2013 Nissan Armada: Reliability Data

26
Total Complaints
18,835mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

2,700 25th Percentile
18,835 Median Mileage
91,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES
7
AIR BAGS
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2
SEAT BELTS
2
POWER TRAIN
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
1
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1
SUSPENSION
1

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN BUT THE LICENSE PLATE IS ILLINOIS G985474, A HERTZ RENTAL. SEAT BELT (LAP BELT) BOLT NOT ANCHORED TO ANYTHING FOUR ADULTS WERE IN THE VEHICLE, PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT INTO A BUSY TOURIST HIGHWAY, WHEN THE PASSENGER IN THE LEFT SEAT IN THE MIDDLE ROW NOTICED THAT HIS LAP ..."
"WAS TRAVELING ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND TURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT AS I WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN WITH VERY LIMITED BRAKING POWER. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS IN THE INTERSECTION AND TH..."
"WAS TRAVELING ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND TURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT AS I WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN WITH VERY LIMITED BRAKING POWER. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS IN THE INTERSECTION AND TH..."

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.

SERVICE BRAKES 7 complaints
25th: 20,870 mi Median: 60,517 mi 75th: 89,008 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 5 MA: 3 SC: 3 CA: 3 FL: 2 AL: 2 UT: 2 CO: 1 IL: 1 OR: 1

Who Files Complaints?

11.5%
Original Owners
88.5%
Second+ Owners

Nissan Armada — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
200463630
200550112
200632925
20071030
20082040
2009399
2010631
2011604
2012240
2015271
20171293
20181113
20191126
2020363
2025246

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