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Forward collision avoidancePart report

2018 Nissan Altima Forward collision avoidance Problems

Complaints
15about this part
Share
7%of 226 total for the year
Median mileage
18,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 15 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2018 Nissan Altima, 7% of the 226 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 18,000 miles.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Display on my vehicle keeps saying front radar obstruction although nothing is either on the road nor in front of my vehicle. This does this without warning at least 5-6 times while I'm driving on city streets, highway or just turning. At random the warning will show and the lights will come up on my driver panel then a few mins later it goes off.”

NHTSA complaint #11397485, filed 2021-02, 94,200 miles

“I will see a warning notice in my dashboard while I'm driving on city streets and sometimes on the highway, during clear weather and rainy weather that says 'front end collision undetectable' and my rear collision camera will sometime either have vertical lines or go completely out. This was supposed to have been fixed by musiccity autoplex in nashville, tn in late october of 2019.”

NHTSA complaint #11407075, filed 2021-04, 83,000 miles

“Every time I am driving, the automatic emergency braking light illuminates at around 55mph and it stays lit constantly. The system automatically brakes when nothing is in front of my vehicle almost causing the person behind me to hit me. The cruise control will not allow me to set it after turning it on either.”

NHTSA complaint #11385682, filed 2020-12, 56,450 miles

“Several times while normal driving and nothing in roadway the display will say unauthorized object in view and there's nothing there happens several times a day scares me at first cause I think something wrong and takes 10 minutes for display warning light to turn off”

NHTSA complaint #11403171, filed 2021-03, 50,550 miles

“The front end collision warning goes off less than a mile after I begin driving. It was repaired after an accident (unrelated) & was fine until my state had snowfall that covered the road, that's when it began again! My cruise control suddenly stopped working & the metal piece that props up the hood snapped off when checking the oil, luckily I seen it snap and was able to jump back! Gear shift sticks in park & sometimes even with my foot on the bake it wont start!”

NHTSA complaint #11415987, filed 2021-05, 5 miles

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Forward collision avoidance: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2024512%
2023413%
20221032%
20212231%
20203016%
20194118%
2018157%
201762%
201651%
201530%
201420%
201320%
201220%
200910%
200810%

Other parts of the 2018 Nissan Altima

Other or unknown
60 complaints
Brakes
49 complaints
Electrical system
37 complaints
Air bags
36 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
24 complaints
Engine
14 complaints
Exterior lighting
13 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
12 complaints
Steering
12 complaints
Electronic stability control
11 complaints
Vehicle speed control
11 complaints
Suspension
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2018 Nissan Altima

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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