2011 Nissan Altima power train problems
68 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2011 Nissan Altima — 28% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Unknown. My car is making a whining noise & no matter how much i push the gas pedal it won’t accelerate. Sometimes it works but mostly it won’t.”
filed Mar 31, 2024
“Hi my Nissan has 120k miles son it and the transmission is completely wrong don’t go more than 30 mph I take it to the shop to inspect and they told me that it need to be replace. It has code p1778 and code p0868 they told me that the transmission has no oil presure that it was a mechanical problem…”
filed Dec 22, 2022
“Drive axle suddenly not functioning properly, caused dangerous conditions to stop the car while driving on highway.”
filed Feb 25, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other Altima years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Altima | 4 | 10% |
| 2023 Altima | 1 | 3% |
| 2022 Altima | 4 | 13% |
| 2021 Altima | 3 | 4% |
| 2020 Altima | 17 | 10% |
| 2019 Altima | 9 | 4% |
| 2018 Altima | 23 | 10% |
| 2017 Altima | 133 | 34% |
| 2016 Altima | 234 | 43% |
| 2015 Altima | 161 | 17% |
| 2014 Altima | 209 | 19% |
| 2013 Altima | 505 | 22% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2011 Nissan Altima
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.