10.0

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
$2,200
Average Mileage:
51,250 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most common solutions:

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problem #1

Jan 102018

Altima ES 2.5L

  • CVT transmission
  • 51,250 miles

I purchased a new 2012 Nissan Altima Coupe in July 2012. The car has 2 miles on it when I drove it off the lot. This was a great car until January, 2018. The engine started skipping occasionally. Eventually, it started running very rough and the "Service Engine Soon" light came on. Turns out there was a misfire in cylinder #3 due to a wet spark plug. Service tech told me it was a blown head gasket; $2,200 to repair.

The car had 51,250 miles, had regular oil changes & 1 radiator flush since I bought it. It had never overheated. Dealer told me this was a common problem with the 2010-2012 Altima but Nissan had never issued a recall, so I had to pay. What a joke! Why bother maintaining it if it's going to fail anyway? I bought a Nissan thinking I would get 300,000 miles out of it. I have my 1993 Nissan 300ZX that I bought used in 1999. For that car, all I've done was tires, brakes, spark plugs and oil. They definitely don't make them like they used to!

- Brian C., Rumford, RI, US