2023 Nissan Altima — reported problems

What owners report: issue areas

Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 39 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.

• Electrical system10 (25.6%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2007–2014.
• Driver-assistance systems6 (15.4%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2018–2021.
• Engine6 (15.4%)Official recall records for this system: 13, covering model years 2001–2020.
• Brakes4 (10.3%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 1995–2019.
• Visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors)2 (5.1%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 2018–2021.
• Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)1 (2.6%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 1995.

Other / uncategorized: 5 classifications (12.8%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.

What the records are about, by source

Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.

• Owner complaints (30,444 records, model years 1995–2025) are most frequently classified under: engine, powertrain (transmission & drivetrain) and air bags (restraint system).
• Safety recalls (195 records, model years 1995–2025) are most frequently classified under: air bags (restraint system), lights and doors, latches & locks.
• Transport Canada recalls (104 records, model years 1995–2021) are most frequently classified under: air bags (restraint system), engine and body & structure.
• Manufacturer communications (4,986 records, model years 1995–2026) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, equipment & accessories and engine.

"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records

Evidence by model year

Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.

1. 1995 240 records for 1995 240
2. 1996 139 records for 1996 139
3. 1997 165 records for 1997 165
4. 1998 190 records for 1998 190
5. 1999 133 records for 1999 133
6. 2000 219 records for 2000 219
7. 2001 213 records for 2001 213
8. 2002 1,207 records for 2002 1,207
9. 2003 999 records for 2003 999
10. 2004 373 records for 2004 373
11. 2005 1,202 records for 2005 1,202
12. 2006 910 records for 2006 910
13. 2007 593 records for 2007 593
14. 2008 1,151 records for 2008 1,151
15. 2009 1,669 records for 2009 1,669
16. 2010 520 records for 2010 520
17. 2011 373 records for 2011 373
18. 2012 552 records for 2012 552
19. 2013 2,708 records for 2013 2,708
20. 2014 1,451 records for 2014 1,451
21. 2015 1,303 records for 2015 1,303
22. 2016 887 records for 2016 887
23. 2017 646 records for 2017 646
24. 2018 425 records for 2018 425
25. 2019 430 records for 2019 430
26. 2020 315 records for 2020 315
27. 2021 184 records for 2021 184
28. 2022 63 records for 2022 63
29. 2023 59 records for 2023 59
30. 2024 59 records for 2024 59
31. 2025 12 records for 2025 12
32. 2026 2 records for 2026 2

Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.

Reports mentioning outcomes

• 5mention a crash
• 1mention a fire
• 2mention an injury

These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.

Official records held

• Manufacturer communications NHTSA 30
• Owner complaints NHTSA 29

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