2021 Nissan Altima problems, recalls & reliability
Based on 69 NHTSA owner complaints, 2 recall campaigns and government crash-test data for 2021 Nissan Altima vehicles.
Vehanta risk score out of 100, calculated only from the counted evidence below — not a guess, and not an opinion.
- Owner complaints — 69 NHTSA complaints on file-2
- Recalls — 2 recall campaigns for this model year-6
- Crash / fire reports — 6 crash reports and 1 fire report among complaints-1
- Injuries / fatalities — 4 injuries and 0 deaths reported-1
- NCAP safety rating — 5-star overall government crash rating+10
Most-reported problem areas
What owners of similar 2021 Nissan Altima vehicles reported to NHTSA, by component.
- SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE10 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM9 reports
- FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE5 reports
- ENGINE4 reports
- UNKNOWN OR OTHER3 reports
- STEERING,SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES3 reports
- VISIBILITY2 reports
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER2 reports
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES2 reports
- POWER TRAIN2 reports
Recalls (2)
- BACK OVER PREVENTION23V628000
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Altima and 2020-2021 Sentra vehicles. Damage to the camera harness can cause distortion or loss of the rearview camera display image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
- STEERING21V138000
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Nissan Altima vehicles. The tie rod ball joint fastener was not tightened properly, which could result in the tie rod ball joint detaching from the steering knuckle.
Crash-test ratings
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