2010 Nissan 370Z: Reliability Data
When Do Complaints Happen?
Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.
What Fails?
Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.
Severity Assessment
Sample Complaint Reports
"REAR DIFF FAILED DUE TO OVERHEATING, REPLACEMENT UNIT FAILED 6 MONTHS LATER. *TR"
"NISSAN LISTEN UP ------------------------------ THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE NISSAN STEERING LOCK MECHANISM AS OTHERS HAVE REPORTED. MY CAR WAS STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. COULD NOT START THE CAR, THE MANUAL KEY WAS NOT HELP. CAR WOULD NOT START. I TRIED TO ORDER THE PART, STEERING LOCK..."
"STEERING LOCK MECHANISM FAILS, CAR WILL NOT START. IMPOSSIBLE TO TOW OUT OR PUSH OUT IF INSIDE NARROW GARAGE, OR GARAGE THAT REQUIRES MANEUVERING BECAUSE STEERING COLUMN IS LOCKED. THE SAME UNIT HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR NISSAN GTR - MUST BE RECALLED FOR 370Z, AS WELL. HAS VERY DANGEROUS POTENTIAL TO LE..."
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.
Where Are Complaints Coming From?
Top states by complaint count.
Nissan 370Z — Other Years
See how this model compares across different model years.
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
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