2013 Nissan Altima body & structure problems
138 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2013 Nissan Altima, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 138 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 51,000 miles 104 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 16 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 26 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 17 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 16 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 104 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 51,000 miles, and 57% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 11 crashes, 2 fires, 8 injuries.
What owners wrote
Takata recall... A semi trailer swung and almost hit my car. I swerved and drop off on the shoulder of I-30, I hit the concrete retainer wall at 70MPH and no airbag deployed and I had a knot on my head and black eye. Also I hit 4 hogs on FM852, again no airbag.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. While exiting the vehicle, the contact heard a loud pop sound. Afterwards, the interior handles on all four doors were unable to open the doors. While attempting to start the vehicle, the contact stated that the vehicle would not start and noticed a lot of corrosion on the battery terminals. The battery had been changed out three times, but the failure was still being experienced.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Nissan Altima
- Air bags 514 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 499 complaints
- Lighting 444 complaints
- Suspension 292 complaints
- Engine 166 complaints
- Electrical system 159 complaints
- Steering 96 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 65 complaints