2012 Nissan Armada problems and recalls

Owners have filed 17 complaints on the 2012 Nissan Armada, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Structure (4 complaints).

17
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
1
Injuries
64.1
Severity index

Severity index 64.1 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 64.1p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

StructureStructure: 4 complaints (23.5%)4 24%Service BrakesService Brakes: 4 complaints (23.5%)4 24%Fuel SystemFuel System: 3 complaints (17.6%)3 18%GasolineGasoline: 3 complaints (17.6%)3 18%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 3 complaints (17.6%)3 18%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 2 complaints (11.8%)2 12%Air BagsAir Bags: 2 complaints (11.8%)2 12%SuspensionSuspension: 1 complaints (5.9%)1 6%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
STRUCTURE423.5%
SERVICE BRAKES423.5%
FUEL SYSTEM317.6%
GASOLINE317.6%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM317.6%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER211.8%
AIR BAGS211.8%
SUSPENSION15.9%

Complaints filed per year

0242013: 12014: 22015: 42017: 12018: 22019: 12020: 22023: 12024: 12025: 2131415417181920232425
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20131
20142
20154
20171
20182
20191
20202
20231
20241
20252
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2018 to 2020 (4 against 5).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
12V14300004/04/2012EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSNISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 TITAN AND ARMADA VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 12, 2011, THROUGH MARCH 13, 2012. THE PART 567 CERTIFICATION LABELS ON THE VEHICLES DO NOT CONTAIN RIM SIZE INFORMATION. THUS, THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF F

Other Nissan Armada model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 9 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.