I have a 2017 Nissan Frontier. For the first 100,000 miles, it has been fine. A worker at the dealership told me that the Frontier is the best vehicle Nissan makes. The design was produced from 2005 to 2019, so was dated, but having and old design usually improves reliability. Nissan recently updated the Frontier. In this update, they did not do as many manufacturers have done-turbo charge a small engine to get more horsepower. To me, this is a good thing and I would consider another Frontier. The new Frontier has been called behind the times because of things like this, but for reliability's sake, I like "behind the times". I consider a small turbo-charged engine a bomb waiting to go off at about 100,000 miles.
@@SNTrepie As I generally like smaller trucks, not the giants made today and the Frontier is not doing the turbocharger trickery, I would choose it also.
their decline financially started in the 1990s as stated in the video but that is what most would consider peak nissan in terms of line up so I think the decline in quality and reliability is what saved them lol
I have owned 3 Nissan's in my life. The first one for 16 years, the next one for another 16 years and I just started my 3rd one last year. I purchased all of them used. Never had any major problems.
Quality isn't about 1 or even 100 cars. It's about 100,000 or a million cars. Of course the majority of most vehicles from most brands are fine, even Chinese or American cars. However, the percentage of defects of those brands are generally much higher.
I worked as a parts advisor at a Nissan dealership before. I had to deal with 1-2 CVT replacements every single day. Doing a ton of paperworks with warranty. Some times two replacements within a car’s warranty period. And if a CVT has to be replaced outside of warranty, I have to help the service advisors to deal with crying customers
I loved my Nissans, but them CVTs, man.... My last one died after a family member used it for a spell and kept gunning it without proper warm ups. It was about 10 years old at the time though, so...
I'm an owner of a 2013 Nissan Sentra. The CVT went out on me before the car reached 40K miles. Thankfully, it was under warranty and the dealership replaced it. A friend of mine has a 2014 Sentra and the same thing happened to her recently, even though her car has more miles on the odometer than mine currently. Nissan has been tarnished with quality for a while. As a company, they have been profitable, but if they want to have returning customers to buy their products, they REALLY need to get their act together. You might want to do a video on Chrysler and Dodge. A lot of car folks, myself included, are seeing that parent-company Stellantis, is on the verge of phasing out THOSE two brands. Chrysler currently has one vehicle in their lineup, and Dodge on the other hand, has a crossover SUV that is a rebadged Alfa Romeo crossover SUV.
Dodge ain't goin anywhere. They have a huge following in the states. Chrysler on the other hand, is on very thin ice. I have to respect Chrysler for keeping Dodge alive for all these years. But in order to keep Chrysler alive Dodge had to give Chrysler their minivan and that tanked Dodge sales. I don't think Chrysler has a future past 2030, but dodge isn't leaving anytime soon. But Stellantis needs to remove Fiat out of the US and prolly Alfa Romeo and Maserati if they don't improve.
@@truckercowboyed2638toyota stopped using cvt outside of Asia in new models. They now use cvt overdrive pqired with a 2 speed auto marketee as a launch gear, or cvt as part of more complex hybrid drive trains. Honda is sticking with it and not doing well with big reliability issues over the last 10 years (they haveots of out of warranty repairs that are catching up recently.) The only company succeeding with them is Subaru, and it makes no sense since they are no longer reliable and the cvt stuff does not do well with off-road. We are about to hit the point where the class action warranty extensions are over and the cars after them will be the age to have issues. Maybe that will tank them before ev take over. People are fine dropping 12k on a new cvt on a 7 year old Subaru since for some reason the used prices are insane.
I use to have a Titan, I loved that truck so much. Someone hit me and bent the axel, and I had to total it out. Also, i use to be obsessed with the 87 Nissan Sentra. That was my dream car when I was a kid.
@@truckercowboyed2638The damage is done with that CVT. People that had a Nissan with the cvt + vq (mostly in fwd suvs and quest) were probably shocked that a Japanese automaker can have bad transmissions. Plus their dealer network is meh as well. Just like when the big three built shoddy cars in the 80s, 90s, and 00s.
