2018 Nissan Armada problems and recalls

55% of owner complaints on the 2018 Nissan Armada related to the Electrical System (41 of 74).

74
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
1
Injuries
41.9
Severity index

Severity index 41.9 Low. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 41.9p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 92 of 122 by severity index among 2018 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 25% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2018 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 41 complaints (55.4%)41 55%EngineEngine: 14 complaints (18.9%)14 19%Service BrakesService Brakes: 14 complaints (18.9%)14 19%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 10 complaints (13.5%)10 14%Power TrainPower Train: 7 complaints (9.5%)7 9%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 6 complaints (8.1%)6 8%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 5 complaints (6.8%)5 7%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 3 complaints (4.1%)3 4%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4155.4%
ENGINE1418.9%
SERVICE BRAKES1418.9%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1013.5%
POWER TRAIN79.5%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING68.1%
BACK OVER PREVENTION56.8%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE34.1%

Complaints filed per year

08162017: 12019: 42020: 122021: 62022: 102023: 122024: 82025: 162026: 5 (partial year)17192021222324251626
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20171
20194
202012
20216
202210
202312
20248
202516
2026 (year to date)5
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (36 against 28).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
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 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 2026-08-30. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.