Nissan Altima / 2018
2018 Nissan Altima problems
Owners have filed 322 complaints about the 2018 Nissan Altima with NHTSA. Service brakes account for 14.9% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 11.5%. A further 18.9% were filed without a specific system named.
Complaints322
Crashes16
Fires0
Injuries6
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Unknown or other 18.9% · 61
Service brakes 14.9% · 48
Electrical system 11.5% · 37
Air bags 11.2% · 36
Power train 7.1% · 23
Forward collision avoidance 5.9% · 19
Exterior lighting 4.3% · 14
Engine 4.0% · 13
Severity
Of those complaints, 16 describe a crash and 6 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Nissan Altima in this data, 2018 sits 17th by complaint volume. 2013 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 60 in the last three years against 99 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 36,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Intermittent front radar. Warning message will appear stating "front radar unavailble due to obstruction" when there is not an obstruction, then the system deactivates the automatic emergency braking. After a few minutes, the "obstruction" is cleared and the system resumes functionality. This will repeat quite often. While I own a Nissan Altima, it appears this is an issue in the Nissan sentra, as well. Service brakes · reported at 21,000 miles
The front radar aeb keeps going out, almost the reason for my vehicle to not stop in an emergency situation. This feature was the complete reason I bought it now I feel like it is dangerous. I am considering asking for complete buy out of my loan. I have taken the car back 3 times in 3, Nissan has no answers other than keep replacing faulty sensor with more faulty sensor. Service brakes · reported at 10,000 miles
The front radar is faulty and is causing issues with the front emergency braking (FEB). There is a notification that says "feb unavailable: front radar obstruction". This is causing a regular distraction to the driver and also poses in a risk that the vehicle may automatically brake unexpectedly or not brake in an emergency situation. Service brakes · reported at 40,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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