Nissan electrical system problems
Across all Nissan models in NHTSA's complaint database, 8,580 complaints involve electrical system. The Altima accounts for the largest share (21%). The single worst model year is the 2009 Altima with 466 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 8,580 about electrical system, all Nissan models
- Most affected
- Altima 21% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 5,050 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 191 and 479
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Nissan models
Worst model years for electrical system
- 2009 Nissan Altima466 complaints
- 2003 Nissan Murano227 complaints
- 2019 Nissan Leaf178 complaints
- 2000 Nissan Maxima177 complaints
- 2013 Nissan Altima159 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 12 |
| 1991 | 18 |
| 1992 | 31 |
| 1993 | 60 |
| 1994 | 42 |
| 1995 | 83 |
| 1996 | 58 |
| 1997 | 95 |
| 1998 | 77 |
| 1999 | 125 |
| 2000 | 301 |
| 2001 | 142 |
| 2002 | 195 |
| 2003 | 394 |
| 2004 | 426 |
| 2005 | 501 |
| 2006 | 325 |
| 2007 | 273 |
| 2008 | 269 |
| 2009 | 812 |
| 2010 | 362 |
| 2011 | 257 |
| 2012 | 235 |
| 2013 | 392 |
| 2014 | 286 |
| 2015 | 274 |
| 2016 | 324 |
| 2017 | 299 |
| 2018 | 344 |
| 2019 | 507 |
| 2020 | 335 |
| 2021 | 205 |
| 2022 | 178 |
| 2023 | 185 |
| 2024 | 85 |
| 2025 | 49 |
| 2026 | 24 |
Among the 5,050 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.