Reliability & cost of ownership

Nissan Armada Reliability & Common Problems

How reliable is the Nissan Armada? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.

Nissan Armada problems by model year

53 recall entries and 1,836 owner complaints on file across 23 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.

Year Recalls Complaints NCAP stars Full report
2026 Armada29No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2025 Armada221No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2024 Armada144.0Recalls & complaints →
2023 Armada154.0Recalls & complaints →
2022 Armada19No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2021 Armada213No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2020 Armada2104.0AI reliability outlook →
2019 Armada1794.0AI reliability outlook →
2018 Armada1764.0AI reliability outlook →
2017 Armada081No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2016 Armada01No overall rating on fileRecalls & complaints →
2015 Armada321No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2014 Armada113No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2013 Armada217No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2012 Armada117No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2011 Armada140No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2010 Armada548No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2009 Armada423No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2008 Armada7161No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2007 Armada386No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2006 Armada5266No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2005 Armada5373No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →
2004 Armada3463No overall rating on fileAI reliability outlook →

Most-complained-about components

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Nissan Armada, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.

  • service brakes561 complaints
  • service brakes, hydraulic323 complaints
  • electrical system274 complaints
  • air bags145 complaints
  • unknown or other123 complaints
  • engine107 complaints
  • structure101 complaints
  • power train97 complaints