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1.75 out of 5 stars

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jsara, 08/01/2013
2013 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
7 of 9 people found this review helpful

First off this is my first AND last Nissan. I've had my 2013 Altima in for three sets of brakes, the Aux has never worked, the speakers rattle at a volume of 12 and the CVT transmission is a piece of junk and now needs replacing as there was metal found in the fluid by the dealer, nice. I paid $24k for this thing and have not been happy with it at all. The 38 mpg is complete b.s. I drive literally all highway miles and this thing hasn't even come close. An utter failure for Nissan.

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1 out of 5 stars

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Disappointed, 08/03/2016
updated 02/05/2018
2013 Nissan Altima 2.5 S 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
7 of 9 people found this review helpful

I purchase a "certified used" 2013 Altima ten months ago, without a warranty. Being a little old school teacher, I've only driven it 6,000 miles in that time. It has been in the shop five separate times for repairs: Alternator replacement, serpentine belt replacement, radiator replaced, A/C condensor just went out, and two vehicle recalls. Being the former owner of a 2008 Altima, which did not have a single problem, I placed my faith in the reliability of the product without checking Consumer Reports for the 2013 version. Check the report; the 2013-newer Altima's consumer rating are inferior to older versions. I absolutely love the style and comfort of this car, but it looks like Nissan has lost me as a customer with its poor dependability and expensive repairs. Update 10 months later: Car was totaled after being hit by a drunk driver. Though disappointed with the mechanical liability of the car, I can attest that the safety features on the car saved our lives when impacted at a high speed with a DUI driver head-on. Though I am not sorry about the loss of the car, nor the constant repairs, I was impressed with it protecting me and my passenger at the time of collision.

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5 out of 5 stars

pleased with purchase...

Rod Moniz, 12/16/2018
2013 Nissan Altima 2.5 SV 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful

2013 Altima - 293,000 miles tomorrow (12/17/18)….can't complain too much....

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4 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Bad transmission

Wanda, 03/14/2016
2013 Nissan Altima 2.5 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful

2013 Nissan altima transmission is no good they need to do a recall on the transmission. I brought my car last year it had about 54,000 miles on it now i have to replace a transmission on it.

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3.25 out of 5 stars

DON'T BUY!!!!

markv25, 02/08/2013
2013 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl CVT)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful

I bought my new Altima 4 weeks ago and have had problems with the car ever since. First, I ve had to go to the dealer 3x for a faulty seat sensor light that they can't seem to fix. Second, don't believe the gas mileage on the car. I can't seem to average 29 mpg. The car seems to be fun to drive at first but then it gets boring. Plus, the noise the engine makes when you accelerate gets annoying. The speakers are supposedly Bose, but they sound like crap. I really wish I had bought another car.

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