2018 Nissan Altima problems and recalls

Owners have filed 225 complaints on the 2018 Nissan Altima, and NHTSA has issued 2 recalls. The most cited component is the Unknown Or Other (60 complaints).

225
Complaints
2
Recalls
11
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
6
Injuries
47.1
Severity index

Severity index 47.1 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 47.1p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 81 of 122 by severity index among 2018 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 34% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2018 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 60 complaints (26.7%)60 27%Service BrakesService Brakes: 49 complaints (21.8%)49 22%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 37 complaints (16.4%)37 16%Air BagsAir Bags: 36 complaints (16.0%)36 16%Power TrainPower Train: 23 complaints (10.2%)23 10%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 15 complaints (6.7%)15 7%EngineEngine: 13 complaints (5.8%)13 6%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 13 complaints (5.8%)13 6%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER6026.7%
SERVICE BRAKES4921.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3716.4%
AIR BAGS3616.0%
POWER TRAIN2310.2%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE156.7%
ENGINE135.8%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING135.8%

Complaints filed per year

028572018: 62019: 572020: 472021: 342022: 182023: 142024: 192025: 182026: 12 (partial year)18195720212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20186
201957
202047
202134
202218
202314
202419
202518
2026 (year to date)12
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 0.5x those in 2020 to 2022 (51 against 99).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
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.
19V65400012/09/2019BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERANissan 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 Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX8

Other Nissan Altima model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 13 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-30. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.