2001 Nissan Altima: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 201 complaints
201
Total Complaints
69,500mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Top Issue
29
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

50,000 25th Percentile
69,500 Median Mileage
107,475 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
22
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
14
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
12
SUSPENSION
9
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
9
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
8
SUSPENSION:REAR
8
AIR BAGS
8
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
7

Severity Assessment

29
Crashes
2
Fires
32
Injuries
7
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE & GO INTO OVERDRIVE ON ITS OWN. WAS DRIVING 5MPH DOWN ALLEY WAY. PUT INTO NEUTRAL & ENGINE STARTED ROARING, AND RPMS WENT RACING HIGH. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. *AK"
"CONSUMER HAD A HEAD COLLISION AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TWO PERSON WERE INJURED , DRIVER AND PASSENGER. *AK *SLC"
"WHEN SHIFTING VEHICLE INTO 5TH GEAR, GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 900 MILES. DEALER INDICATED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED.*AK"

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

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