Nissan 350z Reliability

815 NHTSA complaints (2003–2009). Complaint rate: 330.4 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
543.6
Complaints
815
Crash Rate
5.2%
Fire Rate
0.7%
Injuries
32
Fatalities
1

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.

Bottom line: Avoid the 2003–2004 Nissan 350z. The 2008–2009 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: SUSPENSION:FRONT.

Avoid These Years

2003–2004
~263/yr complaints · 20 crashes

Average

2005–2007
~85/yr complaints

Better Years

2008–2009
~17/yr complaints
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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Nissan 350z — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 2003 (349)
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Common Nissan 350z Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
SUSPENSION:FRONT971.0%
TIRES942.1%
AIR BAGS7619.7%
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION580.0%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING520.0%
SUSPENSION462.2%
ENGINE402.5%
POWER TRAIN382.6%
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY290.0%
WHEELS254.0%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.

YearGenerationComplaintsCrashesFiresDetails
2003AVOID—34971View→
2004AVOID—17713—View→
2005—102121View→
2006—6792View→
2007—8612View→
2008GOOD—280—View→
2009GOOD—60—View→

See also: Nissan 350zaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.

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