2014 Nissan Altima problems and recalls
Owner complaints on the 2014 Nissan Altima include 1 fatality report, 51 crashes and 8 fires across 1,112 filings.
1,112
Complaints
8
Recalls
51
Crash reports
8
Fire reports
58
Injuries
67.4
Severity index
Severity index 67.4 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.
Ranked 74 of 139 by severity index among 2014 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 47% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2014 ranking.
Components cited in complaints
| Component | Complaints | Share of complaints citing it |
|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 298 | 26.8% |
| POWER TRAIN | 209 | 18.8% |
| AIR BAGS | 208 | 18.7% |
| SUSPENSION | 132 | 11.9% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 82 | 7.4% |
| ENGINE | 77 | 6.9% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 71 | 6.4% |
| STEERING | 58 | 5.2% |
Complaints filed per year
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 85 |
| 2015 | 78 |
| 2016 | 82 |
| 2017 | 83 |
| 2018 | 123 |
| 2019 | 175 |
| 2020 | 165 |
| 2021 | 115 |
| 2022 | 77 |
| 2023 | 46 |
| 2024 | 35 |
| 2025 | 29 |
| 2026 (year to date) | 16 |
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 0.3x those in 2020 to 2022 (110 against 357).
Recall campaigns
| Campaign | Reported | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16V911000 | 19/12/2016 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima vehicles manufactured January 3, 2013, to July 29, 2013, 2015-2016 Rogue vehicles manufactured October 14, 2014, to August 12, 2016, and 2016 Maxima vehicles manufactured June 4, 2015, to August |
| 14V138000 | 25/03/2014 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, and Sentra, model year 2013 NV200 (aka Taxi) and Infiniti JX35 and model year 2014 Infiniti Q50 and QX60 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the occupant classification system |
| 15V486000 | 04/08/2015 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) notified the agency on July 31, 2015, that they are recalling certain model year 2016 Nissan Maxima vehicles manufactured February 10, 2015, to August 18, 2015. On October 14, 2015, Nissan expanded the recall to cover an additional 41,388 vehi |
| 15V681000 | 20/10/2015 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima and Pathfinder vehicles, 2013-2014 Nissan Sentra vehicles, 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles, 2014-2015 Infiniti QX60 vehicles and 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid vehicles. The affected vehicles received an |
| 16V244000 | 26/04/2016 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 N |
| 15V116000 | 27/02/2015 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Nissan Altima vehicles manufactured March 1, 2013, to December 31, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the secondary hood latch may bind and remain in the unlatched position when the hood is closed. |
| 16V029000 | 22/01/2016 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Nissan Altima vehicles manufactured March 6, 2012, to December 31, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the secondary hood latch may bind and remain in the unlatched position when the hood is closed. |
| 20V315000 | 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 may corrode over time. |
Other Nissan Altima model years
Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 13 years side by side.
- 2012sev 71.8
- 2013sev 32.8
- 2015sev 45.7
- 2016sev 74.7
- 2017sev 78.2
- 2018sev 47.1
- 2019sev 81.1
- 2020sev 117.2
- 2021sev 72.8
- 2022sev 89.1
- 2023sev 79.8
- 2024sev 101.4
Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-13. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.