6th Generation Altima
- Years
- 2019–2020
- Reliability
- 6th of 54
- PainRank™
- 0.96
- Complaints
- 7
5th Generation Altima
- Years
- 2013–2018
- Reliability
- 54th of 54
- PainRank™
- 59.71
- Complaints
- 1484
4th Generation Altima
- Years
- 2007–2012
- Reliability
- 52nd of 54
- PainRank™
- 39.02
- Complaints
- 1300
3rd Generation Altima
- Years
- 2002–2006
- Reliability
- 53rd of 54
- PainRank™
- 40.42
- Complaints
- 1566
2nd Generation Altima
- Years
- 1998–2001
- Reliability
- 35th of 54
- PainRank™
- 11.52
- Complaints
- 413
1st Generation Altima
- Years
- 1993–1997
- Reliability
- 13th of 54
- PainRank™
- 1.77
- Complaints
- 43
Nissan Altima Generations
The Altima has 6 generations available in North American markets. A generation is a group of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways.
The 5th generation (2013—2018) has been the least reliable.
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