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Nissan Altima Fuel Economy (km/L)

km/L Number of Vehicles
12 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
13 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
14 kilometers per liter 3 vehicles
15 kilometers per liter 6 vehicles
16 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
17 kilometers per liter 3 vehicles
18 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
19 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
20 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
21 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
22 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
23 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
24 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
25 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
26 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
27 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
28 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
29 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
30 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
31 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
32 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
33 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
34 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
35 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
36 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
37 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
38 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
39 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
40 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
41 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
42 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
43 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
44 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
45 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
46 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
47 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
48 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
49 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
50 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
51 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
52 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
53 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
54 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
55 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
56 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
57 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
58 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
59 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
60 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
61 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
62 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
63 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
64 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
65 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
66 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
67 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
68 kilometers per liter 6 vehicles
69 kilometers per liter 4 vehicles
70 kilometers per liter 3 vehicles
71 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
72 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
73 kilometers per liter 3 vehicles
74 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
75 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
76 kilometers per liter 4 vehicles
77 kilometers per liter 4 vehicles
78 kilometers per liter 4 vehicles
79 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
80 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
81 kilometers per liter 5 vehicles
82 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
83 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
84 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
85 kilometers per liter 4 vehicles
86 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
87 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
88 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
89 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
90 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
91 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
92 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
93 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
Model Year Body/Powertrain km/L  
2013 2013 4dr Sedan 182-hp 2.5L I4 CVT FWD 60.58
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With the 140 kilowatts 2.5L I4 engine, CVT transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2013 Nissan Altima has been averaging 60.58 L/100km (liters per 100 kilometers).

The 2013 Nissan Altimas in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 77 kilometers per hour (about 70.6 percent of the kilometers driven). The rest of the kilometers were in the city (5.1 percent), in the suburbs (0 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent).

In addition, the average 2013 Nissan Altima in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all.
2013 2013 4dr Sedan 270-hp 3.5L V6 6-sp shiftable CVT FWD 73.87
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TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the 2013 Nissan Altima

2013 Nissan Altima Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearComment
2013 The 2007-2012 Altima managed decent fuel economy, but the 2013 does much better. The sedan's EPA city rating is up from 23 to 27 mpg and its EPA highway rating has been bumped from 32 all the way to 38 mpg. The city figure ties the new Accord's for best of any non-hybrid midsize sedan, while the highway figure doesn't need to share the honor. How did they do it? Partly by reducing the Altima's curb weight to a compact-like 3,108 lbs., about 100 below the Accord and Camry and 300 below the new Fusion. But the MVP award likely goes to the continuously-variable transmission (CVT) with an unusually wide 7:1 ratio spread. At 60 mph the four-cylinder engine spins a very relaxed 1,450 rpm. The EPA ratings for the Fusion are lower, especially in city/suburuban driving: 23/36. see full Nissan Altima review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the 2013 Nissan Altima

2013 Nissan Altima Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2014 4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 2.5L I4
CVT FWD
80 miles total commute each day, average 30mpg with a 70% highway and 30% city roads. CVT helps make that mpg count very high for a gas engine and relatively weighted sedan. see full Nissan Altima review
2014 4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 2.5L I4
CVT FWD
40 MPG highway see full Nissan Altima review
2014 4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 2.5L I4
CVT FWD
Since the weather gotten warmer, I have been averaging about 35 mph combined mpg which is excellent for a vehicle of this size with a 2.5L four cylinder. The Xtronic CVT transmission is key to obtaining good fuel economy. Once at cruising velocity, engine rpm stays below 1800 rpm at 70 mph and below 1500 rpm at 60 mph. I drive 80 hwy/ 20 city most of the time. see full Nissan Altima review
2013 4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 2.5L I4
CVT FWD
If you have a 60/40 city-hwy, then you are better off with a hybrid or in this instance a fuel sipper. The car is large, nimble with the power assist and light due to the re-design. I am averaging about 30mpg and if my hwy gets more, I am expecting a 36mpg. This is very much inline with the advertisements by Nissan. see full Nissan Altima review
2013 4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 2.5L I4
CVT FWD
I have had my 2013 Altima for 10 months and 12,000 miles. The gas mileage in this car is great. I drive 75% highway and get on average 37 - 38 miles a gallon. I can go 600 miles without any worry of running out of gas. see full Nissan Altima review
2013 Nissan Altima Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2013 4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 2.5L I4
CVT FWD
City MPG is disappointing. see full Nissan Altima review
2013 4dr Sedan 182-horsepower 2.5L I4
CVT FWD
I do most of my driving on the highway as well as long road trip in the 1st month of owning and I have never gotten mileage better that 33 mpg - my average is 26 mpg see full Nissan Altima review
 

2013 Nissan Altima Gas Mileage (km/L)

Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Nissan Altima's real-world km/L based on how and where you drive a car.