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2015 Nissan ALTIMA problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

949 owner complaints analyzed

10 distinct recall campaigns

57,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2015 model year. Data snapshot: . 544 complaints include usable failure mileage.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Exterior Lighting is the most frequently named component, appearing in 244 of 949 complaints (25.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting13514.2%
Steering behavior525.5%
Braking behavior434.5%
Electrical and battery issues303.2%
Engine operation283.0%
Fuel system concerns50.5%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Exterior Lighting
244
Air Bags
171
Power Train
158
Unknown Or Other
92
Engine
66
Suspension
63
Structure:Body
54
Electrical System
53
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Exterior Lighting244
Air Bags171
Power Train158
Unknown Or Other92
Engine66
Suspension63
Structure:Body54
Electrical System53

Exterior Lighting: 244; Air Bags: 171; Power Train: 158; Unknown Or Other: 92; Engine: 66; Suspension: 63; Structure:Body: 54; Electrical System: 53

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
133
25,000 to 49,999
104
50,000 to 74,999
129
75,000 to 99,999
86
100,000 to 149,999
75
150,000 and above
17
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,000133
25,000 to 49,999104
50,000 to 74,999129
75,000 to 99,99986
100,000 to 149,99975
150,000 and above17

Under 25,000: 133; 25,000 to 49,999: 104; 50,000 to 74,999: 129; 75,000 to 99,999: 86; 100,000 to 149,999: 75; 150,000 and above: 17

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (133). 405 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2014
3
2015
40
2016
88
2017
71
2018
82
2019
138
2020
130
2021
113
2022
106
2023
61
2024
51
2025
35
2026
31
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20143
201540
201688
201771
201882
2019138
2020130
2021113
2022106
202361
202451
202535
202631

2014: 3; 2015: 40; 2016: 88; 2017: 71; 2018: 82; 2019: 138; 2020: 130; 2021: 113; 2022: 106; 2023: 61; 2024: 51; 2025: 35; 2026: 31

Pattern summary

Exterior Lighting leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 135 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 52 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 43 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10669168 · 2014-12-30 (December 30, 2014)

I WAS DRIVING MY 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA ON THE ROAD AND THERE WAS HEAVY TRAFFIC SO IT WAS SORT OF STOP AND GO AND LOTS OF IDLING. EACH TIME I PRESSED ON THE GAS, IT SEEMS THE CAR HESITATED TO GO. AFTER I GOT TO MY DESTINATION, I THEN DROVE ONTO INTERSTATE 85 IN GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE DRIVE SHAFT ALSO STARTED SHAKING REALLY BAD. THE CAR STALLED AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF AND THE CAR COASTED OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR STOPPED ON ME. …

Owner-reported narrative. 1,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10669168 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10689850 · 2015-02-22 (February 22, 2015)

CVT TRANSMISSION VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY IN INTERIOR (FLOORBOARDS, STEERING WHEEL, GAS PEDAL, AND AND ME) NOISE LEVEL EXTREMELY HIGH INSIDE CAR. DEALER AND NISSAN AMERICA SAY THEY WILL NOT FIX OR BUY BACK CAR. PURCHASED NEW IN SEPT 2014. HAD SAME CAR 2014 MODEL THAT HAD NO VIBRATION OR NOISE. DEALER HAD SEVEN TEST DRIVES AND ALL AGREE WITH ME, BUT NO ONE WOULD COMMIT TO SAYING THE CAR NEEDS TO BE FIXED - THEY SAY IT COULD BE DEFECTIVE OR COULD BE A DESIGN PROBLEM. EITHER WAY I AM STUCK!!! WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS CAR TO ANYONE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10689850 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10672274 · 2015-01-13 (January 13, 2015)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VIBRATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CUSTOMARY TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4. UPDATED 03/19/15*LJ UPDATED 9/15/2017*CN

Owner-reported narrative. 4 miles reported. Look up ODI 10672274 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10816465 · 2015-12-28 (December 28, 2015)

