Nissan GT-RYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 33 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Nissan GT-R.

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

Best & worst years

Nissan GT-R 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 GT-R median. Tap a year for its full report.

'09'10'11'13'15'16'17'19'21
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Complaints by system

Most common Nissan GT-R problems

All model years combined: 33 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
Exterior lighting90
Electrical system90
Fuel/propulsion system51
Fuel system, gasoline51
Power train40
Vehicle speed control20
Engine20
Visibility10
Seats10
3 other systems30
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the GT-R

  1. Steering column separationPE14034 · 2009 · closed Feb 27, 2015
    No recall