FaultScore

Worst years for a Nissan NV

Owners have filed 88 complaints about the Nissan NV with NHTSA across model years 2012 to 2021. More of them are about the other & unspecified than anything else.

Avoid

2014 Nissan NV

13 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly other & unspecified.

Cleanest on record

2016 Nissan NV

23 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Nissan NV 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
2021 4 1 2 Other & Unspecified
2020 2 0 0 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2019 8 1 3 3,202 Engine & Cooling
2018 C 11 0 0 1,032 Other & Unspecified
2016 C 23 0 0 80,000 Other & Unspecified
2015 6 0 0 47,500 Brakes
2014 D 13 3 0 37,900 Other & Unspecified
2013 C 13 1 0 36,000 Other & Unspecified
2012 8 1 0 35,500 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Nissan NV

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

Worst in 2016

Electrical System 10 11.4%

Worst in 2013

Airbags 8 9.1%

Worst in 2012

Brakes 7 8.0%

Worst in 2016

Engine & Cooling 6 6.8%

Worst in 2016

Transmission & Drivetrain 6 6.8%

Worst in 2012

Steering 4 4.5%

Worst in 2014

Body & Structure 4 4.5%

Worst in 2014

Fuel & Propulsion 3 3.4%

Worst in 2013

Wheels 3 3.4%

Worst in 2016

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 2.3%

Worst in 2014

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 2.3%

Worst in 2016

Seat Belts 2 2.3%

Worst in 2013

Suspension 1 1.1%

Worst in 2016

Complaints filed over time

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

Mar 2013 peak 7 Aug 2026

Compare the Nissan NV

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