I WAS AT THE TOP OF THE STREET WHEN I TRIED TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE OF A RED LIGHT AHEAD. THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND MY CAR ACCELERATED FASTER. I THEN STEPPED ON MY E-BRAKES AND MY CAR CONTINUED TO GO FASTER INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. THE NEXT THING I REMEMBER IS REAR ENDING THE BACK OF A SUV. I HAVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT WORK EITHER. I WAS ABOUT 200FT AWAY FROM THIS VEHICLE SO I HAS PLENTY OF SPACE AND TIME TO STOP MY CAR BUT INSTEAD MY CAR WENT FASTER DESPITE SLAMMING ON BOTH THE BRAKES AND E-BRAKES. MY CAR IS…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10816465 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10852533 · 2016-03-30 (March 30, 2016)

BRAKES ON MY CAR ARE SQUEAKING VERY LOUDLY. JUST HAD THEM FIXED A WEEK AGO AND THEY ARE WORSE NOW THEN THEY WERE BEFORE. APPLYING THE BRAKE WITH A LITTLE PRESSURE THERE IS NO NOISE ANYTHING MORE THAN THAT THERE IS A LOT OF NOISE THAT I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.

Owner-reported narrative. 33,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10852533 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10760831 · 2015-09-01 (September 1, 2015)

NISSAN ALTIMA 2015 PURCHASED ON 8/15/15 WITH 6 MILES ON THE ENGINE. ON 8/19/15 CAR WAS DEAD WITHOUT POWER. BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND TWO DAYS LATER IT STARTED POWERING OFF AGAIN AS THE VEHICLE WAS WARMING UP, AND AS I WAS IDLE AT RED LIGHTS. HAS TURNED OFF 6 TIMES TOTAL SINCE PURCHASING CAR 17 DAYS AGO. CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FINANCE WHICH AUTHORIZED RETURN OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP DID NOT COMPLY STATING THAT I HAD TO MAKE REASONABLE ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR PER THE LEMON LAW. DO NOT PURCHASE NISSAN, THEY HAVE WORKED THE LOOPHOLES TO GO…

Owner-reported narrative. 175 miles reported. Look up ODI 10760831 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10845950 · 2016-03-10 (March 10, 2016)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RODENTS WERE BITING THE WIRES INSIDE THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHT WIRING WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE RODENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS N OT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10845950 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10899155 · 2016-08-29 (August 29, 2016)

I WAS DRIVING MY 2015 ALTIMA ON A HIGHWAY AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED AS IN A STALL WITH CARS BEHIND ME SWERVING OFF THE HIGHWAY TO AVOID HITTING ME. THE CAR HAD ON OIL AND THE OIL WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL MY CAR STOPPED, THEN IT SAID WARNING LOW OIL PRESSURE. I HAD JUST HAD AN OIL CHANGE AT PORT CITY NISSAN, PORTSMOUTH, NH, AND THE SERVICE PERSON APPARENTLY DID NOT REATTACH THE OIL FILTER CORRECTLY, CROSS-THREADING THE FILTER RESULTING IN THE OIL LEAKING OUT WITHOUT ME KNOWING. AGAIN, MY CONCERN IS THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE MY…

Owner-reported narrative. 47,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10899155 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10745642 · 2015-08-02 (August 2, 2015)

THE GAS TANK HAD A LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE TANK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAID THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE VEHICLE WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP IS CLAIMING THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A ROCK THAT CAUSED THE TINY HOLE. THE HOLE IS LOCATED AT THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK, AT AN ANGLE, JUST BELOW THE SEAL WITH VERY LITTLE SPACE BETWEEN THE GAS TANK AND THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO OTHER PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE GAS TANK OTHER THAN THE TINY HOLE, WHICH SHOWS THAT I DIDN'T RUN OVER OR HIT ANYTHING. THE DEALERS…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10745642 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11035458 · 2017-10-21 (October 21, 2017)

WHEN STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP, PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDDLE NO FORWARD CAR ACCELERATION, NO INCREASE IN RPM. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ( 2-3) SECONDS FAST INCREASE IN RPM AND FAST FORWARD ACCELERATION. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE WHEN TRYING TO MERGE FROM A DEAD STOP AND EXPECTING FORWARD MOTION AND THERE IS NONE. THIS HAS BEEN A NISSAN PROBLEM SINCE 2008 AND NO FIX OR TEST WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER. THIS IS A SPORADIC PROBLEM ONLY NOTICED FROM A DEAD STOP, CITY STREETS GOING STRAIGHT OR MAKING TURN ON START, GAS TANK QUANTITY NO ISSUE IN THI…

Owner-reported narrative. 25,107 miles reported. Look up ODI 11035458 at NHTSA ↗