2014 Nissan Altima problems
NHTSA has received 1,397 complaints about the 2014 Nissan Altima, and 21% of them involve lighting. After that come air bags (15%) and drivetrain & axles (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,397 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Lighting 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 74 and 11
- Injuries and deaths
- 86 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 892 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 221 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 91 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 109 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 150 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 141 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 83 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 46 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 28 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 7 |
| 200k+ miles | 11 |
What the data shows
Among the 892 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 62,000 miles. For lighting specifically, the median reported mileage is about 80,000 miles (160 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 74 complaints mention a crash; 11 complaints mention a fire; 86 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2014 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 32 model years of the Nissan Altima with enough data (888 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Car was going 34MPH at the point of impact, no airbags deployed...this was before the recall of the passenger side airbags: however severe damage done to the drivers side of the car as well and no deployment of any airbag. ...updated 07/11/17
Takata recall airbag threw metal scraps injuring left wrist permanent scar state farm totaled vehicle in 2014. Furthermore tramatic brain injury. Still seeing nurologist have problems with short term memory and balance problems. Please take airbag off market. Please recall drivers side airbag as soon as possible before someone dies or has head injury. Thank you left permanent scar when I put hand up in air, should have hit my face and killed me. Please recall airbag. See also odi 11098616. *dsy
The low beam headlights are poor. Nissan install a brand new set of lights and I can't see but 5 feet in front of my car at night. The light illuminated is terrible. The headlight assembly is the problem. They knew it before they took my $130 to replace with lihghts that did me no good. I use high beams mostly.
The contact owns a 2014 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while accelerating from a stop light, the vehicle jerked and experienced a delay while accelerating. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 110,000.