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Nissan Altima HybridYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 113 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Nissan Altima Hybrid.

Nissan Altima Hybrid
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints113Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls12007–2011 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: IFCAR, Public domain.

Best & worst years

Nissan Altima Hybrid 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 Altima Hybrid median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2011Not rated–/1004 complaints · 0 recalls2010Not rated–/10012 complaints · 0 recalls2009Not rated–/10054 complaints · 0 recalls2008Not rated–/10016 complaints · 1 recall2007Not rated–/10027 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Nissan Altima Hybrid problems

All model years combined: 113 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system363
Steering281
Engine182
Air bags142
Vehicle speed control96
Suspension80
Service brakes71
Power train61
Fuel/propulsion system40
12 other systems292
1 recall

Nissan Altima Hybrid 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
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Altima Hybrid

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2007–2011 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063