"How reliable is the 2017 Nissan Armada?"

"Based on 129 NHTSA complaints, the 2017 Nissan Armada has a median complaint mileage of 45000 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2017 Nissan Armada?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2017 Nissan Armada is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 129 total complaints filed."

2017 Nissan Armada: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 129 complaints

129

Total Complaints

45,000mi

Median Mileage

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

19,000 25th Percentile

45,000 Median Mileage

58,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN

ENGINE

SERVICE BRAKES

AIR BAGS

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS

BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"FROM SLOW STARTS, THE TACHOMETER WILL FLUTTER AND THAT HESITATION IS TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE DRIVETRAIN TO THE WHEELS. THIS HESITATION HAS BEEN SEEN AROUND ALL SHIFT POINTS AND HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY SERVICE TECHNICIANS. NISSAN DOES NOT HAVE A FIXED AT THIS TIME. THE CONDITION REPRESENTS A HAZARD ON..."

"SOMETIMES WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE WILL ACT LIKE IT IS TRYING TO CHOKE OUT AND WILL SHUDDER AND/OR HESITATE. THIS CAN OCCUR WHEN TRYING TO CLIMB AN INCLINE OR WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A SLOWED DOWN OR STOPPED STANDING. THIS CAN BE SEEN IN A SHUDDER IN THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE ..."

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BEAM FROM THE HEADLAMP WAS NOT ADEQUATE, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BLAISE ALEXANDER NISSAN LOCATED AT: 10 ALEXANDER DRIVE, MUNCY, PA 17756, TEL: 877-255-4216, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ..."

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.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 30 complaints

25th: 39,389 mi Median: 46,500 mi 75th: 56,000 mi

POWER TRAIN 16 complaints

25th: 8,000 mi Median: 22,100 mi 75th: 57,250 mi

ENGINE 16 complaints

25th: 34,718 mi Median: 47,500 mi 75th: 55,750 mi

SERVICE BRAKES 13 complaints

25th: 39,000 mi Median: 45,000 mi 75th: 51,205 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 13 GA: 12 TN: 10 VA: 10 LA: 9 PA: 9 CA: 8 OH: 6 NY: 5 MN: 5

Nissan Armada — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2004	636	64,897	SERVICE BRAKES	30
2005	501	78,000	SERVICE BRAKES	12
2006	329	85,000	SERVICE BRAKES	25
2007	103	72,000	SERVICE BRAKES	0
2008	204	84,654	SERVICE BRAKES	0
2009	39	89,600	STRUCTURE:BODY	9
2010	63	71,237	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	1
2011	60	54,000	ENGINE	4
2012	24	37,000	SERVICE BRAKES	0
2013	26	18,835	SERVICE BRAKES	4
2015	27	50,000	AIR BAGS	1
2018	111	44,884	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	3
2019	112	15,258	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	6
2020	36	-	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	3
2025	24	-	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	6

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