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Nissan brake problems

Owners have filed 6,495 complaints with NHTSA about the braking system on Nissan vehicles — 7% of everything reported about the brand, across 43 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Nissan Armada, worst in 2004.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

6,495

Complaints

7%

Share of all Nissan complaints

775

Crashes

64

Fires

Which Nissan models have the most brake problems

Armada 972 15.0%

Worst in 2004

Altima 769 11.8%

Worst in 2008

Rogue 666 10.3%

Worst in 2018

Sentra 621 9.6%

Worst in 2013

Murano 565 8.7%

Worst in 2009

Titan 565 8.7%

Worst in 2004

Pathfinder 484 7.5%

Worst in 2013

Maxima 441 6.8%

Worst in 2004

Leaf 241 3.7%

Worst in 2015

Frontier 225 3.5%

Worst in 2006

Quest 212 3.3%

Worst in 2004

Versa 208 3.2%

Worst in 2013

Xterra 114 1.8%

Worst in 2002

Crew 61 0.9%

Worst in 2004

Kicks 59 0.9%

Worst in 2019

Rogue Sport 49 0.8%

Worst in 2019

D21 34 0.5%

Worst in 1995

Versa Note 33 0.5%

Worst in 2014

240SX 25 0.4%

Worst in 1995

Worst Nissan model years for brake problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2004 Nissan Armada 349 55% 58,000 F
2004 Nissan Titan 332 26% 27,405 D
2009 Nissan Murano 269 33% 88,000 F
2018 Nissan Rogue 266 26% 12,000 D
2005 Nissan Armada 233 47% 65,000 F
2006 Nissan Armada 195 59% 80,000 F
2019 Nissan Rogue 125 24% 4,000 F
2017 Nissan Rogue 113 13% 25,207 F
2005 Nissan Titan 97 9% 16,600 B
2013 Nissan Sentra 97 11% 20,000 D
2008 Nissan Altima 93 7% 41,667 C
2015 Nissan Leaf 85 59% 32,750 F
2004 Nissan Maxima 74 4% 62,500 B
2007 Nissan Altima 71 12% 49,000 C
2008 Nissan Armada 68 33% 91,500 D
2013 Nissan Pathfinder 67 6% 16,000 D
2004 Nissan Crew 61 47% 6,000 F
2006 Nissan Maxima 61 8% 63,000 A
2013 Nissan Altima 58 2% 34,000 B
2010 Nissan Murano 56 25% 100,000 F