2017 Nissan Altima: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 498 complaints
498
Total Complaints
55,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
32
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

24,325 25th Percentile
55,000 Median Mileage
80,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
131
AIR BAGS
66
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
60
ENGINE
39
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
36
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
24
SERVICE BRAKES
17
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
17
STEERING
14
STRUCTURE:BODY
14

Severity Assessment

32
Crashes
8
Fires
30
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"BLUETOOTH MALFUNCTIONS. CANNOT MAKE CALLS."
"2017 NISSAN ALTIMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE MALFUNCTION. *LD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED 2 VEHICLES FROM A RENTAL COMPANY WITH MALFUNCTIONING BRAKES. UPDATED 07/10/2017*JS"
"MY 2008 NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE HAS A DASHBOARD THAT IS MELTING AND BECOMING STICKY TO THE TOUCH. AS THE MELTING AND STICKINESS PROGRESS, THE DASHBOARD IS BECOMING SHINY AND THERE IS A GLARE OCCURRING MAKING IT HARD TO SEE THE ROAD. AS THE STICKINESS AND GLARE BECOME WORSE, THIS VEHICLE IS BECOMING DANG..."

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