Nissan used to make such great and reliable vehicles. My grandparents started with Datsun and drove their vehicles until they rebranded as Nissan and drove those until they passed. My grandma always had a Maxima and my grandpa always drove those small single cab Datsun/Nissan pick up trucks.
@@piggy310 Absolutely, I remember my grandpa's old Nissan pickup, and eventually the key would just fall out of the ignition while you were driving. It didn't affect anything, though, it kept chugging along like nothing happened. Goes to show how long lasting their build quality was, even if your ignition was so stripped that the key would fall out, it still ran like a champ. 😂
Yes fucking sir😎 80’s and 90’s Nissan kicked Toyota’s ass back in the day. I’ve inherited my aunts 1993 Nissan Pickup- bullet proof 3.0L V6 w/ only 200k miles. Have another 200k miles to go🫡
Worst car I had Datsun 210 coupe, motor blew up at 75000 miles due to a factory defect on the main bearings, bad caburator, electric issues as it aged, traded it in at 101,000, barely got 14 mpg, vapor locked up a lot. Traded it in and was glad to
I bought a new Altima GXE in 1995 and kept it 20 years. Outside of routine maintenance, I had no major issues, and it was the most reliable vehicle I’ve ever owned.
Had a 2006 Xterra that was solid for 7 years before I sold it. Went back to Nissan for a new 2017 Murano, and that car has been a reliable daily driver for me for 7 years. About to hit 100k miles with no issues.
Nissan was actually pretty early to the SUV market. First generation Pathfinder entered the US market in 1986, five years before Ford released their Explorer. Biggest downfall for Nissan is their piss poor product planning.
Yep, finally a logical comment. Everyone else is blaming quality but quality has been good for the last 5yrs since Ghosn left. The problem is piss poor management that has all the electrification technology, self driving technology, SUV technology, yet sits around on their asses and doesn’t do anything with what they have. Nissan could be a rolling success by just changing the poor management.
That oversight kind-of bugged me a bit, too however I have a feeling the guy who made the video is quite a bit younger than we are and just probably wasn’t aware because he wasn’t born yet at the beginning of the ‘real’ Pathfinder. Another OG SUV that even I only recently found out was sold here was the Nissan Patrol, which I believe was the only Nissan-branded vehicle sold here until the transition to the use of the Nissan name in the early 80s. I believe Nissan started selling the Patrol here in the US in the late 60s. Back to the Pathfinder. It kills me that Nissan took such a storied, prized, capable BOF SUV and made it a grocery-getting crossover. What a waste.
OG Pathfinder was great. Since they turned them into a soccer mom mobile they are terrible. They don't even have a true midsize truck based 4x4 any longer since they retired Xterra.
In 1982 my husband's grandmother gave us some money which we used to buy a Datsun Maxima station wagon. I loved that car. I used it for commuting to work and we used it to go placed together. About 3 years later I was in a chain accident where I was hit from behind and pushed into the car in front of me. Luckily I had minor injuries. Today that car would have been totaled but we were able to have it repaired as good as new. We had it for a total of 8 years and I loved every minute of driving it. It was roomy and comfortable even with 2 kids and car seats. My favorite car to this day.
You're only good Nissan vehicles that they made didn't have a CVT the e power vehicles which were their hybrids were pretty ok but Nissan leaf is pretty OK but anything with a CVT is just a piece of garbage I still loved the Nissan note
@@jacksalem6472 I really have to give Nissan credit for the Leaf. It really was the first electric vehicle regular people could buy. It’s still around, while it gets pretty the worst miles per charge of any modern electric car, it is incredibly affordable and the Leaf is probably enough to satisfy some customers’ needs. Nissan actually created a team-building project for their engineers at one of their plants and the engineers turned a leaf into a pickup truck. It’s one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. I’m pretty sure there is a video about it here on TH-cam and it’s worth a watch. I believe they still use it around the plant to this day.
