Nissan lighting problems
Across all Nissan models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,039 complaints involve lighting. The Altima accounts for the largest share (61%). The single worst model year is the 2013 Altima with 444 lighting complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,039 about lighting, all Nissan models
- Most affected
- Altima 61% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 1,027 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 59 and 20
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Nissan models
Worst model years for lighting
- 2013 Nissan Altima444 complaints
- 2014 Nissan Altima299 complaints
- 2015 Nissan Altima270 complaints
- 2002 Nissan Altima42 complaints
- 2016 Nissan Altima42 complaints
Lighting complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 13 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 10 |
| 1994 | 22 |
| 1995 | 44 |
| 1996 | 21 |
| 1997 | 14 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1999 | 15 |
| 2000 | 46 |
| 2001 | 15 |
| 2002 | 86 |
| 2003 | 61 |
| 2004 | 48 |
| 2005 | 37 |
| 2006 | 24 |
| 2007 | 13 |
| 2008 | 26 |
| 2009 | 29 |
| 2010 | 28 |
| 2011 | 17 |
| 2012 | 23 |
| 2013 | 482 |
| 2014 | 352 |
| 2015 | 300 |
| 2016 | 74 |
| 2017 | 61 |
| 2018 | 50 |
| 2019 | 46 |
| 2020 | 19 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Among the 1,027 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.