Nissan 350zYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 657 NHTSA owner complaints across 7 model years, the Nissan 350z years to avoid are 2003, and the strongest years are 2005, 2006 and 2007. The 350z has 3 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoid'03Use caution: 2004 Best years'05 '06 '07Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints657Top: Suspension Safety recalls32003–2009 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Elise240SX, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Nissan 350z years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 350z median. Tap a year for its full report.

27514483 53 73 24 5

'03'04'05'06'07'08'09

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2009Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls 2008Not rated–/10024 complaints · 1 recall 2007Solid58/10073 complaints · 1 recall 2006Solid59/10053 complaints · 0 recalls 2005Solid50/10083 complaints · 0 recalls 2004Caution39/100144 complaints · 1 recall 2003Avoid27/100275 complaints · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Nissan 350z problems

All model years combined: 657 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

148Suspension3 crash/fire/injury

133Power train4 crash/fire/injury

112Tires4 crash/fire/injury

87Air bags20 crash/fire/injury

76Engine and engine cooling2 crash/fire/injury

40Engine

33Wheels

24Fuel system, gasoline

23Electrical system

10717 other systems12 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Suspension	148	3
Power train	133	4
Tires	112	4
Air bags	87	20
Engine and engine cooling	76	2
Engine	40	1
Wheels	33	5
Fuel system, gasoline	24	1
Electrical system	23	3
17 other systems	107	12

3 recalls

Nissan 350z recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Air bags08V-521 · 2007–2008 · Oct 7, 2008 · 204,361 vehicles Fuel system, gasoline05V-555 · 2003–2004 · Dec 13, 2005 · 192,659 vehicles Engine and engine cooling03V-455 · 2003 · Nov 17, 2003 · 630,000 vehicles

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the 350z

Apr 3, 2007
WHEEL SEPARATION DUE TO SPOKE FRACTUREEA07005 · 2005–2007 · closed Aug 4, 2008
No recall
Nov 9, 2006
WHEEL FAILUREPE06050 · 2006 · closed Apr 9, 2007
No recall