Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Nissan Altima has 144 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
144
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 8, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | I drove out of town about 40 miles and everything was fine, next day went to leave to come home and ... |
| Feb 1, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Service Engine Soon light on. Was driving on highway at 55mph Transmission started to slip and car s... |
| Sep 12, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | I have a 2012 nissan altima that I purchased in 2018. in florida. check engine light appeared first.... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | When I BARELY accelerate my car it does a very aggressive bucking motion along with loud noise. I ha... |
| Nov 4, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Vehicle when in drive or reverse would barely move and almost got stranded in traffic. Finally will ... |
| Apr 17, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | After making right turn onto very busy 4 lane road with cars traveling 55 mph, the car failed to acc... |
| Jan 16, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Had transmission fluid changed now starts bit doesn't go in gear took it to shop and was told I need... |
| Sep 4, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | We had a near fatal accident on the highway because the car suddenly lost speed drastically and late... |
| Aug 27, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 3 times car has decelerated when driving on interstate for 1 to 2 hours. Last time speed dropped to ... |
| May 15, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | In mid-May 2021, noticed that the Altima (at 105,000 mls) had little power when accelerating. At on... |
| Apr 11, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission lost power (reduced power) after 65000 miles. Initially I was not aware of the Nissan ... |
| Nov 20, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | THREE HOURS INTO MY DRIVE, I WAS GOING ABOUT 70 MPH AND NOTICED MY CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND WAS ... |
| Oct 25, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN IN THE FREEWAY AND IT LOST POWER WHILE I WAS IN THE CARPOOL SO I DROVE ... |
| Aug 24, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | PURCHASED CAR AUGUST 8, 2020. WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY WHEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 08/24. TOOK THE CAR... |
| Jul 30, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | CAR AUTOMATICALLY REDUCES SPEED FROM 65 MPH TO 35 MPH WHILE IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY AND WILL NOT INCREA... |
| Jul 13, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | MY 2012 NISSAN ALTIMA WAS BOUGHT AT 40K MILES. IT RAN GOOD FOR WAS MAINTAINED. AT 108K MILES THE TRA... |
| Jun 21, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | ONGOING ISSUE WHERE VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHEN DRIVING FURTHER DISTANCES (30-40 MILES) OR UPHILL IN TH... |
| Jun 8, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE WAS FINE AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO ... |
| Jun 1, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission spudders at times. It is very delayed when pulling out sometimes. Turning the car off a... |
| May 30, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THIS CAR HAS JUST 101,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT DOING THE OVERDRIVE. I READ INTO IT AND ... |