft bearing (if noisy) is typically handled by swapping the shaft assembly or pressing in the correct spec bearing per workshop procedures.

• Does a 2013 Honda Civic have a centre-bearing?
  No. The 2013 Civic is front‑wheel drive and doesn’t use a two‑piece tailshaft, so there’s no centre support bearing in the driveline. Any references you’ll see in Honda literature relate to the front driveshafts and, on some trims, a right‑hand intermediate shaft with its own support bearing — a different part and purpose.
• What’s the bearing people talk about on the right side of the engine?
  That’s the intermediate shaft support bearing. It stabilises the short shaft that helps make the left and right driveshafts effectively the same working length, reducing torque steer. It isn’t a tailshaft centre-bearing. If it wears, it can cause vibration under load and is serviced by replacing the bearing or the intermediate shaft assembly per the workshop manual.
• What should be checked if there’s a vibration at highway speeds?
  Start with tyre balance and condition, then front wheel bearings and CV joints. If those check out, inspect engine/trans mounts and, if equipped, the RH intermediate shaft support bearing. A technician can follow the Honda Service Manual procedures in the Driveline/Axle section to pinpoint the source.