FaultScore

Worst years for a Nissan 350Z

Owners have filed 815 complaints about the Nissan 350Z with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2009. More of them are about the suspension than anything else.

Avoid

2004 Nissan 350Z

177 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly suspension.

Cleanest on record

2008 Nissan 350Z

28 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Nissan 350Z year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2009 6 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2008 A 28 0 0 27,863 Transmission & Drivetrain
2007 C 86 1 2 20,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2006 D 67 9 2 25,500 Engine & Cooling
2005 D 102 12 1 36,000 Airbags
2004 D 177 13 0 15,000 Suspension
2003 D 349 7 1 13,000 Suspension

What breaks on a Nissan 350Z

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Suspension 149 18.3%

Worst in 2003

Worst in 2007

Engine & Cooling 119 14.6%

Worst in 2003

Tires 112 13.7%

Worst in 2003

Airbags 89 10.9%

Worst in 2005

Worst in 2004

Wheels 34 4.2%

Worst in 2006

Electrical System 24 2.9%

Worst in 2003

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 18 2.2%

Worst in 2003

Brakes 17 2.1%

Worst in 2003

Body & Structure 15 1.8%

Worst in 2004

Other & Unspecified 12 1.5%

Worst in 2003

Seats 8 1.0%

Worst in 2003

Steering 7 0.9%

Worst in 2004

Exactly what failed on a Nissan 350Z

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Front 97 37.5%
Manual Transmission 58 22.4%
Clutch Assembly 29 11.2%
Engine 19 7.3%
Tread/Belt 16 6.2%
Pedal/Hand Lever(Motorcycle) 11 4.2%
Power Window Devices AND Controls 9 3.5%
RIM 7 2.7%
Automatic Transmission 7 2.7%
Body 6 2.3%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Nissan 350Z, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 2003 peak 56 Jan 2026

Nissan 350Z problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Nissan 350Z

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.