Nissan tires problems
Across all Nissan models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,386 complaints involve tires. The Maxima accounts for the largest share (18%). The single worst model year is the 2004 Maxima with 142 tires complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,386 about tires, all Nissan models
- Most affected
- Maxima 19% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 27,000 miles 721 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 70 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Nissan models
Worst model years for tires
- 2004 Nissan Maxima142 complaints
- 2003 Nissan 350Z71 complaints
- 2004 Nissan 350Z32 complaints
- 2000 Nissan Frontier30 complaints
- 1998 Nissan Frontier25 complaints
Tires complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 9 |
| 1991 | 10 |
| 1992 | 19 |
| 1993 | 26 |
| 1994 | 29 |
| 1995 | 36 |
| 1996 | 42 |
| 1997 | 40 |
| 1998 | 58 |
| 1999 | 62 |
| 2000 | 81 |
| 2001 | 49 |
| 2002 | 56 |
| 2003 | 89 |
| 2004 | 233 |
| 2005 | 73 |
| 2006 | 63 |
| 2007 | 67 |
| 2008 | 75 |
| 2009 | 63 |
| 2010 | 30 |
| 2011 | 22 |
| 2012 | 27 |
| 2013 | 22 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 18 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2026 | 3 |
Among the 721 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 27,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.