Where each one leads
Nissan Altima
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2025 Nissan Altima uses 8.2 l/100 km, the 2021 Subaru WRX STI 12.8.
Subaru WRX STI
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Nissan Altima | Subaru WRX STI | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1992–2026 | 2004–2023 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 2,274 (2010–2018) |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Nissan Altima | Subaru WRX STI | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 2.1% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | +19% | — |
| US owner complaints | 15,482 | 19 |
| Most complaints about | Power train | Unknown or other |
| Model year with most complaints | 2013 (2,313) | 2008 (3) |
| US recall campaigns | 54 | 2 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 3,959 | 2,152 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 41 | — |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Nissan Altima | Subaru WRX STI | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 5★ (2027) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Nissan Altima | Subaru WRX STI | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 8.2 l/100 km (2025) | 12.8 l/100 km (2021) |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 221 kW (296 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 1,596 kg |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).