The low beam headlights are dangerously dim. As the car has gotten older, the problem has become worse. The range is now probably less than 100 ft. New bulbs and restoring the lens has not helped.

- Lexington, SC, USA

Addendum to my previously submitted complaint about dim low beam headlights and not being able to see at night. Please don't think it's because my headlight covers are cloudy with age. My headlight covers are crystal clear and clean and owners of newer models of this car report the same problem. The high beams are fine.

- Elizabethtown, PA, USA

The low beam headlights are dangerously dim. Driving at night anywhere other than in town is frightening. Recently I was forced to drive 100 miles of secondary country roads after dark. The only way I new where to steer was following another vehicle. When that vehicle turned off I was forced to leave my high beams on which is dangerous for oncoming drivers. So I was on and off with them. It was a miracle I didn't crash. Sometimes I could not see but just kept going straight and driving very slow with cars backed up behind me. Just cannot see the road or signs with the low beams. Research online revealed lots of other complaints about this. How many accidents have happened with this car because people cannot see? owners have replaced headlight bulbs but it doesn't help. The whole assembly needs replaced which costs over a thousand according to some owners who have looked into it. This needs to be a safety recall.

- Elizabethtown, PA, USA

2013 Nissan Altima, the headlights on the vehicle are poor quality. It is difficult if not impossible to see at night when utilizing the low beams. Visibility improves if you utilize the high beams.

- Wolcott, CT, USA

Low beam head light too dim can not see at night

- Auburn, AL, USA

Very dim low beam headlights

- Macon, GA, USA

I hit a deer last week because my 2013 Altima has no road illumination from the low-beam headlights. I was driving on a two-lane road with a 35 mph speed limit, and I was going 30 mph. I didn't realize how badly they had dimmed until this event happened, but I have found that I get more illumination from my fog lights than from my low-beam headlights. The high-beams still work great, but the interior lens over the low-beam headlights appears to be nearly opaque and passes nearly zero light even from upgraded, super-bright halogen bulbs. If they had worked like they should I would have seen the deer and avoided the collision. I believe this problem is known to Nissan, but I am unaware that they have taken any action to address it. If a safety recall is not warranted, then I would at least expect them to advise Altima owners of the tendency of their low-beams to grow dimmer over time than owners might expect. I have owned several vehicles of different makes and models for many years, but this is the only one that had this problem. I believe it is a life safety issue.

- Seneca, SC, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While operating the vehicle at night, the low beam headlights illuminated extremely low, causing a visibility hazard for the driver. The vehicle was taken to Nissan of route 46 (440 rt. 46, East totowa, NJ) to be diagnosed, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The dealer stated that the headlights were operating normally. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000.

- Washington Township, NJ, USA

The headlights on our 2013 Nissan Altima have become progressively dim due to an obvious manufacturing defect. The following was told to me directly by the service lead at stone mountain Nissan in Georgia: Overtime the reflective film in the headlight unit has burned/melted away. This causes the lights to not be reflective and therefore significantly less bright. However, Nissan is not willing to cover any replacements as part of their warranty or as part of my extended, comprehensive warranty. Replacement units cost $1,300. The above is consistent with what I learned from an independent mechanic. That mechanic tested the headlight bulbs and confirmed that they were adequately bright, however the headlight unit was not generating the proper reflection and brightness. As stated above this is an obvious manufacturers defect to a critical safety component. There is seemingly nothing that any human could have done to cause the issue. A quick google search yielded several websites where consumers reported the exact same problem (such as this one: ), indicating that this is a systemic problem with 5th generation Altima in the 2013-2015 model years, however Nissan has its head firmly planted in the sand.

- Decatur, GA, USA

Dim headlights

- Ridgeway, OH, USA

The low beam lights are very dim. It's hard to drive at night. Unsafe

- Kennesaw, GA, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving approximately 45 mph, the low beam head lamps started to dim and illuminated approximately fifteen feet. The contact switched to the high beam headlights. The vehicle was taken to scott evans Nissan (725 bankshead hwy, carrollton, ga 30117) where it was diagnosed that the materials inside the head lamp assembly had degraded and needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 107,000.

- Waco, GA, USA

Low beam headlights are becoming dimmer and dimmer. They are less bright, and more yellow. I have cleaned the lens covers. The headlights seem less bright than the driving lights. Recent passengers have said "al, turn on your headlights."

- Taylors, SC, USA

The headlights were never strong. They are now weaker than street lights or virtually any other car around me. Cars behind me case a shadow of my car where my beams should be. It's like driving with daytime running lights. My internet search shows this is a widespread problem with the 2013 Altima. This is an extremely serious safety problem and I would like to know if this has been or will be investigated by NHTSA. At a minimum, Nissan should repair the affected cars.

- Livingston, NJ, USA

I filed a complaint with NHTSA in February of this year regarding a manufacturing defect that results in poor visibility due to low beam headlights not emitting enough light to adequately light the road ahead. In looking at the NHTSA data base, complaints on this issue started in 2013. Since then there have been hundreds of complaints of defective headlights on 2013, 2014 and 2015 Nissan Altima. I contacted Nissan last week to complain again. They said I needed to take my car in to our local dealership, bill robertson Nissan, to get the headlight problem diagnosed. I took my car in on 9/24/19. Their method of 'diagnostics' was to take another 2013 Altima that they had on their lot and to put my car and that car side by side and turn on the headlights and then concluded that both sets of headlights looked about the same. They did not measure the light output or disassemble the headlights to see what might be causing the problem with my car. They simply compared my car to another car on their lot. And from the hundreds of complaints about 2013 Altima, most likely the car on their lot had defective headlights also. From reading complaints on NHTSA's database, it is clearly evident that the cause of the problems with the 2013 - 2015 Altima headlights is due to corrosion of the reflective lining inside the headlight. This results in only a fraction of the light from the bulb being projected forward towards the road. Since I first complained, there have been many, many more complaints to NHTSA. This is clearly a manufacturing defect and also a huge safety problem. Why hasn't NHTSA initiated an investigation?

- Pasco, WA, USA

My 2013 Nissan Altima headlights are very dim and I have to drive with brights on just to see at night. This is a real safety concern. I have replaced the bulbs three times with led, hid and back to halogen and they have not fixed the problem. They continue to get dimmer and dimmer.

- Bradenton, FL, USA

Low beam lights get extremely dim, my turn signal lights are brighter than the headlights!!!!!!!!! this creates a safety issue driving at night. As an uber driver, I can spot my generation Altima from far away just cause it always has the dimmest lights unless the Altima has hid

- Lewisville, TX, USA

The headlights are very dim even after ordering new ones to replace the factory headlights. I actually stopped and got out of the car to make sure the headlights were even on. Definitely not a car to be driven after dark!

- Pineville, LA, USA

I have a 2013 Nissan Altima S and low beam lights are really bad at night and I can not see with them on. I have to drive with the high beams on which is a really bad safety issue for myself and other drivers. I have gotten blown at and cursed at because of this and even gotten pulled over. Nissan please fix this problem because it is unsafe to drive like this.

- Bessemer, AL, USA

I have a 2013 Nissan Altima S and low beam lights are really bad at night and I can not see with them on. I have to drive with the high beams on which is a really bad safety issue for myself and other drivers. I have gotten blown at and cursed at because of this and even gotten pulled over. Nissan please fix this problem because it is unsafe to drive like this.

- Bessemer, AL, USA