Vehicle report

2012 NISSAN ALTIMA

Reported problems

425 complaints · median 74500 miles
ComponentReports
POWER TRAIN145
ENGINE68
AIR BAGS57
UNKNOWN OR OTHER56
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL48
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM43
STRUCTURE:BODY22
SERVICE BRAKES17
STEERING16
SUSPENSION16
VISIBILITY/WIPER16
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM10
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)5
EXTERIOR LIGHTING5
SEAT BELTS5
SEATS5
STRUCTURE5
TIRES5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC3
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR3
STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:DASHBOARD3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT2
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM2
WHEELS2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES1
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY1
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL1
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM1
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY1

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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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