Reliability & cost of ownership
Nissan Altima Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Nissan Altima? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Nissan Altima problems by model year
131 recall entries and 15239 owner complaints on file across 31 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Nissan Altima, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train2181 complaints
- air bags1893 complaints
- engine and engine cooling1886 complaints
- electrical system1744 complaints
- structure1741 complaints
- unknown or other1488 complaints
- engine1449 complaints
- steering1344 complaints