Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2013 Nissan Altima has 12 recalls, 2312 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
12
Recalls
2312
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated October 4, 2026
15V681000
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 I...
16V911000
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, 2015-201...
15V486000
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 manuf...
14V138000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, and Sentra, model year 2013 NV200 (aka Taxi) a...
16V244000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfin...
16V029000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Nissan Altima vehicles manufactured March 6, 2012, to December 31, 2014....
14V565000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013 Nissan Altima vehicles manufactured March 6, 2012, to February 28, 2013. In ...
15V116000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Nissan Altima vehicles manufactured March 1, 2013, to December 31, 2014....
13V069000
AIR BAGS
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2013 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, Sentra, and Infiniti JX35 vehicles. Sensors within the passenger Occupant Detec...
13V158000
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
Nissan North America is recalling certain model year 2013 Altima vehicles manufactured March 21, 2012, through March 26, 2013. The spare tires may ha...
12V494000
STEERING
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Altima vehicles manufactured from May 10, 2012, through July 26, 2012. These vehicles may have been ...
20V315000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2018 Nissan Altima vehicles. If the primary hood latch is inadvertently rele...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2013 Nissan Altima 4 DR FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving on several occasions at... |
| Sep 6, 2026 | STRUCTURE | On XXX, at approximately 5:00 a.m., my son was driving my 2013 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL (VIN [XXX]) to w... |
| Aug 28, 2026 | AIR BAGS | Airbag and seat belt warning lights won't turn off one each on instrument cluster RED, and one ORANG... |
| Aug 22, 2026 | SUSPENSION | Driver side rear lower control arm broke/rusted through. Was able to get the vehicle home prior to ... |
| Jul 5, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Front passenger door lock actuator fails to unlock door when driver's, passengers or key fob to unlo... |
| Jun 11, 2026 | WHEELS | Rear left wheel busted off of car while driving. Flew up into the back end of car totaling the vehic... |
| Mar 12, 2026 | AIR BAGS | The contact's brother owned a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while her brother was driv... |
| Mar 1, 2026 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The vehicle is a Nissan Altima experiencing a low-beam headlight failure. The headlights have become... |
| Feb 24, 2026 | SUSPENSION | Right side rear lower control arm failed while driving due to excessive corrosion. I nearly lost co... |
| Jan 14, 2026 | SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN | The car feels unbalanced and shifting is bad |
| Jan 3, 2026 | STRUCTURE | My 2013 Nissan Altima SV is subject to NHTSA safety recall 16V-244 for a defective hood latch that c... |
| Dec 18, 2025 | AIR BAGS | Passenger airbag light on. I don’t even drive the car much. Out of no where it turned in. |
| Oct 26, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Shifter Lock does not release when brake is pressed. Unable to shift out of Park. Need to manually... |
| Oct 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate from a... |
| Sep 11, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS | Tire Pressure light is on but no issues with air pressure. |
| Sep 6, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Rear suspension links rusted out. Repair place says there is a lot of rust issues that will take a ... |
| Aug 23, 2025 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | Heard a loud pop noise from the rear of the car while backing up, steering was unstable while drivin... |
| Aug 22, 2025 | SUSPENSION | Both of my rear lower control arms on my 2013 Nissan ALTIMA sedan have rusted thru and cracked. It h... |
| Jul 1, 2025 | SUSPENSION,ENGINE | Front end suspension need replacing confirmed by Nissan Dealership when rear suspension recall was d... |
| Jul 1, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Shift sticks in Park position. Intermittent problem happening often. |