2013 Nissan Altima: engine and transmission complaints
HIGH COMPLAINT SIGNAL
46%
640 of 1,399 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system
46% of relevant owner complaints filed with NHTSA on the 2013 Nissan Altima are about the engine, transmission or fuel system. That is a model-level pattern, not bad luck.
Worse than 57% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).
Excludes 910 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 28%).
The percentage is each model year's drivetrain complaint share. No elevated signal describes the model year, not any one car; a well-kept example of a flagged model can still be the right buy, and any of these still needs an inspection.
SHACKING AND UNABLE TO CONTROL AND NO ONE TILL THIS DAY??? WHY ? I'M SORRY BUT DODGE CHRYSLER NOR ANY DEALER SHIP HAS MY AIR BAG AND 98% OF PARTS IN STOCK... SO NOW WHAT??? I SPENT A LOT OF MUCH $$$$...
POWER TRAIN04/14/2016CRASH1 INJURED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER T…
WIFE WAS DRIVING WEST BOUND ON OHIO ST RT 125 DOING 40 MPH WHEN A CAR GOING EAST BOUND ON OHIO ST RT 125 ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN IN FRONT OF HER AND HIT HER HEAD ON BRINGING THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP IN JUST A COUPLE FEET. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF . THE SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK UP. NONE OF THE SAFETY EQUIP…
Three of 640 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.
Recall campaigns on this model year (12)
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima and Pathfinder vehicles, 2013-2014 Nissan Sentra vehicles, 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicle…
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima vehicles manufactured January 3, 2013, to July 29, 2013, 2015-2016 Rogue vehicles man…
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) notified the agency on July 31, 2015, that they are recalling certain model year 2016 Nissan Maxima vehicles manufactured February 10,…
This does not say whether a particular car has an open, unrepaired recall. That depends on the VIN.
Before you buy a 2013 Nissan Altima
Ask the seller whether the transmission has ever been repaired or replaced, and whether the car has shown shuddering, slipping, delayed or harsh shifts, or a whine at speed.
Drive it from a cold start and long enough to warm up. Many transmission faults hide once the car is warm.
Get an independent pre-purchase inspection from a mechanic you choose, and tell them to focus on the transmission.
12 recall campaigns on this model year. Whether a specific car still has one open depends on the VIN; the report checks that.
Ask for service records. A transmission already replaced under warranty is a different car from one that was not.
Have the VIN?Paste it and get the full report for that car. First report free, then a 30-day pass covers a whole car search.
Experimental model-level information. This is not a vehicle inspection, vehicle-history
report, financial advice or purchase recommendation. It describes patterns across a model year, not the condition
of any individual vehicle.