I don't know why they keep using the garbage Jatco CVT transmissions. It's giving them such a bad reputation. The Titan and Frontier are solid dependable trucks though (cause not CVTs)
I of course remember Datsun as I grew up during the energy crisis and the little boxy cars and smaller trucks were everywhere! I lost track of them later on, not realizing they became Nissan!
i got my first Rogue in 2012 and loved it followed by 2 leases of Pathfinders but truth be told, when its 2019 and they still didn't offer EITHER Carplay I went with a more feature-rich vehicle. I saw them at the NY Auto show last year premiering the Aria and the people there sounded very clueless about its delivery time, features, or price.
They made good reliable cars up until the late 2000s. My family owned brand new 2007 Xterra & 2 years later bought a brand new 2009 Pathfinder. We kept the Xterra for 7 years & Pathfinder for 13 years. 0 issues just routine maintenance at our local Nissan dealer: oil change, brakes & tires. Awesome rigs & solid during the brutal Michigan winters plus many roadtrips.
I've had my 2008 Xterra since the day it rolled of the showroom lot, and it's been the most reliable vehicle that I've ever owned. I also owned a 2003 Sentra that I loved. My Aunt, however, had an Altima that had the transmission shit the bed very early in its life and Nissan did literally nothing to help her. That, coupled with my local Nissan dealer being bought out by a conglomerate that made every single thing worse, will keep me from buying another Nissan any time soon. They'll probably bury me in that Xterra.
I had a Nisan Altima 2020 and I loved it. I didn’t come across any issues. Always got an oil change when needed. Got the tires rotated. Granted I only had it for about 4yrs before I got another car and I only racked up around 13,000 on it.
I bought a 2015 Rogue when it first got put on the lot. At 115,000 miles it is still working perfectly fine. Haven't had a single issue. Been a great car.
Kind of wild that's a feat for a vehicle these days. I had 300k on an 04 Hyundai elantra before it gave me issues that challenged the value. 20 years later it's hard to find cars that last a third of the time.
I remember going to the dealership when my parents bought a 2005 Nissan Altima. We had it for nine years until it gave out and wasn’t worth fixing at 150,000 miles. We lived in California and we took so many road trips. From California to Nevada, Texas, North Carolina, New York and from California to the state of Chiapas right where the border was between Mexico and Guatemala. I was sad the day my dad scrapped it. But the money he would have spent fixing it he used to buy a 2015 Kia Optima which we would still have if it hadn’t been stolen back in January. But that Altima I will always remember. So many good times in that car.
I bought my first (and last) Nissan in 2007. It was a brand new Altima that I'd custom ordered. Four days after I picked it up from the dealership, I got a call saying it was being recalled. They refused to give me a loaner until I told them they could keep the car and give me my money back without deducting for depreciation. They certainly weren't willing to do that so they gave me a loaner and I got my car back a few weeks later. I got rid of it less than a year later. Don't even get me started on their CVT.
That was an issue with the dealership/service dept. Sounds like a poorly run shop. A better dealership would have taken cae of you Toyota also has had recall issues and even covered up the worse with people killed as a result. They just did a better job handling the PR of it all. CVT is a whole different issue.
Yeah that's a crap dealership. Mine would give me a loaner when I was getting service for longer than a day. Otherwise they'd get me a lift back home. My old 05 Altima is still running. A bit beat up with faded paint, but still runs good. Has a traditional automatic transmission.
I have a 2016 Nissan Rogue SL. I bought it in November 2016. I've never had any problems with it, and I think it's the best vehicle I've ever owned. Solidly built, no rattles, and no drivetrain issues.
My parents have the same thing but have issues with the air system (either AC or Heating is always on but you never know which one when you start the car). I just replaced my 2015 Sentra for a Toyota RAV4 Prime.
Same with my 2015 Nissan Altima SL - not a single issue owned from 2019-2024. Only reason is I got rear ended and had frame damage 😢just lost my favortie car
I own a 2002 Nissan Frontier, manual transmission. Best car I have ever owned. I'm told that the later Frontier's are not as reliable as this one. It literally runs as well as the day I bought it. There has never been a major issue with it.
