Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2025 Nissan Altima, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Seats1
- Unknown or other1
- Service brakes, air1
- Back over prevention1
- Structure1
- Air bags1
- Fuel/propulsion system1
- Electrical system1
- Visibility/wiper1
- Power train1
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 4 injuries and 0 deaths reported
Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
New York safety inspections
At its first New York inspection the 2025 Nissan Altima failed the safety check 0.19% of the time — 43% less often than the average 2025 passenger car (0.34%). Median odometer at inspection: 33 miles.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Crash-test ratings
NHTSA 5-star results for 2 variants; 2 of 2 rated variants score five stars overall. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.
| Variant | Overall | Rollover risk |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Nissan Altima 4 DR AWD | ★★★★★ | 9.2 % |
| 2025 Nissan Altima 4 DR FWD | ★★★★★ | 9.2 % |
- Electronic stability control
- Standard
- Forward collision warning
- Standard
- Lane departure warning
- Standard
- Best overall rating
- 5 / 5
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain
Fuel consumption
Official Canadian test results for 2 variants: combined 8.2–8.4 L/100 km (about 28–29 mpg US), CO₂ 193–198 g/km.
| Variant | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altima AWD · Mid-size · Regular gasoline | 9.3 | 6.9 | 8.2 |
| Altima AWD SR/Platinum · Mid-size · Regular gasoline | 9.5 | 7.1 | 8.4 |
Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Altima vehicles. The front passenger air bag and front passenger knee air bag may have been installed with incorrect mounting fasteners, which can cause the air bags not to deploy as intended.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Altima, Sentra, 2025-2026 Frontier, and 2026 Kicks vehicles. The door strikers may have been improperly welded and break, allowing the door to open while moving. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components."
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 2025 Nissan Altima: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 11007650 | *****Dealer Announcement***** To ensure continued customer satisfaction and confidence, Nissan is now updating the temporary hold on specific model year 2025 Altima vehicles identified in Service Comm to a dealer inventory quality action to update the software to the Body Control Module (BCM). On affected vehicles, the battery can potentially be drained due to the BCM waking up periodically when ignition is off. Affected vehicles are subject to stop sale and are either currently in dealer inventory or assigned and in transit to the dealer. *****What Dealers Should Do***** PLEASE FOLLOW THE ATT |
| 11007646 | *****Dealer Announcement***** Nissan is committed to a high level of customer service and satisfaction. This commitment requires Nissan to periodically place certain vehicles on temporary Quality Assurance (QA) Hold to ensure that these vehicles, as delivered to our customers, meet our exacting standards and our customers expectations. Effective immediately, Nissan is placing a temporary Quality Assurance Hold on certain specific 2025 Nissan Altima vehicles while Nissan investigates a potential concern with the Body Control Module (BCM). Affected vehicles are subject to stop sale and are eithe |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)