I have the same van, 2012 and been driving it since 2013 without any issues. The best van I have ever had and rides smoothly. This guy doesn't know what he's talking about, period. In many ways he appreciated this vehicle in his review than not. By the way I change the oil and of course I check the dipstick without any problem and open and closed the rear door 1000's of time, come on!! Are you this lazy not to maintain a car that serves you?
He is right about CVT's, they are designed to fail much quicker than old school geared transmissions..It got plenty of plastic parts and a rubber band. I will never own a vehicle with a CVT if I can avoid it for the rest of my life, but if not..it still would not be the Nissan as he is correct about that as well...the worste
I’ve been driving this 2012 Quest +9 years, no single issue except minimum maintenance like oil change, brake pads etc. Handling, durability are excellent.
My mother is an owner of a 2013 Nissan quest SL 2.6 L V6 and it is extremely reliable. Do not even listen to this guy. If you subscribe to him, unsubscribe now
I have a quest 2012 with 94000+ miles and between 2021-22 I’ve invested at least 8k. It really did serve me well. I spent the money on the repairs because it was cheaper than purchasing a new car. I plan on having it detailed and keeping it even when I purchase a new car. I love it!
I loved my 2012 Nissan Quest SL. Had no real issues with it and sold it with 105k miles on it last year. Have an odyssey now, which is nice, but we miss our quest.
Bruh, it's got so many miles and its obvious that this minivan was not well taken care of. 190,000 before trans went isn't a big deal and shouldn't be a complaint. Then you bought an old trans where you assumed the risk. Yeah, you had a little bit of bad luck, but can't agree with your gripes. We have an LE, it's basically a very reliable near luxury car. Was really looking to forward to hear your gripes and waited a very long time. I was expecting a lot worse, but I was underwhelmed. The average car doesn't live as long as yours. The Quest's CVT is regarded by the experts very highly. Where the Quest ranks low is the safety tests. Thanks for your opinion though.
What expert are you talking to??? Most “experts” are weary of Nissan CVTs. You can not afford to skip fluid changes with those things and they still might fail, because the Jatco Transmissions sometimes have weak seals. It’s a ticking time bomb.
You were talking about having to replace the transmission twice in 6 months and how that doesn’t speak well. A friend of mine had a 2005 Escape and she had 3 or 4 transmissions put in it in less than a year. It’s not just a CVT thing it can happen with any car and any transmission
Nissan Quest is one of the best Vans to buy for the money! It has one less seat compared to our vans out there! It's 1/2 of the price of other vans. Very comfy and very solid. 3.5 V6 Engine is the same as 350 Z so that engine does not die. Tranny is great but u have to change the oil every 30K miles. Amalie 72886 56 Universal Synthetic CVT is the best oil out there, in fact it's better than Nissan's oil. Amalie is the best technology advance lubing system. I have a 2016 and has over 280K miles and still runs and rides good. This guy does not have a clue! First choice to buy a Van, Toyota, Honda, Nissan but as i said, the price of Nissan Quest is almost 1/2 of Toyota and Honda. So the money u save it's the money u can always use to replace the trans. $2,500 for a good used part and labor.
Hi thanks for the video and a little history of the quest that was nice, I have a small opinion. You got a used van with 183xxxs high miles then the trans gave out at 193xxx. Then you got a used trans with 93xxx high miles (hard to know if the trans was maintain proper with those miles)and kept it till 233xxx miles the sent it to someone else. The dealership helped out with some of the cost so you didn't broke the bank.🤔 Personally besides the transmission issue and door, I think that quest is damn reliable. Imagine with proper maintenance wow damn good van oh and those other issues I would just fix myself. Dealers would charge alot of those fixes. thanks again and thumbs up!👍
A seven year old van with 233,000 miles on it and you call that unreliable? While the van might not suit your family for a variety of reasons, any vehicle that achieves that level of service (without any major issues, of course) is *reliable* in my book. I am an owner of a 2012 Nissan Quest SV which has 110,000 km (yes kilometres) on it and I'm happy that it hasn't given me any major trouble in seven years. The biggest issue I had was that the rear A/C lines had a leak and getting the part for that at a decent price from Nissan required a trip into NY state to pick it up. It was 1/2 the price of the same part in Canada. This van is not sexy looking, it doesn't have any of the advanced tech features newer vans (or the SL/LE models) have and it's heavy but it has taken the family to Florida and back three times. I wouldn't want to do a super long distance drive with seven people, but for the six of us, it has been very good. The problems that I would note with the van are the following: (1) it does not achieve the fuel economy that it was marketed with, (2) it has very poor off-centre crash safety at 40 km/h and (the biggest issue) (3) is that my Nissan DEALER (!) refuses to change the CVT transmission fluid on it because he said that after changing the fluid these vans have a high rate of transmission failures. That is the main reason why I don't think we'll keep this van. If the DEALER is worried about fluid changes, then I'm extremely worried.
