Vehicle report

2008 NISSAN ALTIMA

Reported problems

1026 complaints · median 69877 miles
ComponentReports
STRUCTURE208
UNKNOWN OR OTHER198
VISIBILITY/WIPER167
AIR BAGS122
STRUCTURE:BODY101
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM87
POWER TRAIN69
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC56
ENGINE54
STEERING37
SERVICE BRAKES33
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL33
SEATS22
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL15
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM14
SUSPENSION14
VISIBILITY14
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING12
WHEELS9
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)8
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION8
EXTERIOR LIGHTING7
SEAT BELTS7
TIRES7
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES6
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS6
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM4
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE4
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS3
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY3
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION2
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS2
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER2
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION2
STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:DASHBOARD2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE1
CHILD SEAT1
CHILD SEAT:BASE1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR1
EQUIPMENT1
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH1
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY1
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT1
SEATS:MOTORCYCLE1
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR1
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR1
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS1
SUSPENSION:REAR1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL1

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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.

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