2012 Nissan Titan problems
NHTSA has received 28 complaints about the 2012 Nissan Titan, and 25% of them involve air bags. Next are engine (21%) and brakes (18%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 28 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 23 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 23 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 64,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 3 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2012 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Nissan Titan with enough data (14 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
Tl* the contact owned a 2012 nissan titan. While driving approximately 80 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the rear driver side of the contact's vehicle. The contact's vehicle crashed into a tree and the passenger side air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The front passenger sustained a broken back, which required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan titan. While driving 25 MPH, a truck reversing collided into the front driver side door of the contact's vehicle. The side air bag failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact was injured and received medical attention, but was unable to provide the prognosis. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 72,000.
I was driving home from work, and I fell asleep hit a street sign, and a power pole, and a mailbox. The airbags did not deploy on impact of any item I hit. I was traveling at 55MPH.
Tamara recall airbag failed to deploy during accident on interstate 70 east bound from grand junction colorado resulted in bent frame of 2012 nissan titan
The contact owned a 2012 Nissan Titan. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, there was an abnormal sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. The contact stated that the parking brake failed to release, and the rear passenger’s side wheel was locked. The contact stated that debris from the parking brakes was on the ground. The contact was able to coast to the side of the road, and the ABS warning light illuminated.