I could have easily forgiven all the other things if it weren't for the back to back cvt failures. We did take the van from east Tennessee to central Illinois and back, probably near 1500 miles that week alone, and it went great. I miss the nissan quality of the past. I had a 1994 nissan pickup that had 270k on it when I traded it and it was still a great truck. But I was 21 at the time... oops.
@@ThatCarVlogChannel I posted my comment before I got to the part with the back-to-back CVT failures. That very much lines up with my biggest fear for my van. And having experienced how Nissan takes Canadian owners to the cleaners on repairs, I would trade the van in immediately if I suspected any kind of CVT issue.
For us it started as what felt like a minor amount of slippage when starting on an uphill grade. Then one day my wife called me said she was going down a busy 4 lane road thru town and it suddenly wouldn't pull, like it had totally disengaged. Assuming the belt inside came apart.
Thank you! Lol. I'm not gonna say this one was totally bad, in fact it was a great road trip vehicle while we had it. Funny, your 2005 it the generation I thought the wife was buying. I always thought those were cool looking for a van
This is the base model. I have one of these and I like it. About to hit 170K and this thing is a beast. You should know more about the car if doing a review. You made a couple of statements that shows you didn't know much about this car, like there is a model below the s. The s is the lowest model and you pointed to the wrong location for the sliding door buttons just to name a few
We kept it clean right up until it couldn't be used for lyft driving anymore and we stopped caring. It got abused as a lyft vehicle here in Knoxville, passengers are rough to ride share vehicles and don't care either
With all your respect, don't agree with this review because I got a 2011 Nissan Quest and I had never got a transmission problem. Most cars lifespan pretty much depends on the maintenance you give them. My van only has 60K miles and is a year older than this one... Engine runs perfectly!! and inside is spotless...I think my car will go for anohter 10-15 years. Every time I take it to the nissan they always ask me If I want to trade it; they can't believe that it looks like new :). Just saying any car in the market needs maintenance if you want them to last longer... but that car being a year newer than mine and it has 173k more miles than mine .. tells its own story.
Looking at a 2012 LE thus week and having cvt fears. Have two babies and our Prius is not cutting it, we are tight. But still keeping our warrior diehard prius.
Oof, I modified mine to look like a minivan for going to the sea, my quest has seen the beach sands, the sea, and been thru 2 hurricanes including hurricane harvey. I even sleep in it when im camping out..........i love the style and tge boxy looks, but one thing I really hate is the cvt, kicks like a mule.
