NHTSA has received 7 owner complaints about the 2025 Nissan Altima, or 3.9 per year on the road — far fewer complaints than typical (complaint index 0.10, where 1.00 is the average of all tracked vehicles). Among the 86 model-year 2025 vehicles we track, it ranks #7 of 86 by complaints per year (#1 = fewest). Against other Nissan models its rate is 86% lower; against other Midsize sedans it is 90% lower.
Counts are normalized by time on the road, not by sales volume: a popular model generates more reports than a rare one, and complaints are not verified individually. How we count
Limited data: fewer than 30 complaints, so shares and indexes are unstable.
Complaints filed between 2025-02-11 and 2026-09-22. Median delay from incident to filing: 12 days.
7Complaints
3.9Complaints per year on the road
0.1Complaint index vs. all tracked vehicles
2Recalls
28.6%Share involving a crash or fire
3Last 12 months
Analysis
The previous model year (2024) drew 14.7 complaints per year, more than this one. The following model year (2026) drew 1.0 per year, fewer than this one.
The most common problem area is Electrical (28.6% of complaints), followed by Transmission / powertrain (14.3%) and Brakes (14.3%). Electrical complaints are 1.8 times as common here as across all tracked vehicles. 2 reports (28.6%) describe a crash or fire; owners mention 4 injuries and 0 deaths.
The contact's wife owned a 2025 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving downhill at 25 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to respond.
Brakes · 2026-09-22 · ODI 11766188 · Crash
A tractor trailer hit my vehicle from behind/driver side rear in snowy road conditions and then jackknifed causing my vehicle to spin out of control across the interstate.
This vehicle was rented to me on 04/23/2026. While driving, the gear shifter detached from its housing, causing the vehicle to become stuck in Drive. Due to this mechanical failure, I was unable to shift the vehicle into Park, Reverse, or Neutral.
Transmission / powertrain · 2026-05-05 · ODI 11735890
I am reporting a severe combined safety failure involving fuel delivery and electronic systems. Between 1:22 PM and 3:37 PM, documented evidence shows the vehicle's fuel range dropped by 37 miles while the odometer recorded only 6 actual miles driven—a 600%…
Electrical · 2026-03-19 · ODI 11725685
My car was parked in a driveway for 1 hour and when going to approach my car from that 1 hour of leaving I came back to my front windshield cracked in the center , crack did start from the bottom and go up , no forced trauma , no sign of rock or pebble hit …
Body & structure · 2025-08-29 · ODI 11684006
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS Campaign 26V526000 · 2026-08-13
Summary: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Altima vehicles. The front passenger air bag and front passenger knee air bag may have been installed with incorrect mounting fasteners, which can cause the air bags not to deploy as intended.
Risk: Air bags that do not deploy as intended increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the air bag mounting fasteners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 30, 2026. Owners may contact Nissan’s customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is PD202. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning August 17, 2026.
Summary: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Altima, Sentra, 2025-2026 Frontier, and 2026 Kicks vehicles. The door strikers may have been improperly welded and break, allowing the door to open while moving. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components."
Risk: A door that opens unexpectedly while the vehicle is in motion increases the risk of injury or a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the door strikers, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2026. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 800-647-7261. Nissan's numbers for this recall are PD185 and PMA61. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning January 28, 2026.
