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2015 Nissan Armada problems

Owners filed 21 complaints about the 2015 Nissan Armada with NHTSA between Oct 2015 and Dec 2025. The most-cited component is air bags (8).

Complaints
21
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
1
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
1
People reported injured
Deaths
2
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Air bags8
  2. Seat belts4
  3. Exterior lighting2
  4. Electrical system2
  5. Steering2
  6. Suspension2
  7. Seats1
  8. Wheels1
  9. Structure1
  10. Electronic stability control (esc)1
  11. Visibility/wiper1
  12. Other / unknown2

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Oct 27, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
20152
20161
20170
20184
20195
20203
20210
20221
20231
20240
20254

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Air bags

8 reports1 crash1 related recall
“Air Bag indicator Light on, failed clockspring. Checked and verified by two certified dealers: C&E Tire and Auto on 10/17/25 estimated repair: $2,024.28 Nissan of Clearwater, FL on 10/28/25 estimated repair: $1,842.31 This model has recalls for airbags, but NOT my VIN#. Please answer why the 2015 Nissan Armada has recalls with its airbags, my 2025 Nissan Armada has a failed airbag, and my 2015 Nissan Armada is not covered?”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Dec 4, 2025Air bagsODI 11702939

Seat belts

4 reports1 related recall
“DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY CLICKED. TOOK TO AUTO REPAIR PLACE AND THEY SAID IT WAS BROKEN. WOULD LIKE TO REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR AS THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS FOR FAULTY SEATBELTS. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SEATBELT STOPPED WORKING.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 27, 2019Seat beltsODI 11282586

Exterior lighting

2 reports
“nothing specific happened to cause one rear reverse light to not work anymore. changed light bulb and checked spark plugs nothing has fixed the issue. there is also an airbag recall i need taken care of.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 12, 2025Exterior lighting, Air bagsODI 11673097

Electrical system

2 reports
“While the car is running the speaker/radio goes out. When it goes out we can’t control the heat/ac.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 8, 2025Electrical systemODI 11634980

Steering

2 reports
“WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY VEHICLE HITS A ROUGH PATCH. FEELS AS IF ITS HYDROPLANING, BUT CORRECTS TO OVER CORRECT ITSELF. VERY UNSAFE MAIN VEHICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS JUNE 2018 , AND ANYTIME I TRAVEL THE ONTERSTATE AND HIT A BAD PATCH OF ROAD. LAST INCIDENT 29 DEC 2018. BROUGHT DEALERSHIP, NOTHING FOUND.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Dec 29, 2018Steering, Suspension, WheelsODI 11164013

Suspension

2 reports
“FRONT LEFT LOWER LINK DEFECTIVE AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 30, 2018SuspensionODI 11114600
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 27, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.