CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2013 Nissan Quest is great in terms of low complaints, but it also has an abysmal crash test rating for one very common type of impact.
The IIHS' "small overlap" crash test rates the vehicle's ability to protect front seat passengers when the car is impacted across 1/4th of the front bumper.
This mimics hitting a pole, or an off-center crash into another car — more common in the real world than a full frontal head-on crash.
See our crash test page for the detailed results — As you can see from the IIHS' crash test video, the Nissan Quest does not protect intrusion into the passenger space & major injury to the front seat passengers is likely.
Although this particular CVT appears to have lasted longer than most Nissan CVT failures in other "models", making it to 121,000 miles, despite proper care/maintenance with modern vehicles this still seems LOW compared to most other "makes" and transmission types. There is apparently some inherit problems with this particular design/system.
Folks my Nissan 2013 Quest just had the transmission fail and I had to replace to the tune of $3500. Nissan "Customer Care" was probably the worst experience I have ever had with a manufacturer. They offered no support but to say the vehicle was out of warranty and they could do nothing for me.
After doing research I see where the CVT has had massive amount of problems and is known by Nissan to be an issue but they continue to ignore it.
I explained that a customer is so hard to come by and once they are gone they are gone forever. They could have cared less. The Nissan culture is poor from the top down.
I was probably the biggest advocate of this car until last week and all has changed. I nor my family will ever purchase a Nissan product again. Please pass this on so you or your friends don't experience what I have gone through.
Sincerely,
Lance Butler
- Lance B.,
Lexington, KY, US
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Although this particular CVT appears to have lasted longer than most Nissan CVT failures in other "models", making it to 121,000 miles, despite proper care/maintenance with modern vehicles this still seems LOW compared to most other "makes" and transmission types. There is apparently some inherit problems with this particular design/system.
- chaemeleonjp, Mesquite, US