Nissan Armada - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Nissan Armada owners have reported a total of 1,753 problems for their cars built in the 15 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Nissan Armada. The 2004 Nissan Armada cars have the most problems reported (579 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Nissan Armada

Model Year	Number of Problems
2018 Armada	1
2017 Armada	15
2016 Armada	3
2015 Armada	11
2014 Armada	10
2013 Armada	12
2012 Armada	13
2011 Armada	37
2010 Armada	38
2009 Armada	24
2008 Armada	166
2007 Armada	90
2006 Armada	294
2005 Armada	460
2004 Armada	579

Common problems of Nissan Armada

The following chart shows the 24 most common problems for Nissan Armada cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's service brakes, hydraulic (810 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (112 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Nissan Armada

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Service Brakes	810
Electrical System	112
Engine And Engine Cooling	98
Other Fuel System	97
Equipment	93
Air Bag	87
Structure	69
Power Train	58
Suspension	54
Gasoline Fuel System	43

Visibility	27
Steering	27
Electronic Stability Control	26
Seat Belt	26
Vehicle Speed Control	20
Air Brake	19
Tire	16
Wheel	15
Parking Brake	15
Unknown Or Other	11
Latches/locks/linkage	11
Exterior Lighting	8
Seats	8
Traction Control System	3

Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Nissan Armada of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Armada model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Nissan Armada model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Armada Model Years

Armada Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2018	1	25,665	1	0.04
2017	15	35,856	2	0.21
2015	11	20,589	4	0.13
2014	10	12,134	5	0.16
2013	12	13,140	6	0.15
2012	13	19,535	7	0.10
2011	37	22,466	8	0.21
2010	38	20,772	9	0.20
2009	24	6,965	10	0.34
2008	166	27,712	11	0.54
2007	90	21,671	12	0.35
2006	294	33,344	13	0.68
2005	460	35,574	14	0.92
2004	579	44,494	15	0.87

Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Nissan Armada is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2017 Armada	7
2015 Armada	4
2013 Armada	5
2011 Armada	4
2010 Armada	1
2009 Armada	3
2008 Armada	4
2007 Armada	9
2006 Armada	8
2005 Armada	44
2004 Armada	129

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