Nissan reliability can be pretty hit or miss depending on the model and model year. Mine all treated me ok. This spanned from late 01 to mid-2011 then from end of July 2013 thru June 2021.
My mom's leftover 07 Altima Hybrid bought in Feb 08 has been fairly good except for one major problem (IIRC, was over $2K to fix, cylinder head carboned up).
She still has it. She mostly goes on short drives and almost never on the highway, so I suspect with the hybrid system shutting down the ICE (by design) often, the engine didn't stay at high/operating temp much, causing carbon deposit buildup. There was a TSB on this:
https://electricvehicleforums.com/f...ech-bulletins-could-mean-major-ntb10-056a.pdf but she was past powertrain warranty. IIRC, my dad was able to get Nissan corporate to either cover the part or labor, which brought the repair cost down.
Right now at
Who Makes the Most Reliable New Cars? (behind a paywall), Nissan is ranked #9 (putting them in barely in the above average band) with an overall reliability score of 63 out of 100. To be within average, they'd need to be between 41 and 60. Their highest is a Rogue Sport with 84 and lowest is Rogue with 30. Leaf has a 77.
Tesla is #27 (2nd to last) with a score of 25. Model 3 has a 59, then it's S with 20, Y with 18 and X with 5.
Anyway, there are some slots remaining at a few of the venues left at
Nissan - Ariya Ride & Drive. I signed up for San Mateo, Aug 7th.
