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Nissan engine problems

Owners have filed 13,732 complaints with NHTSA about the engine on Nissan vehicles — 14% of everything reported about the brand, across 52 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Nissan Altima, worst in 2002.

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.

13,732

Complaints

14%

Share of all Nissan complaints

231

Crashes

424

Fires

Which Nissan models have the most engine problems

Altima 3,482 25.4%

Worst in 2002

Pathfinder 1,921 14.0%

Worst in 2005

Sentra 1,360 9.9%

Worst in 2002

Rogue 1,343 9.8%

Worst in 2023

Maxima 957 7.0%

Worst in 2004

Xterra 823 6.0%

Worst in 2005

Frontier 675 4.9%

Worst in 2005

Titan 592 4.3%

Worst in 2004

Murano 524 3.8%

Worst in 2003

Versa 431 3.1%

Worst in 2012

Quest 395 2.9%

Worst in 2004

Juke 188 1.4%

Worst in 2011

Armada 177 1.3%

Worst in 2005

Titan XD 132 1.0%

Worst in 2016

350Z 119 0.9%

Worst in 2003

Kicks 93 0.7%

Worst in 2019

Rogue Sport 91 0.7%

Worst in 2019

300ZX 55 0.4%

Worst in 1985

D21 47 0.3%

Worst in 1995

Leaf 47 0.3%

Worst in 2019

Versa Note 39 0.3%

Worst in 2014

370Z 27 0.2%

Worst in 2009

Stanza 26 0.2%

Worst in 1992

Cube 26 0.2%

Worst in 2009

Worst Nissan model years for engine problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2002 Nissan Altima 752 57% 90,000 F
2003 Nissan Altima 591 54% 86,000 F
2005 Nissan Pathfinder 438 28% 99,000 D
2005 Nissan Altima 407 30% 79,500 D
2023 Nissan Rogue 384 39% 50,000 F
2006 Nissan Altima 358 34% 84,000 F
2006 Nissan Pathfinder 333 27% 103,000 C
2005 Nissan Xterra 282 24% 101,992 C
2007 Nissan Pathfinder 243 29% 104,000 D
2006 Nissan Xterra 211 20% 106,000 C
2005 Nissan Frontier 186 25% 101,535 C
2013 Nissan Altima 166 6% 60,000 B
2022 Nissan Rogue 163 47% 60,825 F
2002 Nissan Sentra 161 43% 79,325 F
2007 Nissan Xterra 160 21% 104,869 C
2006 Nissan Frontier 156 19% 98,750 C
2003 Nissan Murano 143 14% 83,000 B
2004 Nissan Altima 142 43% 70,000 F
2004 Nissan Titan 135 10% 81,800 B
2007 Nissan Frontier 134 19% 99,717 B

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