2017 Nissan Altima: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 387 complaints about the 2017 Nissan Altima and NHTSA has issued 3 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is power train, named in 132 of them.

387
Complaints
3
Recalls
24
Crash reports
7
Fire reports
23
Injuries
83.2
Severity index

Severity index 83.2 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 83.2p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2017 Nissan Altima sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 136 2017 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2017 Nissan Altima ranks 49 of 136 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 64% of its model-year peers. See the full 2017 ranking.

What actually fails

Power TrainPower Train: 132 complaints (34.1%)132 34%Air BagsAir Bags: 71 complaints (18.3%)71 18%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 62 complaints (16.0%)62 16%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 40 complaints (10.3%)40 10%EngineEngine: 39 complaints (10.1%)39 10%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 26 complaints (6.7%)26 7%Service BrakesService Brakes: 19 complaints (4.9%)19 5%StructureStructure: 18 complaints (4.7%)18 5%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN13234.1%
AIR BAGS7118.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER6216.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4010.3%
ENGINE3910.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM266.7%
SERVICE BRAKES194.9%
STRUCTURE184.7%

Complaints filed per year

039782017: 92018: 232019: 382020: 782021: 462022: 452023: 502024: 442025: 382026: 16 (partial year)1718192078212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20179
201823
201938
202078
202146
202245
202350
202444
202538
2026 (year to date)16
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V91500019/12/2018STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXITNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Altima vehicles, previously remedied under recall number 17V-040. The door latch-lock cable may not have been routed properly in the rear door when the remedy was applied. As a result, the cable may interfere wi
17V04000018/01/2017LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCHNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Altima vehicles. The rear door latch/lock cable on the vehicles may have been improperly routed. As a result, lowering a rear window may inadvertently cause that door to unlatch and open.
20V31500028/05/2020LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCHNissan 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.
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.