Worked for a large piston manufacturer in Wisconsin for 6 years, and Nissan always had the stricted tolerances for machining and foundry defects among the likes of Ford, GM, Hummer, CAT, and Harley. Personally witnessed why Ford has always had an engine-knocking problem
I don't know of any major hoopla regarding their engines even today. Its the god awful Jatco's they strapped to every vehicle they could that ruined NIssan's reputation since the late 00's/early 10's. I know the Cummins pickup was a flop but I assume Cummins engineered most of that powertrain?
The 2007 Altima I drove for 10 years had some issues and an early-death CVT, but I will grant that the engine itself was just as good the day I got rid of it as the day I bought it new.
I love my 2010 Altima. It’s weird to see people say they aren’t reliable. The reliability rating is why I bought it in 2012 & she’s been good to me to this day.
My wife and I both drive Nissan. We have a 2018 Frontier and a 2017 Roque. They are the best cars we have ever had but then again they are also the newest.
Just wanted to say I love your channel Company Man! Your voice perfectly suits these videos you produce on companies. While I am not going into a business career, I love watching your videos to get updated on new companies coming around and curiosity on disappeared old ones. Thought I'd post this time around since I am early to a video for once.
My family have owned six Nissan products since the 80’s. We’ve been very happy with all of them. They’ve been practically trouble free. I’m currently enjoying an Infiniti G-37 with over 150,000 miles on the clock.
My sister who is currently shopping around for a new car said she won’t even consider a Nissan for the sole reason that every time she see’s some road shenanigans it’s almost always a Nissan driver.
I own a 2016 Nissan Versa base 5MT. I bought it brand new in 2016. It currently has 225k miles on it. Other than a spark plug pack replacement at 180k and a clutch replacement at 190k, I've done nothing but routine maintenance and it's still running strong
Your channel is so nostalgic for me as you highlight brands I grew up on and loved. My dad had a Datsun truck, bought it somewhere between 83'-84'. Was a four cylinder, manual transmission, four seater with the pulldown back seats. Came with a removable bed cover. Was very fuel efficient, but still could haul about a cord of wood from a family friend's farm back to our house. Ran very reliably, he finally traded it in circa 91'-92' I *wish* I could buy a truck like this today. Closest I've seen are older Ford Rangers and Toyota Tacomas.
Also, I owned a 2006 Altima from 2010 with about 60K on it until it was totaled in a rear-end accident 2017. Was a great car and reliably took me across the US multiple times! While I was searching for a new car, I had a Nissan Rogue rental. Was also a great car, the one feature I liked was the blindspot detector next to the rearview windows. I liked this feature so much I made sure to get in my new car (was not a Rogue, but came very close!)
@@jamesborden7105I've owned a Sentra and am now on my second of two Frontiers. Sentra was a manual, a 2002 SE-R, fun little economy sport. Both Frontiers auto but conventional automatic. Never cared for CVT in any vehicle. It's been said Nissan has terrible CVT vehicles but my wife had a '13 Rogue and a '16 Murano and both had CVT and never had any issues. I had my '13 Frontier for 11 years and had literally zero issues with it. Just traded it in this year for a '22 Pro 4X fully loaded. Got it with 14K miles on it for $14K less than a new one which I thought was a pretty good deal. It's been great so far.
I’ve been a Nissan fan since my mom bought her car Maxima in 1993. I even drove nothing but Nissan and Infiniti’s from when I turned 16 in 2000 until I sold my 2016 Infiniti QX70 Limited in 2022. I’ll always have a special place in heart for the brand for giving me and my family reliable and fun transportation for so many years but I had to leave once the CVT became the main transmission and quality when down. I hope they make a comeback and get back to what a lot of us loved from the brand.
In my opinion the worst are the Maxima drivers. They are a poorer version of the BMW M class drivers. Have yet to see one on the road that doesn't think they are in the middle of a race. Lead foot as soon as the light turns green, hard stops at red, and swerving back and forth in the lanes between lights. And at least you can assume BMW drivers have insurance.
