Nissan Altima vs Toyota Camry

Reliability comparison based on 42,964 federal complaints.

Source: NHTSA Complaint Data

The Verdict

Based on federal complaint data, the Nissan Altima has a stronger reliability record than the Toyota Camry. This reflects complaint patterns across all model years — individual years may vary.

Head-to-Head

MetricNissan AltimaToyota Camry
Years of Data3236
Total Complaints20,04922,915
Avg Complaints/Year626.5636.5
Recent 5-Year Rate100152.3
Crashes Reported1,2403,845
Deaths Reported2198
Total Recalls136135

Lower complaints and crashes = better. Green highlights the better number in each row.

What Breaks Most

Nissan Altima

POWER TRAIN 1,850
AIR BAGS 1,629
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1,526
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1,458
ENGINE 1,416
STEERING 1,206
STRUCTURE:BODY 1,138
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 972

Toyota Camry

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2,648
ENGINE 1,417
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1,363
AIR BAGS 991
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 827
POWER TRAIN 749
SERVICE BRAKES 707
STEERING 600

Best & Worst Years

Nissan Altima Best
2023
33 complaints
Nissan Altima Worst
2013
2,970 complaints
Toyota Camry Best
2024
62 complaints
Toyota Camry Worst
2007
3,666 complaints

Year-by-Year Comparison

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Nissan Altima

1993 (150) 1994 (120) 1995 (216) 1996 (117) 1997 (141) 1998 (141) 1999 (110) 2000 (199) 2001 (201) 2002 (1321) 2003 (1099) 2004 (334) 2005 (1358) 2006 (1043) 2007 (597) 2008 (1373) 2009 (2149) 2010 (538) 2011 (317) 2012 (575) 2013 (2970) 2014 (1376) 2015 (1188) 2016 (778) 2017 (498) 2018 (314) 2019 (326) 2020 (266) 2021 (96) 2022 (50) 2023 (33) 2024 (55)

Toyota Camry

1990 (160) 1991 (186) 1992 (646) 1993 (334) 1994 (364) 1995 (373) 1996 (567) 1997 (685) 1998 (751) 1999 (660) 2000 (577) 2001 (356) 2002 (1183) 2003 (945) 2004 (797) 2005 (901) 2006 (392) 2007 (3666) 2008 (1134) 2009 (1609) 2010 (762) 2011 (777) 2012 (806) 2013 (375) 2014 (632) 2015 (358) 2016 (242) 2017 (203) 2018 (1039) 2019 (521) 2020 (362) 2021 (184) 2022 (73) 2023 (76) 2024 (62) 2025 (157)

Complaint counts reflect consumer-reported issues to NHTSA and do not represent failure rates. Higher sales volume typically means more complaints. This comparison is based on aggregate data across all model years — reliability can vary significantly between individual years. See our disclaimers and methodology.

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