2013–2018
Two engines, one transmission. The QR25DE 2.5-litre four is rated 182 hp at 6,000 rpm and 180 lb-ft at 4,000 rpm, dropping to 179 hp and 177 lb-ft in the California PZEV version, and the VQ35DE 3.5-litre V6 is rated 270 hp at 6,000 rpm and 251 lb-ft at 4,400 rpm. Both drive the front wheels through the Xtronic CVT; there was no manual and no automatic with fixed gears. The California emissions variant matters on a used car, because the same badge covers two different power ratings.
This generation record is published without source verification yet. The year range, body styles and engine list have not been confirmed against the manufacturer’s own catalogue. Verify with the VIN and manufacturer data before you buy. How we source data
By engine and transmission
Complaint and recall counts from NHTSA, retrieved 2026-08-13. A complaint count is not a failure rate — it scales with how many were sold and how much attention a problem drew.
Community and source review
The alternator charges the battery while the engine runs and powers everything electrical. Both are consumable parts with a service life, and on a used car at least one of them has usually been replaced already — or is due.
The compressor is the pump in the air conditioning loop. When it seizes it can send metal debris through the whole system, which turns a component replacement into a system job.
Bushings, ball joints, link rods and strut mounts are rubber and grease components that wear continuously. They rarely fail suddenly; they get gradually noisier and vaguer, which is why a test drive on a rough road tells you more than one on smooth pavement.
A continuously variable transmission transmits torque through a steel belt or chain running between two variable-diameter pulleys. It depends on a specific fluid and on the clamping pressure between belt and pulley, which makes fluid condition central to its condition.
Nissan has extended the CVT warranty on a long list of cars from 5 years/60,000 miles to 7 years/84,000 miles, in three separate rounds tied to three separate class actions. The lists do not line up with the generations, and a year that looks covered often is not. This file exists to get the years right, because the difference is a transmission.
Where this comes from
Manufacturer documents for the year range, body styles, engines and transmissions above. Complaint and recall counts are separate: they come from NHTSA per model year and carry their own retrieval date on the vehicle files.