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2015 Nissan Altima drivetrain & axles problems

158 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2015 Nissan Altima, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
158 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
62,000 miles 113 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 1
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2015 Nissan Altima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 62,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 19 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 19 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 13 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 23 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 17 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 12 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 3 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 62,000 miles
Based on 113 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 miles19
20k to 40k miles19
40k to 60k miles13
60k to 80k miles23
80k to 100k miles17
100k to 120k miles12
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles3
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 113 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 45% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 fire, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 nissan altima. While parked, the vehicle inadvertently went into reverse, rolled backwards down the driveway, and crashed into a ditch. The contact attempted to stop the vehicle by turning the steering wheel, but the vehicle crashed into a rock garden on top of a sewer line. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired.

Reported at 12,162 miles, August 2015 CrashInjury

I bought a used 2015 nissan altima on 6/23/2017 with approx. 47,000. Around 6/30/17 the car would not accelerate while driving over 40MPH and the RPM was going all the way over to 8 & 9. The car sounded like it was not shifting into gear. I had to pull over, cut off the car and crank it back up again. There have been several times since then, when I'm at a light that the car will not accelerate over 5-10 MPH and I have the pedal pushed all the way down to the floor.

Reported at 52,000 miles, June 2017

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