I love this video so informative I live in Ghana and have ordered for a 2012 Nissan Quest already from the USA a used Nissan Quest actually and the mileage is 165000 please will it still be ok to use it since the CVT transmission is a problem is the mileage still ok to go with or do I buy the CVT transmission part and add to it before shipping please advice and will like to have the contact of the the dealer you mentioned pls thanks
If you can find out whether or not it has the original trans I would start there, not really sure myself how to determine that. Otherwise take it easy on the trans, don't be too hard on it. If you notice it start slipping then it may not be too long before you need to repair or replace. As for the dealer, it's not a nissan dealer, just a used car lot, so most likely wouldn't be of any help for trans, but dealer name is Hepperly Auto Sales, should be easy search on google
I enjoyed your video, even learned a few tricks. We drive a 2015 Quest bought in 2017 and we love it! Hubs drove it for Uber/Lyft for a while, and with power doors and leather seats it was perfect. Very comfy for road trips and rear seats fold flat for sleeping. Now has 70K on it, and I 'm THRILLED to see the potential to run it to 200K+. Good to hear opinions about transmission oil change Q 30K...I want to keep my baby running!🚐
If you want to go that route. They're pretty expensive, not really sure how much, warranty took care of ours. I would go new though, used may be too much of a gamble
This guy complains about the amount of cupholders "is ridiculous ". Numbnuts doesn't realize is a "family van", it's great that it has lots of cupholders.
"I love modern cars, they have so many cup holders, it's ridiculous" Not a complaint, some people use the word "ridiculous" in a good way, or for humor. I may not be an expert, although I certainly have learned more since this video, but having spent alot of time in minivans in my life, and being an American, I do understand and appreciate why there's so many
It was used as a Lyft vehicle for a year. And they're pretty low quality to begin with, nothing like nissan from the past. And another family member got the bright idea to scavenge the radio for another car, kind of a habitual thing
@@ThatCarVlogChannel Nissan used to be a great car but those days are long gone!I do think these are great looking vans nonetheless. What did you get to take it's place? (I hate aftermarket radios!! )
@@ThatCarVlogChannel I feel bad for saying what I did now that I found out you know Jonathan and Stephen!! (Stephen was my ex and both are good friends!!
Only other nissan I ever personally owned was my first vehicle, a 1994 hardbody pickup. Traded it off at 270k and it still was running amazing. Should have kept that truck, damn near indestructible. Modern stuff can't even come close
I have the same van, 2012 and been driving it since 2013 without any issues. The best van I have ever had and rides smoothly. This guy doesn't know what he's talking about, period. In many ways he appreciated this vehicle in his review than not. By the way I change the oil and of course I check the dipstick without any problem and open and closed the rear door 1000's of time, come on!! Are you this lazy not to maintain a car that serves you?
I have been driving for almost six years and love every bit of it. I wish I could upgrade to the latest model.
I am so relieved to read this. I am interested in a used Quest for sale locally and was bummed to see the title.
He is right about CVT's, they are designed to fail much quicker than old school geared transmissions..It got plenty of plastic parts and a rubber band. I will never own a vehicle with a CVT if I can avoid it for the rest of my life, but if not..it still would not be the Nissan as he is correct about that as well...the worste
You rite a get to realize alot of people. Dont maintain. There car
@@SpellboundStats you have a pont
. the cvt can fail.. But you afto change the fluid..
I’ve been driving this 2012 Quest +9 years, no single issue except minimum maintenance like oil change, brake pads etc. Handling, durability are excellent.
I've had mine for over 10 years. No issues what so ever. This guy is nuts
My mother is an owner of a 2013 Nissan quest SL 2.6 L V6 and it is extremely reliable. Do not even listen to this guy. If you subscribe to him, unsubscribe now
I have a quest 2012 with 94000+ miles and between 2021-22 I’ve invested at least 8k. It really did serve me well. I spent the money on the repairs because it was cheaper than purchasing a new car. I plan on having it detailed and keeping it even when I purchase a new car. I love it!
@@travismartin6330 no issues with transmission. It my best vehicle ever. I guess you’re getting it used since they don’t make them anymore
@@sokisophia758
Sophia be on a Quest! 😁👍
I had it had it for 10 years with no problems.
I loved my 2012 Nissan Quest SL. Had no real issues with it and sold it with 105k miles on it last year. Have an odyssey now, which is nice, but we miss our quest.
Your quest has horrible crash test results
@@Mabeylater293 that’s true
@@Mabeylater293 only the front overlap really but yeah
I am driving a 2012 Quest SL. I only had 70k miles today, no issue at all.
You bought it used at 180K+ miles and you expect a perfect van?
I have a 2017 quest great van , no problem to report, this van in the video needs some TLC.
