Nissan D21
Owners filed 386 complaints across 8 model years of the Nissan D21. The 1995 drew the most (129).
Model years8
Complaints386
Recalls22
Fires13
Deaths1
Which Nissan D21 years should you avoid?
Going by 386 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Nissan D21 years to avoid are 1995.
- 1995129 complaints, 2.6× a typical D21 year, most often about the body and frame.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Nissan D21 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 57 | 2 | — | 22 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1996 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 7 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1995Avoid | 129 | 5 | 4 | 10 | Structure › Frame and Members | Routine | |
| 1994 | 65 | 4 | 2 | 5 | Structure › Frame and Members | Routine | |
| 1993 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Tires › Tread/Belt | Fatalities reported | |
| 1992 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 | Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly | Routine | |
| 1991 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly | Routine | |
| 1990 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.