Alternator OEM BMW or OEM Nissan

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Rank #12 in ranking

3.2

Lights

3.3

Noise

5.0

Warning light

2.1

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Rank #8 in ranking

3.3

Lights

3.1

Warning light

2.5

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OEM Nissan › Alternator

partsguy1983 2 Jan 2026, 02:03

Rating 4.0

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.

Pros: lasted around 130k miles

Cons: upper bolt was pain

Vehicle: Nissan Quest

Mileage: 209215 km

OEM Nissan › Alternator

Easy-Anxiety-258 19 Dec 2025, 12:48

Rating 4.0

Nissan use to be good

Vehicle: Nissan

OEM Nissan › Alternator

BusinessImmediate905 19 Dec 2025, 03:22

Warning light:

Rating 4.0

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.

Pros: believable price

Cons: no aftermarket options

Vehicle: Nissan Sentra

OEM BMW › Alternator

Former-Primary-3186 16 Dec 2025, 20:37

Noise:

Rating 5.0

Actively replacing our alternator now, I used this video to confirm that it was the same sound.

Vehicle: BMW

OEM BMW › Alternator

nikediboi 21 Nov 2025, 20:54

Warning light:

Rating 4.0

My first car was a E46 316i, under 100tkm on odo, had it for 3 years, literally gave no problems.

Sold the E46 and got a E39 530D because I love them. Has been reliable so far, I've had it as daily for almost a year now and the only critical problems it has had are that the alternator gave out after a couple of weeks owning and EGR thermostat was bad.

Pros: reliable, no critical problems

Cons: alternator gave out, EGR thermostat bad

Vehicle: BMW

Mileage: 100000 km

OEM BMW › Alternator

CarsAlcoholSmokes 9 Dec 2025, 09:34

Warning light:

Rating 3.0

Dead battery within months, and car completely shutting off, your car SCREAMS alternator issue. Get it checked out.

Cons: alternator issue

Vehicle: BMW X1

OEM BMW › Alternator

Existing-Mongoose-11 22 Sep 2025, 09:51

Warning light:
Lights:

Rating 3.0

This was the only non oe product in my car. When mine went it went . There weren\u2019t any bmw ones available for love nor money at the time. I get 13.8 out of mine as well. Can been fine for 12 months.

Pros: fine for 12 months

Cons: non oe product

OEM Nissan › Alternator

MycologistAshamed926 5 Jan 2026, 02:00

Rating 2.0

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.

Pros: oem good part

Cons: Remans are bad

Vehicle: Nissan Altima

OEM BMW › Alternator

mr_lab_rat 2 Nov 2025, 22:36

Rating 1.5

My friend’s BMW X5 had an alternator fail at 50k, she does a lot of city driving so lots of start/stops.

Cons: alternator failed

Vehicle: BMW X5

Mileage: 80467 km

OEM Nissan › Alternator

BreadGang_Ike 13 Oct 2025, 15:45

Warning light:

Rating 1.0

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.

Cons: repeated failures, remanufactured issues

Vehicle: Infiniti

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Which alternator to choose — OEM BMW or OEM Nissan?

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Comparison of alternator OEM BMW and OEM Nissan

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Which alternator are better — OEM Nissan or OEM BMW?

In March 2026 on PartReview, alternator OEM Nissan were overall better than OEM BMW.

OEM BMW received a PR Score of 62 out of 100, and OEM Nissan scored 66 points.
OEM BMW ranked 12 in the overall ranking, and OEM Nissan ranked 8.
The average rating is higher for OEM Nissan (3.3) than for OEM BMW (3.2).
Alternator OEM Nissan have better feature ratings than OEM BMW:
- Warning light - owners believe, that this property for OEM Nissan is better than OEM BMW.
- Lights - drivers claim, that this property for OEM BMW is outperforms OEM Nissan.
- Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM BMW is preferred to OEM Nissan.

Which alternator are more popular — OEM BMW or OEM Nissan?

In March 2026 on PartReview, alternator OEM Nissan were overall more popular than OEM BMW.

By vote balance, alternator OEM Nissan surpassed OEM BMW:

For OEM BMW, the ratio of positive (30) to negative (18) votes is 12 votes.
For OEM Nissan, the ratio of positive (49) to negative (25) votes is 24 votes.

By number of reviews, alternator OEM Nissan surpassed OEM BMW:

For alternator OEM BMW there are 15 reviews: 8 positive, 3 neutral, 4 negative.
For alternator OEM Nissan there are 24 reviews: 15 positive, 2 neutral, 7 negative.

Which alternator do car owners prefer — OEM BMW or OEM Nissan?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, alternator OEM Nissan led more car-specific ratings than OEM BMW:

OEM Nissan are chosen by owners of cars such as: Nissan Maxima, and others.

Alternator OEM BMW have not yet taken leading positions in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding a review and specifying your car.

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