Nissan Altima Reliability Comparisons

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This is the most up-to-date car reliability information available anywhere for the Nissan Altima. TrueDelta's Car Reliability Survey results are promptly updated every three months. Others can be over a year behind. What you'll also find only here: actual repair rates (the average number of trips to the repair shop each year), and not just dots, for a clearer idea of how much competing cars truly differ in reliability.

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Nissan Altima Reliability
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Car Reliability Survey (CRS) Results: year ending June 30, 2010
Successful Repair Trips per Year (per 100 vehicles) Column definitions
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Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2010	Nissan	Altima*	join to view			19 3.7 3600
2009	Nissan	Altima	27 Fewest         Most		--	46 7.6 12200
2008	Nissan	Altima	25 Fewest         Most		--	77 8.6 26100
2007	Nissan	Altima	35 Fewest         Most		--	47 9.6 33600
2006	Nissan	Altima*	join to view			13 7.7 56900
2005	Nissan	Altima	35 Fewest         Most		--	25 6.8 65200
2003	Nissan	Altima*	join to view			15 7.6 126400
2002	Nissan	Altima*	join to view			12 8.3 90700
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Competing Car Model Reliability

Car Reliability Survey (CRS) Results: year ending June 30, 2010
Successful Repair Trips per Year (per 100 vehicles) Column definitions
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Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2010	Honda	Accord	10 Fewest         Most			33 3.8 4100
2009	Honda	Accord	28 Fewest         Most		+1	63 8.2 12100
2008	Honda	Accord	39 Fewest         Most Few repairs reported. However, some owners of the V6 have reported a noise or vibration from the variable cylinder management system that cannot yet be repaired. Some have also complained about rattles in the rear package shelf.		+14	128 8.0 26900
2007	Honda	Accord	40 Fewest         Most		+5	92 7.4 34200
2006	Honda	Accord	18 Fewest         Most			72 8.3 53000
2005	Honda	Accord	19 Fewest         Most		-16	59 7.5 68100
2004	Honda	Accord	36 Fewest         Most			68 7.4 70200
2003	Honda	Accord	91 Fewest         Most First model year of the design, has consistently had a higher repair rate than later years.			64 7.4 100600
2002	Honda	Accord	42 Fewest         Most			36 7.2 96300
2001	Honda	Accord	66 Fewest         Most			42 6.5 118400
2000	Honda	Accord	73 Fewest         Most			36 7.8 132800
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
1999	Honda	Accord	130 Fewest         Most			29 6.1 130400
1998	Honda	Accord	64 Fewest         Most			36 6.8 139700
1997	Honda	Accord*	join to view			16 7.0 168100
1996	Honda	Accord*	join to view			15 5.8 158900
1995	Honda	Accord*	join to view			12 5.5 184300
2011	Hyundai	Sonata*	join to view			20 2.7 2900
2009	Hyundai	Sonata	26 Fewest         Most		-1	68 8.2 16100
2008	Hyundai	Sonata	50 Fewest         Most		+25	26 7.3 31000
2007	Hyundai	Sonata	73 Fewest         Most		+38	35 9.3 42200
2006	Hyundai	Sonata	44 Fewest         Most			54 9.1 52000
2004	Hyundai	Sonata*	join to view			16 7.9 78800
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2009	Mazda	Mazda6	57 Fewest         Most First model year of the redesign. About average so far.		+30	50 7.9 11700
2007	Mazda	Mazda6*	join to view			17 7.1 28200
2007	Mazda	MazdaSpeed6*	join to view			12 8.4 30500
2006	Mazda	MazdaSpeed6*	join to view			14 7.0 46700
2006	Mazda	Mazda6	31 Fewest         Most Very small sample size for the MazdaSpeed6.			35 6.5 44000
2005	Mazda	Mazda6	6 Fewest         Most Sample size right at the minimum. Results for other model years suggest that the actual repair frequency is higher.		-29	25 8.1 58200
2004	Mazda	Mazda6	82 Fewest         Most			30 7.8 79700
2003	Mazda	Mazda6*	join to view			16 7.6 81700
2010	Nissan	Maxima*	join to view			17 5.0 5000
2009	Nissan	Maxima	19 Fewest         Most		-8	30 6.4 13500
2004	Nissan	Maxima*	join to view			12 7.4 88700
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2003	Nissan	Maxima	143 Fewest         Most			25 5.0 92500
2002	Nissan	Maxima	150 Fewest         Most			35 5.0 98200
2001	Nissan	Maxima	110 Fewest         Most			30 8.0 113200
2000	Nissan	Maxima	144 Fewest         Most			38 5.5 122500
1999	Nissan	Maxima	149 Fewest         Most			28 3.8 137500
1998	Nissan	Maxima	125 Fewest         Most			29 7.3 145400
1997	Nissan	Maxima	98 Fewest         Most			27 5.9 143600
1996	Nissan	Maxima	87 Fewest         Most			26 5.8 154200
1995	Nissan	Maxima*	join to view			14 5.9 146200
2010	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			22 6.0 7200
2009	Toyota	Camry	29 Fewest         Most		+2	28 8.8 19800
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
2008	Toyota	Camry	16 Fewest         Most		-9	29 7.8 28200
2007	Toyota	Camry 4	6 Fewest         Most		-29	48 8.0 41100
2007	Toyota	Camry Hybrid	18 Fewest         Most		-17	43 9.4 47700
2007	Toyota	Camry V6*	join to view			20 10.5 35500
2005	Toyota	Camry	14 Fewest         Most		-21	32 8.1 57100
2004	Toyota	Camry	31 Fewest         Most			26 7.4 79300
2003	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			18 5.1 82800
2002	Toyota	Camry	53 Fewest         Most			27 7.5 103800
2001	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			16 6.9 111800
2000	Toyota	Camry	98 Fewest         Most			31 5.9 141200
1999	Toyota	Camry	72 Fewest         Most			29 7.5 138600
Year	Make	Model	Trips / Year per 100	TS	Δ	Cars Mon/Car Av Odo
1998	Toyota	Camry	120 Fewest         Most			28 6.4 142000
1997	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			14 5.9 171500
1996	Toyota	Camry*	join to view			10 9.0 162700
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Definitions