Bruh, it's got so many miles and its obvious that this minivan was not well taken care of. 190,000 before trans went isn't a big deal and shouldn't be a complaint. Then you bought an old trans where you assumed the risk. Yeah, you had a little bit of bad luck, but can't agree with your gripes. We have an LE, it's basically a very reliable near luxury car. Was really looking to forward to hear your gripes and waited a very long time. I was expecting a lot worse, but I was underwhelmed. The average car doesn't live as long as yours. The Quest's CVT is regarded by the experts very highly. Where the Quest ranks low is the safety tests. Thanks for your opinion though.
coolpix222 That LYFT sticker says it all. This van has been used and abused!!!!!
190 is not very high mileage to need a new transmission. A honda will do a half million plus most of the time and over 250k all of the time
What expert are you talking to???
Most “experts” are weary of Nissan CVTs.
You can not afford to skip fluid changes with those things and they still might fail, because the Jatco Transmissions sometimes have weak seals. It’s a ticking time bomb.
@@joedoe8655LYFT you attitude, DISLIKED 👎
You were talking about having to replace the transmission twice in 6 months and how that doesn’t speak well. A friend of mine had a 2005 Escape and she had 3 or 4 transmissions put in it in less than a year. It’s not just a CVT thing it can happen with any car and any transmission
Nissan Quest is one of the best Vans to buy for the money! It has one less seat compared to our vans out there! It's 1/2 of the price of other vans. Very comfy and very solid. 3.5 V6 Engine is the same as 350 Z so that engine does not die. Tranny is great but u have to change the oil every 30K miles. Amalie 72886 56 Universal Synthetic CVT is the best oil out there, in fact it's better than Nissan's oil. Amalie is the best technology advance lubing system. I have a 2016 and has over 280K miles and still runs and rides good. This guy does not have a clue! First choice to buy a Van, Toyota, Honda, Nissan but as i said, the price of Nissan Quest is almost 1/2 of Toyota and Honda. So the money u save it's the money u can always use to replace the trans. $2,500 for a good used part and labor.
I have a 2014 Nissan Quest it’s really good
Hi thanks for the video and a little history of the quest that was nice, I have a small opinion. You got a used van with 183xxxs high miles then the trans gave out at 193xxx. Then you got a used trans with 93xxx high miles (hard to know if the trans was maintain proper with those miles)and kept it till 233xxx miles the sent it to someone else. The dealership helped out with some of the cost so you didn't broke the bank.🤔 Personally besides the transmission issue and door, I think that quest is damn reliable. Imagine with proper maintenance wow damn good van oh and those other issues I would just fix myself. Dealers would charge alot of those fixes. thanks again and thumbs up!👍
A seven year old van with 233,000 miles on it and you call that unreliable? While the van might not suit your family for a variety of reasons, any vehicle that achieves that level of service (without any major issues, of course) is *reliable* in my book. I am an owner of a 2012 Nissan Quest SV which has 110,000 km (yes kilometres) on it and I'm happy that it hasn't given me any major trouble in seven years. The biggest issue I had was that the rear A/C lines had a leak and getting the part for that at a decent price from Nissan required a trip into NY state to pick it up. It was 1/2 the price of the same part in Canada.
This van is not sexy looking, it doesn't have any of the advanced tech features newer vans (or the SL/LE models) have and it's heavy but it has taken the family to Florida and back three times. I wouldn't want to do a super long distance drive with seven people, but for the six of us, it has been very good. The problems that I would note with the van are the following: (1) it does not achieve the fuel economy that it was marketed with, (2) it has very poor off-centre crash safety at 40 km/h and (the biggest issue) (3) is that my Nissan DEALER (!) refuses to change the CVT transmission fluid on it because he said that after changing the fluid these vans have a high rate of transmission failures. That is the main reason why I don't think we'll keep this van. If the DEALER is worried about fluid changes, then I'm extremely worried.
I could have easily forgiven all the other things if it weren't for the back to back cvt failures. We did take the van from east Tennessee to central Illinois and back, probably near 1500 miles that week alone, and it went great.
