Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Power train11
- Seat belts8
- Service brakes, hydraulic3
- Tires2
- Steering2
- Latches/locks/linkages2
- Engine and engine cooling2
- Electrical system2
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 12 Nova vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 12 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 | 1 |
| 1978 | 2 | 2 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 |
| 1973 | 2 | 2 |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | 2 | 2 |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
In New Zealand
115 Nova cars are on the New Zealand register; 78% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1975 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 1973 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 1972 | 14 | 1 | 13 |
| 1971 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970 | 20 | 2 | 14 |
| 1969 | 12 | 1 | 10 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1967 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1966 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 1965 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1964 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 1963 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1962 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
In Finland
21 Nova cars were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026: 95% petrol, 0% diesel. Mileage is the odometer reading at the last inspection.
| First registered | In use | Average mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5 | 55,000 km |
| 1972 | 10 | 53,000 km |
| 1969 | 6 | 31,000 km |
Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use, 30 Jun 2026 · CC BY 4.0