Yeah I blame so many of the subprime customers who bought them. I'm pretty sure they're the reason why their stats on reliability are down since these fools ruin its reputation.
As a consumer my first car i ever had that wasn’t my parents was a Nissan (although it was used) i still remember it was a Nissan Sentra 2018 Midnight Edition and it was pretty cool at that time
I still see 90's Nissan Sentra's throughout Mexico doing taxi work. Family had two Sentra's growing up but towards the 2000's we started hearing about electrical issues and tranmission problems, etc. Never got another Nissan again.
Nissan kept making the 90s Sentra under the name Nissan Tsuru for the Mexico market until 2017. Thats why you still see so many of them on the roads there.
@@spunker88they basically made the same car from the 90s unchanged, Mexico doesn't have a body that governs safety standards for cars. As far as I know it's also the only car that got a 0 rating from the Latin NCAP😂
Nissan has had well known transmission problems for years. I know a couple of friends who had them, and trans failure ended their ownership and they both went to Toyotas and were happy. They both were very clear that they would never buy a Nissan product again. Ever. Nissan can't blame anyone but themselves for that...
I have a 2013 Nissan Sentra and have had it since new. It has 157k miles on it. It is a solid vehicle overall it has been though a lot. I got into 9 accidents with it some are minor while others were more bigger and needed serious repairs $7,000 repair and $6,000 repair. My car was also shot up in Chicago and has over 20 bullet holes in it. My cars transmission also went out at 85k miles. However Nissan reimbursed me the full transmission replacement cost. All in all this car is a super trooper and is still running to this day. The Sentra is very spacious and fuel efficient it hasn’t let me down yet. Nissan gets a lot of crap but if you maintain your vehicle you can make it last. I keep up with the maintenance religiously and try to take care of my car.
My first car as an adult was an Infinity G20. I loved that car. And the service department was amazing. I haven't followed them since I sold that car, so I love this update about them.
I owned a Nissan Quest (minivan) and it was amazing. Large windshield, seats folded into the floor, lots of storage and cupholders, good power and good handling. Everything went well until about 80k miles it started having electrical issues. The dealerships couldn't determine what the problem was and said they wouldnt attempt to fix it because they couldn't pinpoint the issue. My family has always driven Toyota so we bought a Sienna. It's been very reliable (over 140k miles) but I feel the quality and features of the Quest were superior. Note: Both vehicles have similar model packages (LE)
I knew when you commented about this the other week that this would probably be the next topic. I have to admit, it kind of depressed me to see how many people upvoted it since I love my Nissan but I guess one person's opinion doesn't outweigh that much hate for something.
Once owned a fully decked out 2009 Altima Coupe with the V6. Lowered with a few performance tweaks - was tons of fun to drive. Never had any problems with it. Drove it for 7 years and got a good deal trading it in. Knew lots of people with Nissans and never heard of anyone having problems with the CVT.
Owned and have drove multiple Nissan vehicles from 2016 to present. Some models junk, some perfect and reliable. I think they're taking a step back and coming at the market in 2025/2026 with new designs, ideas, planning, etc.. I'm hopeful they'll have good offers and updates. They committed to discontinuing the Titan truck model in 2025.... I'm betting it comes back in 2026/2027. No way they cut the truck model out of their line up permanently, at least not in the USA and Canada market where the trucks have been selling for 15+ years now with good reviews (Mostly the 5.6 motor, not the the diesel cummins engine fiasco).
One critical piece of this puzzle you missed is fleet sales. 10 years ago, Nissan had an ambitious goal to overcome Honda in North American sales by any means necessary. In 2015 this culminated in a Honda VP John Mendel exploding during a news conference about how he’s tired of having to address comments Nissan was making about sales figures in the press, and asserting that Nissan was “juicing” their sales figures by as much as 30% by leaning heavily on fleet sales & reporting them in their monthly numbers, while Honda was selling vehicles to individual consumers. This proved to be quite astute, because when you take this piece with many other aspects of their “fall”, you see that even with Ghosn at the helm, they never quite diversified outside of fleet sales, and have suffered because of it.
kinda funny you didnt even touch on the reliability/build quality since. the change. i respect that its a short video and that a whole series could be made on it but to not even mention it... i expected more as youre videos are usually pretty thorough and i love the channel just my input.
