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2017 Nissan Altima drivetrain & axles problems

132 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2017 Nissan Altima, which is 25% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
132 25% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
65,000 miles 67 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2017 Nissan Altima Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 65,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 14 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 20 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 11 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 65,000 miles
Based on 67 complaints that include mileage. 40% 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 miles6
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles14
60k to 80k miles20
80k to 100k miles11
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 67 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 40% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

Follow-up to issue #11479380 Just 6 days ago, I filed a complaint regarding acceleration issues with my 2017 Nissan Altima. Unfortunately, yesterday (8/20/2022), I was involved in an accident with the car as a direct result of these ongoing acceleration issues. I was the driver in the driveway of a friend’s house and as I tried to pull closer to the house (to perform a K-turn in a tight spot), with my foot (lightly) on the gas pedal, the car suddenly surged forward and hit the house.

August 2022 CrashInjury

The CVT transmission in the altima stopped working and very very nearly caused a big accident which was almost not avoided due to this. It was in motion in traffic people almost hit me because I had no power to go. I was on a major boulevard with rush hour.

Reported at 90,000 miles, August 2019

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