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Nissan headlight problems

Owners have filed 2,051 complaints with NHTSA about the lighting on Nissan vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 36 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Nissan Altima, worst in 2013.

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.

2,051

Complaints

100%

Share of all Nissan complaints

59

Crashes

19

Fires

Which Nissan models have the most headlight problems

Altima 1,236 60.3%

Worst in 2013

Maxima 158 7.7%

Worst in 2003

Sentra 143 7.0%

Worst in 2019

Quest 78 3.8%

Worst in 2000

Rogue 77 3.8%

Worst in 2014

Pathfinder 59 2.9%

Worst in 2013

Frontier 41 2.0%

Worst in 2000

Murano 40 2.0%

Worst in 2003

Versa 37 1.8%

Worst in 2012

Titan 30 1.5%

Worst in 2004

Armada 28 1.4%

Worst in 2018

Worst Nissan model years for headlight problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2013 Nissan Altima 443 15% 80,000 B
2014 Nissan Altima 299 21% 80,000 C
2015 Nissan Altima 269 22% 68,000 C
2002 Nissan Altima 42 3% 60,000 A
2016 Nissan Altima 42 5% 85,000 A
2019 Nissan Sentra 29 8% 44,500 D
2003 Nissan Maxima 26 10% 18,000 A
2002 Nissan Maxima 23 8% 12,700 B
2000 Nissan Quest 20 17% 40,000 C
2014 Nissan Maxima 19 15% 90,000 D
2017 Nissan Altima 19 4% 50,572 A
1995 Nissan D21 17 11% 83,500 A
2003 Nissan Altima 17 2% 77,500 C
2017 Nissan Sentra 15 4% 98,000 B
2018 Nissan Sentra 15 5% 66,000 D
1995 Nissan Quest 14 7% 105,000 A
2005 Nissan Altima 14 1% 48,250 A
2018 Nissan Altima 14 4% 48,000 B
1994 Nissan Quest 13 7% 110,000 A
2013 Nissan Pathfinder 13 1% 58,000 C

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