Nissan ownership costs & problem years

Nissan models ranked by owner data

27 Nissan nameplates carry enough federal data to score: 27,341 owner complaints and 453 recall campaigns in total. The strongest average across its model years is the GT-R at 92/100; the weakest is the Rogue at 68/100.

ModelAvg scoreVerdictYears scoredBest yearWorst yearComplaintsRecalls
GT-R92BUY52013201514
Rogue Hybrid90BUY32017201703
Z90BUY22023202444
Kicks Play89BUY12025202530
Xterra89BUY520132011644
Cube86BUY420132011602
Murano CrossCabriolet86BUY1201420141360
Murano Hybrid86BUY12016201613
Kicks85BUY6202220194425
Frontier84BUY152015202250929
Pathfinder Hybrid84BUY2201520145625
Sentra Nismo84BUY2201820193740
370Z83BUY9201520111912
Rogue Select83BUY2201420159410
Leaf82BUY82012201544324
Quest82BUY4201320121832
Rogue Sport82BUY6202220193708
Maxima80BUY92021201647111
Murano79BUY15202120151,07424
Armada78BUY122012201837116
Juke78BUY42017201131310
Sentra76BUY15201220133,09446
Titan76BUY122015201740834
Pathfinder74BUY14201220132,70849
Versa72BUY13201920121,71934
Altima69CAUTION15202220136,79262
Rogue68CAUTION15202020236,10772

Average score is the mean across the model years we hold data for. Complaint counts are raw NHTSA totals and rise with how many cars were sold — the score itself corrects for that. Methodology.

Every Nissan model we hold data for

Nissan 370Z11 model years indexedNissan ARIYA 63kWh1 model years indexedNissan ARIYA ENGAGE 63kWh2 model years indexedNissan ARIYA ENGAGE e-4ORCE 63kWh2 model years indexedNissan ARIYA EVOLVE+ 87kWh1 model years indexedNissan ARIYA EVOLVE+/EMPOWER+ 87kWh1 model years indexedNissan ARIYA VENTURE Plus 87kWh2 model years indexedNissan ARIYA e-4ORCE 63kWh1 model years indexedNissan Altima15 model years indexedNissan Altima Hybrid1 model years indexedNissan Altima SL/SR3 model years indexedNissan Altima SR7 model years indexedNissan Altima SR/Platinum4 model years indexedNissan Altima SV/SL2 model years indexedNissan Armada14 model years indexedNissan Armada FFV1 model years indexedNissan Armada PRO-4X1 model years indexedNissan Cube4 model years indexedNissan Frontier15 model years indexedNissan Frontier FFV3 model years indexedNissan Frontier PRO4X3 model years indexedNissan GT-R13 model years indexedNissan Juke7 model years indexedNissan Juke Nismo RS3 model years indexedNissan Kicks8 model years indexedNissan Kicks Play1 model years indexedNissan LEAF SV3 model years indexedNissan Leaf10 model years indexedNissan Leaf 24 kW-hr battery pack1 model years indexedNissan Leaf 30 kW-hr battery pack1 model years indexedNissan Leaf 40 kW-hr battery pack4 model years indexedNissan Leaf 62 kW-hr battery pack4 model years indexedNissan Maxima12 model years indexedNissan Murano15 model years indexedNissan Murano CrossCabriolet4 model years indexedNissan Murano Hybrid1 model years indexedNissan NV200 NYC Taxi5 model years indexedNissan NV200 Van9 model years indexedNissan Pathfinder14 model years indexedNissan Pathfinder Hybrid2 model years indexedNissan Pathfinder Platinum9 model years indexedNissan Pathfinder Rock Creek3 model years indexedNissan Pathfinder SL/Platinum1 model years indexedNissan Quest7 model years indexedNissan Rogue15 model years indexedNissan Rogue Hybrid3 model years indexedNissan Rogue Rock Creek1 model years indexedNissan Rogue SL/Platinum5 model years indexedNissan Rogue SV/SL/Platinum1 model years indexedNissan Rogue Select2 model years indexedNissan Rogue Sport6 model years indexedNissan Sentra15 model years indexedNissan Sentra FE4 model years indexedNissan Sentra Nismo3 model years indexedNissan Sentra SR6 model years indexedNissan Titan13 model years indexedNissan Titan FFV1 model years indexedNissan Titan PRO-4X1 model years indexedNissan Titan PRO4X7 model years indexedNissan Versa15 model years indexedNissan Xterra5 model years indexedNissan Z3 model years indexedNissan Z NISMO2 model years indexed

Sources: NHTSA complaints and recalls, EPA fuel economy · Methodology · Calculators · Updated 2026-10-04