2010 Nissan 370Z

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2010 Nissan 370Z, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Steering62
• Electrical system30
• Power train26
• Unknown or other8
• Air bags6
• Engine4
• Seats3
• Exterior lighting3
• Electronic stability control (esc)2
• Vehicle speed control1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 9 2010 370Z vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 7 people died inside them, and 3 of the vehicles rolled over. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 2010 Nissan 370Z failed the safety check 1.29% of the time — 48% less often than the average 2010 passenger car (2.50%). Median odometer at inspection: 56,050 miles.

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Registered new in Europe in 2010

2,023 new Nissan 370Z cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2010; the largest markets were the United Kingdom (803), Germany (577), France (266).

Average mass

1,610 kg

Fuel type recorded

Petrol 100%

European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · averages weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value; fuel type as recorded at registration, where many non-plug-in hybrids appear as petrol · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

In the Netherlands

75 first registered in 2010 are on Dutch roads; 63% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €61,755.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde52
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm17
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld17
• Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt11
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht10
• Band onvoldoende profiel9
• Licht- donkerscheiding dimlicht onduidelijk8
• Stadslicht werkt niet (goed)6

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 625 of these cars first registered in 2010 took their annual MOT test. 85% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2010 the figure was 60%.

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

In Finland

6 of these cars first registered in 2010 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 82,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

In New Zealand

35 2010 cars are on the New Zealand register; 17% arrived as used imports, 83% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 4 variants: combined 10.9–11.7 L/100 km (about 20–22 mpg US), CO₂ 251–269 g/km.

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

No recall campaigns cover the 2010 Nissan 370Z.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Nissan told its dealers about the 2010 Nissan 370Z: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation