2013 Nissan Armada problems and complaints

Owners have filed 17 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Nissan Armada. The most-reported areas: Service Brakes (7), Electrical System (3), Air Bags (3).

Key takeaways

  • 17 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 3 involve a crash, 1 a fire, 1 reported injury.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Service Brakes741%
Electrical System318%
Air Bags318%
Seat Belts212%
Electronic Stability Control (esc)212%
Power Train212%
Fuel/Propulsion System16%
Wheels16%
Unknown Or Other16%
Suspension16%
Parking Brake16%
Structure16%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2013 Nissan Armada SUV RWDNot ratedNot ratedNot rated3/5
2013 Nissan Armada SUV 4WDNot ratedNot ratedNot rated3/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Seat Belts - filed 2025-06-12

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Armada. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact's wife, who was occupying the front passenger's side seat noticed that the front passenger's side seat belt failed to retract as needed. Additionally, the contact stated that both the front driver's side an...

Electrical System,fuel/Propulsion System - filed 2025-01-16

The instrument cluster starts giving wrong signals which causes the car to either shutdown or not start randomly. for now a tap on the dashboard would help it start sometimes. it is a great safety hazard as if it shuts down on a dangerous road or if it wont start in dangerous areas, which happened with me multiple time...

Service Brakes - filed 2024-12-20

You have to press the brakes really hard and they are loose.

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More for the 2013 Nissan Armada

Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.