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2013 Nissan Altima drivetrain & axles problems

499 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2013 Nissan Altima, which is 17% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
499 17% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
69,000 miles 427 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
8 and 1
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2013 Nissan Altima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 69,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 70 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 48 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 45 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 111 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 84 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 30 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 19 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 13 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 69,000 miles
Based on 427 complaints that include mileage. 38% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles70
20k to 40k miles48
40k to 60k miles45
60k to 80k miles111
80k to 100k miles84
100k to 120k miles30
120k to 140k miles19
140k to 160k miles13
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 427 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 69,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 8 crashes, 1 fire, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was parked in front of a store. I exited the car to put my mother's walker in the trunk. I had reached the rear of the vehicle (on driver's side) when the car began to move. I ran after it and grabbed the driver's side door handle to try and slow or stop the vehicle but it was in gear and I was thrown to the ground injuring my knee. The car proceeded to crash into two other cars before it came to a stop. I was in shock and taken to the hospital in an ambulance.

Reported at 35,000 miles, December 2014 CrashInjury

Transmission slipping when vehicle slows. Sometimes the car dies as a result. When trying to accelerate, transmission slips out of gear thus causing a safety hazard such as getting stuck in an intersection or in front of oncoming traffic.

Reported at 80,000 miles, December 2019

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