Nissan Altima problems, by model year and system
1,737 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Nissan Altima 2016–2026, and the 4 systems the record is deep on — transmission and drivetrain (416), engine (259), electrical (245), airbag (195). Each system has a page across the years; 7 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsTransmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Engine problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Electrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Airbag problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Nissan Altima complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | transmission and drivetrain | engine | electrical | airbag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 1 in all | — | — | 1 | — |
| 2025 7 in all | — | — | — | 1 |
| 2024 41 in all | 4 | 5 | — | — |
| 2023 29 in all | — | 6 | 10 | — |
| 2022 30 in all | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| 2021 70 in all | — | 7 | 21 | — |
| 2020 158 in all | 17 | 38 | 42 | — |
| 2019 232 in all | — | 57 | 58 | 11 |
| 2018 225 in all | 23 | 13 | 37 | 37 |
| 2017 391 in all | 133 | 40 | 27 | 73 |
| 2016 553 in all | 235 | 86 | 42 | 70 |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Nissan Altima system draws the most complaints?
Transmission and drivetrain: 416 complaints across 11 model years, 24% of everything owners filed about the Nissan Altima. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Nissan Altima year has the most complaints?
2016 (553), 2017 (391), 2019 (232). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.