MODELYEARINDEX

Nissan Armada

378 complaints across 10 scored model years and 14 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Nissan Armada Full report
F
Grade 2010–2021
2019 vs model median 3.1×
Model median3× median
Electrical 29
Driver Assist 10
Brakes 6
Avoid

2017 · 2019

Best

2012 · 2015

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
1.07× 22 C
2011
1.04× 21 B
2012
0.55× 11 B
2013
0.71× 12 B
2015
0.55× 13 B
2017
2.68× 62 F
2018
1.94× 50 D
2019
3.07× 75 F
2020
0.96× 23 B
2021
0.82× 14 B
2022 P
0.72× 14 B
2023 P
0.60× 10 B
2025 P
1.61× 31 D

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

Combined MPG17.5
City / Highway16 / 19.5
Engine3.5L, 6 cyl
DriveRear-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost$4,325

Recalls

14 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
19V654000 BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA 2018, 2019 1,228,830
23V067000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL 2010, 2011 404,690
20V188000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2013, 2015 216,678
10V072000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES 2010 179,383
26V455000 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS 2020–2025 168,149
25V821000 BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE 2025 64,085
10V208000 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM 2010 41,649
12V143000 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS 2012 26,626

+ 6 further campaigns

Others in Full-Size SUVs

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Model Years to avoid Grade
BMW X7
none flagged
C
Buick Enclave
20102011
C
Cadillac Escalade
20162021
B
Chevrolet Suburban
20152021
C
Chevrolet Tahoe
20152021
C
Ford Expedition
20202021
C
GMC Yukon
20152021
C
GMC Yukon XL
20162021
C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2019 Armada
Complaints in window
75
Severity-weighted
97.5
Model median (weighted)
32
vs model median
3.07×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
1
Open investigations
0
Score 22.5 F