Alternator OEM Honda or OEM Nissan

I have a 2007 CRV with 132,500 The car has been reliable and I'm currently dealing with replacing parts due to the age. Since the last quarter of 2025 I replaced the tensioner/belt,mid pipe, muffler/hardware and alternator.

I had this issue with my 2013 civic. Was replacing the battery about every 12-18 months. All the systems tested fine but the problem was fixed when I finally replaced the alternator.

I did one on my Wife's 2011 Nissan Quest with the same engine as the Pathfinder.

Original one lasted around 130k miles, so can't really complain.

The one on the Quest wasn't great, but I think I got it done in about 4-5 hours.

Had to pull the lower bumper splash shield, and the passenger fender liner.

Then I unbolted the ac compressor and let it drop down (was able to leave all the refrigerant hoses connected so that was a plus).

The upper bolt was a pain to get to, probably the worst part of the job!

With it unbolted there was just barely room to get it out through the wheel well. If you had it positioned just right it would slip through the opening between the subframe and the frame rail.

Nissan use to be good

The alternator quit on my 2020 Nissan Sentra, and there were NO aftermarket options for it. The dealership wanted $900, JUST for the alternator, so I can actually believe their price.

My alternator just died at 83k miles but otherwise it’s been painless I love the car

I have a 2013 manual. I've had to put 3 or 4 alternators in mine. The last one literally lasted a year, luckily it was still under warranty, and I only had to pay for the labor to have it changed out.

And assuming that the alternator is the issue, hope you get an oem good part or a used one, on nissan altimas/maxima Remans are bad.

I've gone through 3 Nissan Value Advantage Alternators (through the Infiniti dealership - warranty) for my Q. All Infiniti offers for my year (2015) are Remanufactured Alternators. I'm tired of Remans.

I bought a remanufactured alternator from Autozone and it did not work. I then bought an amazon alternator. It went out 2 weeks later. I then bought the OEM Nissan alternator. I've not had a problem since (6 months)