FaultScore

Worst years for a Nissan 370Z

Owners have filed 499 complaints about the Nissan 370Z with NHTSA across model years 2009 to 2019. More of them are about the steering than anything else.

Avoid

2009 Nissan 370Z

227 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly steering.

Cleanest on record

2012 Nissan 370Z

18 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Nissan 370Z 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
2019 1 0 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2018 2 1 0 Brakes
2017 5 1 0 Airbags
2016 4 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2015 3 1 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2014 A 13 0 0 21,154 Transmission & Drivetrain
2013 B 19 0 0 23,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2012 A 18 0 0 31,832 Transmission & Drivetrain
2011 B 59 0 0 39,000 Steering
2010 D 148 1 0 38,975 Steering
2009 D 227 2 0 39,150 Steering

What breaks on a Nissan 370Z

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

Steering 172 34.5%

Worst in 2009

Electrical System 111 22.2%

Worst in 2009

Worst in 2009

Worst in 2009

Airbags 21 4.2%

Worst in 2009

Other & Unspecified 19 3.8%

Worst in 2010

Fuel & Propulsion 12 2.4%

Worst in 2009

Brakes 10 2.0%

Worst in 2009

Body & Structure 6 1.2%

Worst in 2009

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 1.0%

Worst in 2009

Lights 4 0.8%

Worst in 2010

Seats 4 0.8%

Worst in 2010

Wheels 3 0.6%

Worst in 2009

Stability & Traction Control 3 0.6%

Worst in 2010

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Nissan 370Z, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Apr 2010 peak 48 Dec 2025

Nissan 370Z 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 370Z

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