1996 Nissan 200Sx: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 44 complaints
44
Total Complaints
104,250mi
Median Mileage
Frontal
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

96,050 25th Percentile
104,250 Median Mileage
131,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Frontal
9
Linkages
5
Tread/Belt
3
Air Bags
3
Windshield Wiper/Washer
3
Automatic Transmission
2
Unknown Or Other
2
Parking Brake
1
Exterior Lighting
1
Clutch Assembly
1

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
1
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON FRONTAL IMPACT, VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLING OUT OF WHERE PARKED WITH NO LIGHTS ON. *AK"
"ON FIVE OCCASIONS THE ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON . *AK"
"ON FIVE OCCASIONS THE ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON . *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Linkages 5 complaints
25th: 103,000 mi Median: 128,000 mi 75th: 141,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 10 FL: 5 OH: 4 NY: 3 IL: 3 IN: 3 TX: 3 LA: 2 GA: 2 AZ: 2

Who Files Complaints?

40.9%
Original Owners
59.1%
Second+ Owners

Nissan 200Sx — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
19956523
1998281

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28