I miss the nissan quality of the past. I had a 1994 nissan pickup that had 270k on it when I traded it and it was still a great truck. But I was 21 at the time... oops.
@@ThatCarVlogChannel I posted my comment before I got to the part with the back-to-back CVT failures. That very much lines up with my biggest fear for my van. And having experienced how Nissan takes Canadian owners to the cleaners on repairs, I would trade the van in immediately if I suspected any kind of CVT issue.
For us it started as what felt like a minor amount of slippage when starting on an uphill grade. Then one day my wife called me said she was going down a busy 4 lane road thru town and it suddenly wouldn't pull, like it had totally disengaged. Assuming the belt inside came apart.
My nissan quest 2014 470k miles only change ac compressor and spark plug
@@tkarim yes and lyft driver
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Wow, that’s awesome!!👊🏼
Wow no cvt issues? I'm looking at a 2012 this week and having cvt fears
Nissan quality went down ever since it was made in USA.
So many rude comments 😒. It could be a lemon too, it does happen. I still miss my 2005 nissan quest, sooo comfy, quiet, and smooth!
Thank you! Lol. I'm not gonna say this one was totally bad, in fact it was a great road trip vehicle while we had it. Funny, your 2005 it the generation I thought the wife was buying. I always thought those were cool looking for a van
I used to have one of these (SL) it was a fantastic van and it was super reliable. don't listen to this guy.
@Parker Gray really. Mime was in an accident. Totalled. Nobody died and we only left with some neck damage. We were going over 90 mph
Bruh I know someone who’s transmission failed after 80,000 miles out of the blue. Also, IIHS crash test ratings say otherwise
@@michaelhadady3084 untrue
@Parker Gray it preformed great
@Parker Gray seen it. It passed in the real world not the "test"
This is the base model. I have one of these and I like it. About to hit 170K and this thing is a beast. You should know more about the car if doing a review. You made a couple of statements that shows you didn't know much about this car, like there is a model below the s. The s is the lowest model and you pointed to the wrong location for the sliding door buttons just to name a few
It's a good man
wow that van has seen better days, i have the same model and don't have any issues and keep it clean along with the other 3 vehicles i have.
We kept it clean right up until it couldn't be used for lyft driving anymore and we stopped caring. It got abused as a lyft vehicle here in Knoxville, passengers are rough to ride share vehicles and don't care either
With all your respect, don't agree with this review because I got a 2011 Nissan Quest and I had never got a transmission problem. Most cars lifespan pretty much depends on the maintenance you give them. My van only has 60K miles and is a year older than this one... Engine runs perfectly!! and inside is spotless...I think my car will go for anohter 10-15 years. Every time I take it to the nissan they always ask me If I want to trade it; they can't believe that it looks like new :). Just saying any car in the market needs maintenance if you want them to last longer... but that car being a year newer than mine and it has 173k more miles than mine .. tells its own story.
Looking at a 2012 LE thus week and having cvt fears. Have two babies and our Prius is not cutting it, we are tight. But still keeping our warrior diehard prius.
Glad I watch this video, I’m an owner of the exact vehicle and glad to hear about the transmission
I guessed every driver treated his/her vehicle different since I m driving my 04 Pontiac Montana, it is excellent besides my repairs on the a/c.
Oof, I modified mine to look like a minivan for going to the sea, my quest has seen the beach sands, the sea, and been thru 2 hurricanes including hurricane harvey. I even sleep in it when im camping out..........i love the style and tge boxy looks, but one thing I really hate is the cvt, kicks like a mule.
I love this video so informative I live in Ghana and have ordered for a 2012 Nissan Quest already from the USA a used Nissan Quest actually and the mileage is 165000 please will it still be ok to use it since the CVT transmission is a problem is the mileage still ok to go with or do I buy the CVT transmission part and add to it before shipping please advice and will like to have the contact of the the dealer you mentioned pls thanks
If you can find out whether or not it has the original trans I would start there, not really sure myself how to determine that. Otherwise take it easy on the trans, don't be too hard on it. If you notice it start slipping then it may not be too long before you need to repair or replace. As for the dealer, it's not a nissan dealer, just a used car lot, so most likely wouldn't be of any help for trans, but dealer name is Hepperly Auto Sales, should be easy search on google
Tennessee fan with Hyundai shirt on doing a review on Quest....turned the channel.