• Trips / Year per 100 (CRS Score) -- average number of successful repair trips per year per 100 cars; routine maintenance such as oil and filter changes does not count as a repair
• Graph -- pointer shows how the model compares to others from the same model year
• Traffic Signal (TS) -- same as the graph, but with three simple, easier-to-read alternatives; green = better than average, yellow = about average, red = worse than average
• Delta (Δ) -- how much the CRS Score differs from the same year Nissan Altima; negative = fewer repairs = better; +100 = one extra repair trip per year, on average
• Cars -- number of cars for which owners provided data
• Months / Car -- average number of months of data per car
• Odometer -- average odometer reading, in miles; under 9,000 per year in green, over 15,000 per year in red

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General Notes

How do we select "competing car models"? Users of TrueDelta's car price comparison tool most often compare these cars to the Nissan Altima.

Models and statistics marked with an asterisk* have very low sample sizes. These results, visible only to logged-in members, provide only a rough estimate of car reliability.

Ultra-low repair rates: Any result under 20 repair trips per 100 cars is likely a result of the small sample size, and should be expected to increase to 20 or so in future updates.

New models often start out with high repair rates, and then improve as the manufacturer identifies and addresses common problems.

Full set of Car Reliability Survey results in one huge table.

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Methodology

Description of the research process.

Only successfully completed repairs are currently included in the analysis. Routine maintenance, most wear items, recalls, and problems fixed with just a reflash or warning light reset are not included.

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Nissan Altima Forums (TrueDelta partners)

These forums have helped make our results possible. For discussions of the Altima by owners, visit:

NICOclub.com -- Nissan Altima forum

HybridAltima.com -- Nissan Altima forum

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