Vehicle report
2017 NISSAN ALTIMA
This model year
What the record shows
The 2017 Nissan Altima is a midsize car, and the 26th model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 1992 to 2026.
The EPA rated two configurations: engines from 2.5-litre four-cylinder to 3.5-litre six-cylinder, front-wheel drive only, two transmissions and running on regular gasoline.
Combined fuel economy ranges from 26 to 31 mpg depending on which one you have.
NHTSA's best overall crash rating for this model year is 5 out of five stars.
The federal record holds 390 owner complaints, 3 safety recalls and 235 service bulletins for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
Reading this report
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.