"How reliable is the 2013 Nissan Quest?"

"Based on 22 NHTSA complaints, the 2013 Nissan Quest has a median complaint mileage of 95852 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN."

"What are common problems with the 2013 Nissan Quest?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2013 Nissan Quest is POWER TRAIN, accounting for a significant portion of the 22 total complaints filed."

2013 Nissan Quest: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 22 complaints

Total Complaints

95,852mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

9,196 25th Percentile

95,852 Median Mileage

101,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

TIRES

WHEELS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

STRUCTURE:BODY

SERVICE BRAKES

SEAT BELTS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"IPOD CONNECTION FIRST WENT OUT. SAID "CHECK CONNECTED DEVICE". THEN THE DISPLAY SCREEN STARTED GOING OUT. WOULD EITHER NOT COME ON AT ALL, THEN COME ON LATER, OR SHORT OUT WHILE DRIVING WHICH ALSO CAUSED DVD TO NOT WORK AS WELL. *TR"

"THE FRONT TIRES WEAR QUICKLY ON THE OUTSIDE EDGES. BOUGHT VAN NEW AND WITHIN 5,000 MILES THE FRONT TIRES WERE BALD ON OUTSIDE EDGE OF BOTH TIRES. ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED AND DETERMINED TO BE IN SPEC. ROTATED TIRES TO BACK AND NOW ROTATED TIRES EXHIBITING SAME WEAR PATTERN. TIRES WILL NOT PASS INSP..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

POWER TRAIN 9 complaints

25th: 97,426 mi Median: 101,000 mi 75th: 119,500 mi

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 3 complaints

Median: 99,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 4 GA: 4 NC: 2 MD: 2 UT: 2 CA: 2 LA: 1 OH: 1 AZ: 1 VA: 1

Nissan Quest — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1993	164	168,500	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE	8
1994	195	111,100	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE	9
1995	205	100,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	13
1996	174	80,000	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH	7
1997	127	68,500	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR	10
1998	56	103,000	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD	3
1999	165	50,000	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL	4
2000	120	48,000	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS	15
2001	57	45,000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	13
2002	38	35,000	TIRES:TREAD/BELT	1
2004	651	29,889	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	10
2005	124	46,126	ENGINE	6
2006	108	57,000	POWER TRAIN	1
2007	308	100,000	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	5
2008	74	100,000	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	5
2009	29	81,000	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM	2
2011	91	28,317	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	2
2012	139	53,900	POWER TRAIN	8
2014	22	64,000	POWER TRAIN	0

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28