Nissan Altima
Owners filed 15,460 complaints across 33 model years of the Nissan Altima. The 2013 drew the most (2,310); the 2025 the fewest (6).
Model years33
Complaints15,460
Recalls138
Fires215
Deaths16
Every Nissan Altima model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2024 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2023 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 5 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2022 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 5 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2021 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 7 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2020 | 158 | 6 | 5 | 15 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2019 | 231 | 7 | 5 | 22 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2018 | 225 | 2 | — | 11 | Unknown or Other | Above average | |
| 2017 | 391 | 3 | 7 | 24 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2016 | 553 | 4 | 3 | 28 | Power Train | Fatalities reported | |
| 2015 | 952 | 10 | 5 | 46 | Exterior Lighting | Above average | |
| 2014 | 1,114 | 8 | 8 | 52 | Exterior Lighting | Fatalities reported | |
| 2013 | 2,310 | 12 | 9 | 63 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2012 | 425 | 4 | 2 | 24 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2011 | 241 | 1 | 5 | 11 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2010 | 380 | 3 | 9 | 25 | Unknown or Other | Above average | |
| 2009 | 1,547 | 4 | 8 | 36 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2008 | 1,028 | 4 | 13 | 53 | Structure | Fatalities reported | |
| 2007 | 471 | 3 | 22 | 28 | Suspension | Fatalities reported | |
| 2006 | 824 | 4 | 14 | 43 | Structure › Body | Above average | |
| 2005 | 1,091 | 2 | 18 | 48 | Structure › Body | Above average | |
| 2004 | 276 | 5 | 3 | 14 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Above average | |
| 2003 | 883 | 10 | 13 | 41 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 1,047 | 12 | 28 | 29 | Engine and Engine Cooling | High concern | |
| 2001 | 159 | 2 | 2 | 22 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 160 | 2 | 5 | 25 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 1999 | 87 | 4 | 3 | 19 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1998 | 123 | 4 | 2 | 17 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1997 | 108 | 3 | 5 | 31 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 1996 | 92 | 2 | 5 | 20 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1995 | 180 | 5 | 7 | 37 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1994 | 106 | 4 | 2 | 34 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1993 | 122 | 3 | 3 | 19 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine |
Which Nissan Altima years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2013 is the weakest year on record, with 2,310 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 12 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.