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Nissan Altima vs Toyota Camry: reliability compared

From 2006 to 2024, owners filed an average of 582 complaints per model year about the Nissan Altima and 544 about the Toyota Camry.

Side by side

Nissan AltimaToyota Camry
Model years compared2006-20242006-2024
Owner complaints11,05710,344
Complaints per model year582544
Recalls4138
Years to avoid2008200920132014200720082009
Best years201820192020201620172021
Most common problemTransmissionAcceleration
Crash ratingNo dataNo data
Fuel economy29-31 mpg combined (2024)25-52 mpg combined (2024)

A car that sells more collects more complaints, so the fairest test is the number of years to avoid, which compares each year with a typical year of the same car.

Complaints per model year

2006 Nissan Altima: 8242006 Toyota Camry: 31720062007 Nissan Altima: 4712007 Toyota Camry: 2,8892008 Nissan Altima: 1,0312008 Toyota Camry: 93320082009 Nissan Altima: 1,5472009 Toyota Camry: 1,2942010 Nissan Altima: 3812010 Toyota Camry: 60420102011 Nissan Altima: 2422011 Toyota Camry: 6022012 Nissan Altima: 4262012 Toyota Camry: 59120122013 Nissan Altima: 2,3152013 Toyota Camry: 2742014 Nissan Altima: 1,1142014 Toyota Camry: 45520142015 Nissan Altima: 9562015 Toyota Camry: 2712016 Nissan Altima: 5552016 Toyota Camry: 18420162017 Nissan Altima: 3952017 Toyota Camry: 1482018 Nissan Altima: 2262018 Toyota Camry: 75720182019 Nissan Altima: 2352019 Toyota Camry: 4052020 Nissan Altima: 1622020 Toyota Camry: 27620202021 Nissan Altima: 712021 Toyota Camry: 1582022 Nissan Altima: 322022 Toyota Camry: 6620222023 Nissan Altima: 302023 Toyota Camry: 672024 Nissan Altima: 442024 Toyota Camry: 532024
Nissan AltimaToyota Camry

Problems compared

AltimaCamry
Transmission1,9131,249
Airbags1,586854
Engine1,3631,568
Electrical1,353852
Steering1,251586
Lights1,133127
Acceleration4631,593
Visibility4751,292
Body1,0601,115
Brakes5751,089

Questions about the Nissan Altima vs Toyota Camry

Which is more reliable, the Nissan Altima or the Toyota Camry?

Between 2006 and 2024, the Nissan Altima has 4 years to avoid and the Toyota Camry 3. The Toyota Camry has been more consistent from year to year. By raw volume, the Toyota Camry drew fewer complaints per model year (544 vs 582), though sales volume affects that number.

Which has more recalls, the Nissan Altima or the Toyota Camry?

From 2006 to 2024, the Nissan Altima was covered by 41 recalls and the Toyota Camry by 38.

What years of the Nissan Altima and Toyota Camry should you avoid?

Nissan Altima: 2008, 2009, 2013 and 2014. Toyota Camry: 2007, 2008 and 2009.

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