2019 Nissan Armada problems and recalls

53% of owner complaints on the 2019 Nissan Armada related to the Electrical System (39 of 73).

73
Complaints
1
Recalls
4
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
1
Injuries
49.1
Severity index

Severity index 49.1 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 49.1p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 73 of 123 by severity index among 2019 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 41% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2019 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 39 complaints (53.4%)39 53%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 20 complaints (27.4%)20 27%Service BrakesService Brakes: 11 complaints (15.1%)11 15%EngineEngine: 9 complaints (12.3%)9 12%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 7 complaints (9.6%)7 10%SuspensionSuspension: 6 complaints (8.2%)6 8%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 5 complaints (6.8%)5 7%Power TrainPower Train: 4 complaints (5.5%)4 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3953.4%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2027.4%
SERVICE BRAKES1115.1%
ENGINE912.3%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE79.6%
SUSPENSION68.2%
BACK OVER PREVENTION56.8%
POWER TRAIN45.5%

Complaints filed per year

08152019: 42020: 152021: 102022: 92023: 122024: 112025: 102026: 2 (partial year)192015212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20194
202015
202110
20229
202312
202411
202510
2026 (year to date)2
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (33 against 34).

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 2026-08-07. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.