2017 Nissan Altima problems
NHTSA has received 525 complaints about the 2017 Nissan Altima, and 25% of them involve drivetrain & axles. After that come air bags (14%) and cruise control (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 525 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 33 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 33 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 221 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 | 47 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 29 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 43 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 45 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 32 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 13 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 221 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 55,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 65,000 miles (67 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 33 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 33 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 32 model years of the Nissan Altima with enough data (339 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
I was standing in dining room when I heard a loud sound. I walked outside and saw metal cabinet (which contained various cleaning products, spray paint, etc) next to front left tire of 2017 nissan altima on fire. I did not walk far enough off porch to examine if car was on fire at that time. I ran back inside and got my son and his girlfriend out of house.
I was involved in a 8 car collision on the interstate. The car in front of me hit the car in front of them, I hit their car and was then hit from behind followed by 2 more vehicles. My airbag never deployed. *dsy
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.
When vehicles put in reverse and the back up camera is engaged most of the time the screen is very dark you have to put the car into park and then back into reverse again to see. When vehicle is put in reverse and the back up camera is engaged most of the time the screen is very dark you have to put the car into park and then back into reverse again to see. This creates a safety hazard when trying to back up out of tight areas and has happened several times over the last few weeks for