Nissan steering problems

Across all Nissan models in NHTSA's complaint database, 3,942 complaints involve steering. The Altima accounts for the largest share (34%). The single worst model year is the 2009 Altima with 862 steering complaints.

Complaints: 3,942 about steering, all Nissan models
Most affected: Altima 34% of these complaints
Typical mileage: 65,000 miles 2,845 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 276 and 20

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Nissan models

Model	Complaints	Share
Altima	1,348	34%
Maxima	516	13%
Sentra	339	9%
Pathfinder	304	8%
Murano	239	6%
Rogue	208	5%
Versa	189	5%
370Z	172	4%
Frontier	114	3%
Xterra	110	3%

Worst model years for steering

2009 Nissan Altima862 complaints
2009 Nissan Maxima170 complaints
2010 Nissan Maxima161 complaints
2013 Nissan Altima96 complaints
2009 Nissan 370Z88 complaints

Steering complaints by model year

Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.

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Model year	Complaints
1990	9
1991	7
1992	6
1993	10
1994	12
1995	25
1996	49
1997	43
1998	23
1999	32
2000	55
2001	67
2002	90
2003	72
2004	149
2005	114
2006	185
2007	151
2008	108
2009	1,261
2010	309
2011	112
2012	75
2013	170
2014	139
2015	112
2016	83
2017	86
2018	59
2019	32
2020	92
2021	80
2022	52
2023	27
2024	28
2025	12
2026	6

Among the 2,845 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.

Nissan steering problems

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Which Nissan models

Worst model years for steering

Steering complaints by model year