Worst years for a Nissan Altima
Owners have filed 20,238 complaints about the Nissan Altima with NHTSA across model years 1993 to 2025. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Every Nissan Altima 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | B | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2024 | C | 62 | 13 | 2 | 15,073 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2023 | C | 39 | 10 | 1 | 5,300 | Electrical System |
| 2022 | B | 55 | 8 | 3 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2021 | C | 120 | 17 | 3 | 41,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2020 | C | 262 | 28 | 8 | 14,500 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2019 | D | 356 | 40 | 7 | 14,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2018 | B | 322 | 16 | 0 | 36,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2017 | C | 521 | 33 | 8 | 55,760 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2016 | C | 790 | 44 | 4 | 57,786 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2015 | D | 1,203 | 61 | 11 | 52,000 | Lights |
| 2014 | D | 1,396 | 74 | 11 | 63,000 | Lights |
| 2013 | D | 2,981 | 104 | 19 | 63,000 | Airbags |
| 2012 | C | 579 | 41 | 5 | 75,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2011 | C | 320 | 18 | 8 | 72,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2010 | C | 541 | 40 | 14 | 52,000 | Electrical System |
| 2009 | D | 2,150 | 55 | 15 | 78,000 | Steering |
| 2008 | D | 1,376 | 73 | 22 | 72,000 | Body & Structure |
| 2007 | C | 598 | 39 | 29 | 65,000 | Suspension |
| 2006 | D | 1,043 | 58 | 18 | 90,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2005 | D | 1,364 | 71 | 25 | 85,513 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2004 | B | 334 | 18 | 3 | 71,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2003 | D | 1,099 | 61 | 16 | 86,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2002 | D | 1,321 | 41 | 43 | 87,050 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | C | 202 | 29 | 2 | 70,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | C | 199 | 34 | 6 | 84,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | C | 110 | 29 | 3 | 88,500 | Brakes |
| 1998 | B | 141 | 20 | 3 | 120,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1997 | B | 141 | 40 | 7 | 120,000 | Airbags |
| 1996 | C | 117 | 27 | 5 | 83,075 | Airbags |
| 1995 | B | 216 | 49 | 11 | 110,500 | Airbags |
| 1994 | B | 120 | 37 | 2 | 126,000 | Airbags |
| 1993 | B | 150 | 25 | 3 | 122,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
What breaks on a Nissan Altima
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Nissan Altima
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Nissan Altima, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Nissan Altima 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 Altima
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.