2024 Nissan Altima: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 40 complaints about the 2024 Nissan Altima and NHTSA has issued 1 recall campaign. The most-reported system is unknown or other, named in 8 of them.

40
Complaints
1
Recalls
7
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
6
Injuries
205.0
Severity index

Severity index 205.0 - High. 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: 205.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2024 Nissan Altima sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 67 2024 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2024 Nissan Altima ranks 3 of 67 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 96% of its model-year peers. See the full 2024 ranking.

What actually fails

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 8 complaints (20.0%)8 20%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 5 complaints (12.5%)5 12%Service BrakesService Brakes: 5 complaints (12.5%)5 12%EngineEngine: 5 complaints (12.5%)5 12%SteeringSteering: 5 complaints (12.5%)5 12%SeatsSeats: 4 complaints (10.0%)4 10%StructureStructure: 4 complaints (10.0%)4 10%Power TrainPower Train: 4 complaints (10.0%)4 10%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER820.0%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE512.5%
SERVICE BRAKES512.5%
ENGINE512.5%
STEERING512.5%
SEATS410.0%
STRUCTURE410.0%
POWER TRAIN410.0%

Complaints filed per year

08152023: 22024: 152025: 122026: 11 (partial year)2324152526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20232
202415
202512
2026 (year to date)11

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
23V88200021/12/2023STEERING:RACK AND PINIONNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2024 Altima vehicles. The bolts connecting the electronic power steering unit to the steering rack may loosen, resulting in a loss of steering control or steering lock-up.
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.