2013 Nissan Altima engine problems
166 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2013 Nissan Altima, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 166 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 134 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 33 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 15 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 17 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 31 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 19 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 134 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 49% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 5 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
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 equipment on this car worked during this head on collision.... Updated 02/19/15 updated 10/28/2015
Transmission is locking up at any speed while coasting or decelerating,feels like motor and transmission is going to come right out of it. On way back to dealership, it happened at 55MPH going around a bend,and front tires locked up and chirped,this was the worse one, if this happened on snow covered roads,there's no doubt that I would have went right into the ditch..we've only had the car 3weeks and put less than 1500 miles on it.the car started doing this 3 days ago,today took it to dealership,took serviceman on…
Other problems reported for the 2013 Nissan Altima
- Air bags 514 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 499 complaints
- Lighting 444 complaints
- Suspension 292 complaints
- Electrical system 159 complaints
- Body & structure 138 complaints
- Steering 96 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 65 complaints