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2010 Nissan Altima body & structure problems

30 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2010 Nissan Altima, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
30 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
61,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 1
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 2010 Nissan Altima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 61,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 61,000 miles
Based on 20 complaints that include mileage. 45% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 20 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 61,000 miles, and 45% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

The lack of lighting indicator makes that car very dangerous to drive at dusk & dawn times. The dash board is slightly less lit when the lights are on. The driver would not know whether the board light is in the "more" or the "less" status. Unlike in older cars, the dash board is not dark when the light is not on so that the driver is alerted. This is a major human factor defect. It is the cause of collisions at times of rush hour traffic.

Reported at 24,000 miles, October 2012 CrashInjury

Nissan altima sedan 2010 sl (leather) with CVT transmission; after driving with the AC on during heat wave I noticed water on driver/passenger floor dripping from the center console. I rarely use the AC rather have the windows open. After research online (this site as well with another complaint) and bring to a nissan dealer they indicated the AC (condensation) drip pan drain/tube may be clogged or the sunroof drains may be clogged.

Reported at 25,000 miles, July 2013

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