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Nissan electrical problems

Owners have filed 8,577 complaints with NHTSA about the electrical system on Nissan vehicles — 9% of everything reported about the brand, across 51 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Nissan Altima, worst in 2009.

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.

8,577

Complaints

9%

Share of all Nissan complaints

187

Crashes

537

Fires

Which Nissan models have the most electrical problems

Altima 1,775 20.7%

Worst in 2009

Rogue 954 11.1%

Worst in 2016

Maxima 915 10.7%

Worst in 2000

Sentra 847 9.9%

Worst in 2019

Murano 760 8.9%

Worst in 2003

Leaf 512 6.0%

Worst in 2019

Pathfinder 472 5.5%

Worst in 2005

Frontier 307 3.6%

Worst in 2005

Armada 277 3.2%

Worst in 2019

Versa 273 3.2%

Worst in 2012

Quest 272 3.2%

Worst in 2004

Titan 268 3.1%

Worst in 2005

Xterra 209 2.4%

Worst in 2006

Kicks 114 1.3%

Worst in 2019

370Z 111 1.3%

Worst in 2009

Juke 72 0.8%

Worst in 2011

Rogue Sport 67 0.8%

Worst in 2019

Cube 52 0.6%

Worst in 2009

Altima Hybrid 36 0.4%

Worst in 2009

D21 33 0.4%

Worst in 1993

300ZX 31 0.4%

Worst in 1984

Ariya 29 0.3%

Worst in 2023

Versa Note 27 0.3%

Worst in 2015

Worst Nissan model years for electrical problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2009 Nissan Altima 466 22% 78,009 C
2003 Nissan Murano 227 22% 32,591 C
2000 Nissan Maxima 177 38% 52,500 F
2019 Nissan Leaf 171 53% 86,000 F
2013 Nissan Altima 159 5% 39,924 B
2016 Nissan Rogue 124 16% 54,000 B
2020 Nissan Leaf 121 55% 18,000 F
2004 Nissan Murano 120 14% 36,240 C
2005 Nissan Murano 101 9% 78,000 B
2005 Nissan Altima 98 7% 69,000 C
2018 Nissan Rogue 94 9% 17,500 C
2003 Nissan Altima 90 8% 66,867 B
2008 Nissan Altima 90 7% 76,465 C
1999 Nissan Maxima 87 40% 71,000 F
2009 Nissan Murano 83 10% 71,425 B
2015 Nissan Rogue 82 11% 39,918 C
2002 Nissan Altima 79 6% 63,000 C
2004 Nissan Quest 79 12% 60,685 D
2009 Nissan Maxima 79 17% 68,493 B
2010 Nissan Maxima 79 20% 67,500 C

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