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Nissan reliability complaints

NHTSA complaint and recall rollup for 220 Nissan make/model/year records in CarOutlay's dataset.

Pending review: this new brand hub is generated from real NHTSA rows and excluded from the sitemap until sampled. Data through 2026; reviewed June 2026.
NHTSA complaints
86,713
16,004 in the last 5 years
Vehicle records
220
make/model/year rows
Recall campaigns
452
raw NHTSA campaign count
Median complaints
222
per Nissan vehicle record

Most-reported Nissan problem areas

  • Power Train 13,284

    131 Nissan records include this component family

  • Engine 5,664

    120 Nissan records include this component family

  • Air Bags 5,128

    103 Nissan records include this component family

  • Electrical System 4,750

    127 Nissan records include this component family

  • Unknown Or Other 4,443

    111 Nissan records include this component family

  • Engine And Engine Cooling 3,278

    54 Nissan records include this component family

  • Service Brakes 2,365

    54 Nissan records include this component family

  • Steering 1,874

    30 Nissan records include this component family

Highest raw complaint records

2013 Nissan Altima 2,976 2009 Nissan Altima 2,150 2004 Nissan Maxima 1,725 2005 Nissan Pathfinder 1,560 2014 Nissan Altima 1,388 2008 Nissan Altima 1,376 2005 Nissan Altima 1,364 2002 Nissan Altima 1,321 2004 Nissan Titan 1,295 2006 Nissan Pathfinder 1,224 2013 Nissan Pathfinder 1,205 2015 Nissan Altima 1,197

Recall leaders

2013 Nissan Altima 12 recalls 2013 Nissan Pathfinder 11 recalls 2014 Nissan Pathfinder 11 recalls 2012 Nissan Versa 10 recalls 2014 Nissan Rogue 10 recalls 2015 Nissan Altima 10 recalls

These are unverified consumer reports and manufacturer recalls filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — not validated defect rates, and not adjusted for how many units were produced or sold. High-volume and older vehicles naturally accumulate more complaints. Use this as one research signal, not a verdict on any individual vehicle, and not financial, safety, or purchasing advice. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (public domain).