I used to do collections for hyundai and bought the shirt to wear at work. Bought it, so I still use it
I enjoyed your video, even learned a few tricks. We drive a 2015 Quest bought in 2017 and we love it! Hubs drove it for Uber/Lyft for a while, and with power doors and leather seats it was perfect. Very comfy for road trips and rear seats fold flat for sleeping. Now has 70K on it, and I 'm THRILLED to see the potential to run it to 200K+. Good to hear opinions about transmission oil change Q 30K...I want to keep my baby running!🚐
judging by the appearance of this quest... the busted side mirror, the ratty steel wheels, the mess... this van hasn't been treated well.
He said the van was driven by the wife, she does Lyft. So I am also guessing the van was put through a lot
Amen X 10 👍👍
The S is the base model
when you owned this van did you have good gas mileage? we have this van and it seems like we’re always needing to fill up 2 - 3 days later
I think we maxed at maybe 15 mpg. Been a while, but I'm sure it got worse than our 15 town & country
@@ThatCarVlogChannel 15 mpg?? you must have a lot of hills or just drive like garbage....i average 21
@@skeletalremainswot1755 we get between 22-25 in ours....15 definitely doesn't sound right!
@@skeletalremainswot1755 😃😃😃😃
Do you advice I buy a transmission part and put in the car before shipping
If you want to go that route. They're pretty expensive, not really sure how much, warranty took care of ours. I would go new though, used may be too much of a gamble
Transmission needs oil change every 30,000 miles in order to last !
So most likely way too late by the time we got it
hey are you guys okj with the tornadoes ?
Yea. They hit Nashville hard but here in Knoxville we just got wind and heavy rain. Thanks for checking tho!
@@ThatCarVlogChannel Glad you guys are ok!
cvt sucks nissan/infiniti sucks. good thing you get rid of it
This guy complains about the amount of cupholders "is ridiculous ". Numbnuts doesn't realize is a "family van", it's great that it has lots of cupholders.
"I love modern cars, they have so many cup holders, it's ridiculous"
Not a complaint, some people use the word "ridiculous" in a good way, or for humor.
I may not be an expert, although I certainly have learned more since this video, but having spent alot of time in minivans in my life, and being an American, I do understand and appreciate why there's so many
I drive a sienna and I usue all the cup holders myself😅😅😅
It’s a Renault. Of course it’s a piece of 💩.
! That poor van looks to have had a rough life
It was used as a Lyft vehicle for a year. And they're pretty low quality to begin with, nothing like nissan from the past. And another family member got the bright idea to scavenge the radio for another car, kind of a habitual thing
@@ThatCarVlogChannel Nissan used to be a great car but those days are long gone!I do think these are great looking vans nonetheless. What did you get to take it's place? (I hate aftermarket radios!! )
Sold the van to a friend (then found the factory radio and gave it to him) and got a 2015 town and country. It's on the channel too
@@ThatCarVlogChannel I feel bad for saying what I did now that I found out you know Jonathan and Stephen!! (Stephen was my ex and both are good friends!!
@@chrisreed26 all good! Small world huh? Lol
Decoder speed Nissan Quest
2013 HAVE CONSTANT PROBLEMS misfire p0300 code could be 12 different problems WORST car ever
If it was chrysler vs Nissan Quest I would do Chrysler
Every time. We are way more happy with our 2015 town & country
I Had a Nissan,unreliable piece of junk
Everyone i knew who had a Nissan never bought another one
Only other nissan I ever personally owned was my first vehicle, a 1994 hardbody pickup. Traded it off at 270k and it still was running amazing. Should have kept that truck, damn near indestructible. Modern stuff can't even come close
@@ThatCarVlogChannel old Nissans were tanks