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Honda Accord vs Nissan Altima: which has fewer problems?

Honda AccordNissan Altima

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Winner

Nissan Altima

About 15% fewer owner complaints per car sold than the Honda Accord, and fewer in 18 of 25 model years both were sold.

Head to head

Honda Accord
Nissan Altima
Lemon Index
100 = average, lower is better
82
70
Years with fewer complaints
2000–2024
7 of 25
18 of 25
Recalls
2000–2024
264
111
MPG
latest year
32–48
28–31
Crash test
best, latest year
★★★★★
★★★★★
Best year to buy
2011
2022

Lemon Index = safety complaints filed with the government within 3 years, per car sold, against the average car of the same model year. 100 is average, lower is better. Green check = the better of the two on that line.

Year by year

Shorter bar = fewer complaints per car sold. Tap a year for its full report.

2000
Honda Accord 64 Nissan Altima 45
2001
Honda Accord 57 Nissan Altima 43
2002
Honda Accord 45 Nissan Altima 123
2003
Honda Accord 150 Nissan Altima 116
2004
Honda Accord 61 Nissan Altima 36
2005
Honda Accord 50 Nissan Altima 123
2006
Honda Accord 44 Nissan Altima 108
2007
Honda Accord 37 Nissan Altima 52
2008
Honda Accord 210 Nissan Altima 65
2009
Honda Accord 134 Nissan Altima 86
2010
Honda Accord 59 Nissan Altima 33
2011
Honda Accord 30 Nissan Altima 17
2012
Honda Accord 51 Nissan Altima 34
2013
Honda Accord 104 Nissan Altima 194
2014
Honda Accord 69 Nissan Altima 90
2015
Honda Accord 60 Nissan Altima 86
2016
Honda Accord 83 Nissan Altima 66
2017
Honda Accord 67 Nissan Altima 52
2018
Honda Accord 196 Nissan Altima 63
2019
Honda Accord 94 Nissan Altima 50
2020
Honda Accord 77 Nissan Altima 51
2021
Honda Accord 62 Nissan Altima 30
2022
Honda Accord 93 Nissan Altima 16
2023
Honda Accord 98 Nissan Altima 19
2024
Honda Accord 152 Nissan Altima 40

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