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Nissan Altima

Model years 1993–2025 · 54 recall campaigns · 10,960 complaints · 15 investigations · filed by NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.

The Nissan Altima appears on NHTSA's register for model years 1993 to 2025: 54 recall campaigns (99 model-year entries) and 10,960 consumer complaints.

The component named most often in complaints is engine and engine cooling (142.3 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by structure (107.3).

The 2009 model year has the most complaints (1,384). Recall campaigns peaked in 2003 with 5; complaints were received in the largest number in 2016 (1,237). Within Nissan, this line ranks 1 of 46 by total complaints.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
1993 Nissan Altima112235%206,000
1994 Nissan Altima210429%396,000
1995 Nissan Altima318051%191,068
1996 Nissan Altima09226%—
1997 Nissan Altima110730%36,000
1998 Nissan Altima012335%—
1999 Nissan Altima08624%—
2000 Nissan Altima116045%21,622
2001 Nissan Altima115744%21,622
2002 Nissan Altima51,033292%2,063,472
2003 Nissan Altima4869246%1,639,166
2004 Nissan Altima127277%294,166
2005 Nissan Altima11,044295%653,910
2006 Nissan Altima3783221%739,669
2007 Nissan Altima3429121%345,057
2008 Nissan Altima4887251%213,441
2009 Nissan Altima41,384391%37,974
2010 Nissan Altima328280%34,459
2011 Nissan Altima116346%20,000
2012 Nissan Altima428380%34,949
2013 Nissan Altima121,346381%8,078,076
2014 Nissan Altima8520147%7,638,388
2015 Nissan Altima1033294%7,330,814
2016 Nissan Altima413137%5,810,773
2017 Nissan Altima34312%2,513,826
2018 Nissan Altima2195%3,060,648
2019 Nissan Altima793%1,892,267
2020 Nissan Altima600%638,187
2021 Nissan Altima200%155,783
2024 Nissan Altima NHTSA record100%5
2025 Nissan Altima200%26,581

"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.

Components most reported

Engine and Engine Cooling142.3
Structure107.3
Air Bags101.1
Electrical System96.1
Power Train95.8
Steering80.1
Engine69
Unknown or Other55.3
Vehicle Speed Control32.3
Suspension31.4

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Nissan Altima complaints (14,065 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

94
98
02
06
10
14
18
22
26
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Nissan Altima, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

95
99
03
07
11
15
19
23
Complaints about any Nissan Altima model year, by year received.

Other Nissan model lines

Questions and answers

Which Nissan Altima model years have the most recalls?

2013 (12), 2015 (10), 2014 (8). Across model years 1993–2025 there are 54 distinct campaigns.

Which Nissan Altima model year has the most complaints?

2009, with 1,384 of the line's 10,960 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Nissan Altima complain about?

engine and engine cooling (142.3 per 1,000 mentions), structure (107.3 per 1,000 mentions), air bags (101.1 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.