2018 Nissan Altima brakes problems
Owners reported brakes problems in 49 complaints for the 2018 Nissan Altima, 15% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 49 15% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 33,000 miles 40 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 14 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 11 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 15 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 40 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 33,000 miles, and 100% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes.
What owners wrote
Car would not brake and hit a pole. The vehicle is supposed to have emergency brakes, but did not work. Often would get a message across my dashboard saying it was unavailable.
My 2018 nissan altima randomly throws out a message to the dash saying, "front radar unavailable due to obstruction" and this is accompanied by a warning beep, which causes a moment of panic. This occurs even on an open road with no other cars or obstructions present. This is an obvious safety concern since the braking system is disabled when this occurs. We went to the local dealer and they want $165 to diagnose problem and $1000 to fix it because we are out of warranty.
Other problems reported for the 2018 Nissan Altima
- Air bags 37 complaints
- Electrical system 37 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 22 complaints
- Forward collision avoidance 19 complaints