Nissan body & structure problems
Across all Nissan models in NHTSA's complaint database, 4,355 complaints involve body & structure. The Altima accounts for the largest share (41%). The single worst model year is the 2005 Altima with 354 body & structure complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 4,355 about body & structure, all Nissan models
- Most affected
- Altima 41% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 77,000 miles 2,894 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 233 and 49
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Nissan models
Worst model years for body & structure
- 2005 Nissan Altima354 complaints
- 2008 Nissan Altima313 complaints
- 2006 Nissan Altima224 complaints
- 2013 Nissan Altima138 complaints
- 2002 Nissan Altima130 complaints
Body & structure complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 10 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 15 |
| 1993 | 41 |
| 1994 | 79 |
| 1995 | 135 |
| 1996 | 42 |
| 1997 | 58 |
| 1998 | 43 |
| 1999 | 35 |
| 2000 | 90 |
| 2001 | 73 |
| 2002 | 194 |
| 2003 | 195 |
| 2004 | 267 |
| 2005 | 493 |
| 2006 | 312 |
| 2007 | 188 |
| 2008 | 434 |
| 2009 | 212 |
| 2010 | 92 |
| 2011 | 99 |
| 2012 | 114 |
| 2013 | 300 |
| 2014 | 189 |
| 2015 | 164 |
| 2016 | 107 |
| 2017 | 91 |
| 2018 | 39 |
| 2019 | 38 |
| 2020 | 35 |
| 2021 | 53 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2024 | 35 |
| 2025 | 25 |
| 2026 | 8 |
Among the 2,894 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 77,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.