2019 Nissan Altima problems
NHTSA has received 361 complaints about the 2019 Nissan Altima, and 16% of them involve electrical system. After that come engine (16%) and forward collision avoidance (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 361 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 40 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 18 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 14,000 miles 107 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 | 59 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 22 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 107 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 14,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 21,000 miles (13 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 40 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 18 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2019 ranks 16th most-complained-about out of 32 model years of the Nissan Altima with enough data (267 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 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.
Automatic emergency braking (aeb) function failed at a red light. Aeb had been set in a 3-vehicle distance. However, upon arriving at the red light, on a city street, with another vehicle in front of us, nissan altima 2019 didn't actually respond to the condition and kick off its aeb system to 1) slow down 2) stop the moving vehicle. This is a driving experience dated on june 01 2019.
The contact owned a 2019 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 mph and making a left turn, another vehicle crashed into the front driver's side of the vehicle. All the air bags did deploy. The contact stated the driver-side air bag deployed under the steering wheel causing him to fracture his right leg and his right knee. The contact sought medical attention at a hospital for 11 days and had surgery on his right leg.
I had an accident on the highway and obtained severe frontal damage totaling over 5000.00 and the airbags did not deploy at all, I purchased the vehicle 0n the 30th of may 2019
Tl* the contact owns a 2019 nissan altima. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle started to hesitate. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated the failure recurred and was intermittent. The manufacturer was informed of failure. The failure mileage was 8,200.
The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle jerked. The check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that lead was found in the oil pan. The vehicle remained at the dealer unrepaired. The contact was informed that the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and declined to complete the recall repairs. The vehicle was not repaired.