2005 Nissan Armada: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 501 complaints
501
Total Complaints
78,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES
Top Issue
12
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

45,000 25th Percentile
78,000 Median Mileage
117,020 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES
109
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
76
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
43
AIR BAGS
31
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
23
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
19
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
15
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
13
ENGINE
12
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
11

Severity Assessment

12
Crashes
10
Fires
10
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"BRAKE SYSTEM SEEMS UNSAFE. THE ROTORS ARE MAKING SOME SERIOUS NOISES, AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 5,000 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE IS 2005 NISSAN ARMADA.*AK"
"BRAKE SYSTEM SEEMS UNSAFE. THE ROTORS ARE MAKING SOME SERIOUS NOISES, AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 5,000 MILES ON IT. VEHICLE IS 2005 NISSAN ARMADA.*AK"
"BRAKE SYSTEM UNDERSIZED FOR SIZE OF VEHICLE, "JUDDER" STARTED AT 2800 MILES AND NOW AT 3400 MILES IS MUCH WORSE. DEALER WANTED TO DO A TEMPORARY FIX AND I REFUSED PENDING PERMANENT FIX. LARGER CALIPERS, ROTORS AND PADS ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED.*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