2013 Nissan Altima lighting problems
444 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2013 Nissan Altima, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 444 15% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 247 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 17 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 36 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 41 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 51 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 36 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 26 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 17 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 247 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 80,000 miles, and 26% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 9 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Nissan headlights are defective. Nissan knows this. Nissan knows that headlights are dangerously dim & drivers can't see the road at night. Nissan refuses to fix this safety hazard which results in injury & death.
The low beam headlights are very dim. Nighttime visibility is nearly non-existent as I cannot drive on low beam at night. I have replaced the bulbs with philips h11 visionplus and no change.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Nissan Altima
- Air bags 514 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 499 complaints
- Suspension 292 complaints
- Engine 166 complaints
- Electrical system 159 complaints
- Body & structure 138 complaints
- Steering 96 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 65 complaints