224 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Unknown Or Other · verdict CAUTION 53/100
“I am currently experiencing CVT failure as of I have filed a case with the nissan consumer affairs unit, case number 56846043. I was advised that even though there was a class action suit in 2022 for CVT issues, my CVT Warranty Extension expired on 12/09/2024 for this class action suit. I purchased the car in May of 2025. The dealership failed to mention the class action suit or there were problems with the transmis”NHTSA complaint, 2018 Nissan Altima owner
“So I have the 2.5L QR25DE engine with the exact exhaust failure from campaign PC717, and I need Goodwill Assistance because the part failed identically.”NHTSA complaint, 2018 Nissan Altima owner
“Transmission stopped working on me in the highway cvt code that comes up is P17f0 was in the highway going 45 mph then dropped 5 mph very dangerous. Almost crashed”NHTSA complaint, 2018 Nissan Altima owner
| Reported | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 28/05/2020 | Latches/Locks/Linkages:Hood:Latch | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2018 Nissan Altima vehicles. If the primary hood latch is inadvertently released, there is an increased likelihood that the secondary hood latch m |
| 12/09/2019 | Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Vers |
On the federal record it scores 53/100: 224 owner complaints (28 per year on the road) and 2 recall campaigns, 0 touching safety-critical systems.
The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Unknown Or Other, with 61 of 220 categorised reports.
The 2018 Nissan Altima scored 53/100 on the federal record.