Nissan Altima

Nissan Altima — production years, market prices by model year, NHTSA recalls and owner complaints, and live listings for sale on VehiSales.

Generations of the Nissan Altima

Every body generation side by side — each links to its full story: market prices, facelift changes, recalls and live listings.

Generation Facelift Price today Units for sale Recalls Complaints
L31 2002–2006 — — 0 33 4,137
L32 2007–2012 — — 0 19 7,404
Model-year brochures (4)

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L33 2013–2018 — $8,994–$11,970 2,405 39 5,548
Model-year brochures (7)

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L34 2019–now 2023 $14,926–$30,490 25,117 18 579
Model-year brochures (9)

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Vehicles within one generation share the same platform and body style. Price today — median asking prices across each generation's model years (current market).

Engines used in the Altima

Engine families this model shipped with, by NHTSA VIN build data — each links to every model that shares it.

Engine Years in this model Also used in VIN builds ⓘ
Nissan 2.5L 4-cylinder 2002–2026 5 models 100
Nissan 3.5L V6 (VQ35) 2002–2015 8 models 39

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About the Nissan Altima

The Nissan Altima is a mid-size car manufactured by Nissan since 1992. It is an offshoot of the Nissan Bluebird line, which began in 1955.

Source: Wikipedia — Nissan Altima, CC BY-SA.

Market by model year

Year Units for sale Median price Vs newest Avg mileage
2015 1,120 $8,994 29% 112,815 mi
2016 572 $9,890 32% 109,342 mi
2017 397 $10,995 36% 103,544 mi
2018 316 $11,970 39% 99,449 mi
2019 942 $14,926 49% 89,921 mi
2020 1,246 $15,510 51% 84,220 mi
2021 1,149 $17,084 56% 67,353 mi
2022 1,952 $18,595 61% 56,360 mi
2023 4,141 $19,474 64% 47,889 mi
2024 6,532 $19,197 63% 48,674 mi
2025 7,992 $19,880 65% 21,098 mi
2026 1,157 $29,756 98% 18 mi
2027 6 $30,490 100% 1 mi

Inventory and price data refreshed daily; last updated .

Recalls & complaints by year (NHTSA)

Year Recalls Complaints Most reported
2002 12 1,063 Engine And Engine Cooling, Structure, Engine
2003 10 883 Engine And Engine Cooling, Structure, Engine
2004 5 276 Engine And Engine Cooling, Structure, Electrical System
2005 2 1,091 Structure, Engine And Engine Cooling, Engine
2006 4 824 Structure, Engine And Engine Cooling, Engine
2007 3 498 Suspension, Service Brakes, Air Bags
2008 4 2,072 Structure, Unknown Or Other, Visibility/Wiper
2009 4 3,148 Steering, Electrical System, Unknown Or Other
2010 3 774 Electrical System, Power Train, Unknown Or Other
2011 1 486 Power Train, Unknown Or Other, Engine
2012 4 426 Power Train, Engine, Air Bags
2013 12 2,312 Air Bags, Power Train, Exterior Lighting
2014 8 1,113 Exterior Lighting, Power Train, Air Bags
2015 10 954 Exterior Lighting, Air Bags, Power Train
2016 4 553 Power Train, Engine, Unknown Or Other
2017 3 391 Power Train, Air Bags, Unknown Or Other
2018 2 225 Unknown Or Other, Service Brakes, Electrical System
2019 7 232 Electrical System, Unknown Or Other, Engine
2020 6 179 Electrical System, Engine, Unknown Or Other
2021 2 70 Forward Collision Avoidance, Service Brakes, Electrical System
2022 0 20 Forward Collision Avoidance, Unknown Or Other, Electrical System
2023 0 29 Electrical System, Engine, Unknown Or Other
2024 1 41 Unknown Or Other, Structure, Forward Collision Avoidance
2025 2 7 Service Brakes, Hydraulic, Air
2026 0 1 Electrical System, Lane Departure
2027 0 0 —

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.

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