I bought my 2013 Nissan Xterra because Consumer Reports gave it a 10/10, one of only two vehicles in that price range to get a 10/10. ( other = Subaru Forester ) No regrets. That thing is a tank and at 270 hp it needs no modifications. The local truck modifying shops I've visited ( ORW, etc. ) hate it because there's almost nothing to be done to it. No need to mod the engine, it already works perfect.
@@diyi75I believe Nissan is planning to bring the Xterra back, it may already be back overseas, but they got rid of the best feature of the original one-. The theater seating and raised roof in the rear. To me, that is what made me fall in love with the Xterra.
@@brian5o You are probably right. When I bought mine, the dealership said the Xterras were discontinued for being a NTSA rollover issue, but only by a fraction of an inch. I suppose a redesign would eliminate that but as you said, that feature made it look so much more interesting.
I have a 1991 Nissan 240SX... it's been off the road for about 10 years, but I expect to have it back on the road and driving before the summer ends... Was my daily driver throughout the 90's. I eventually inherited my Dad's Nissan Maxima (don't remember the exact year offhand, but mid-to-late 90's) around 2000 after which the 240 sat in the driveway for quite awhile. It was a great car in it's day and I still miss driving it! The Maxima not so much... It was newer but otherwise I was always kinda "meh" about that car.
The DAT in Datsun is likely a happy accident as, in the Japanese alphabet, Datsun is spelled Da-tsu-n, they spell with syllables, not individual letters.
I had a Juke awd, I loved it and in my 4 years of ownership I never had any CVT problems, I got rid of it because of the minimal low ground clearance...I sure miss it though.
Can’t believe you didn’t mention anything about the quality of their car it’s notorious for junk and they have some of the worst transmissions on the market
I remember the stylish Nissan Altimas and Sentras being a staple of the success of the company. This was about 15 years ago, though. I don’t really find the newer vehicles as stylish, and…I don’t really find them on the road much at all anymore.
@@MBarberfan4lifereminds me of Jeep owners. “Yeahs it been dead reliable besides the 2 alternators, starter, heater core, axle shaft, engine, relay box, brake booster, and chassis harness I’ve had to change !”
I’ve been driving Nissans for the past 12 years starting with the 2012 Nissan versa. I’m currently driving a 2016 pathfinder and I love it. I use it to tow a 26 foot tv, drive up to the mountains and have no issues, even at 133k. I understand people’s issues and concerns with Nissan, but they’ve been reliable for me for the past 12 years
I've been to Nissan dealers with my parents and friends to check out their cool automobiles. I've also been inside a bunch of Nissan automobiles for a ride. Nissan: Shift the Future: Nissan Innovation that excites:
I’ve had a Nissan in the driveway since 1988. I’ve yet to have one go less than 200,000 miles. Current drive is a 2015 Frontier with about 180,000. I only just replaced the original battery last fall and this weekend needed a new muffler. All of my Nissans have performed similarly. I’ll grant that’s just my personal experience but it’s enough that I’ll be sticking with them.
I’ve had a 2018 Nissan Maxima for the last 3+ years and it’s been very reliable and well performing for me. It’s up to 75k miles or so now and no big issues thus far
When I first started dating my wife, she had a 2015 Altima. Transmission blew itself at 50k. They wanted 8k to fix it. We sold it for 6k and never looked back. That car had a AUX/iPod input too 😂😂😂 in 2015.
Great video as usual! To those who wanna know what "Nihon Sangyo" means, it just means "Japan Industry". What a creative name 😀 (the pronunciation isn't "Sanjio" but the "gy" sound is more of like "g" sound of the word "gap")
I live in Japan and my wife actually works for Nissan. She has been working there since a little before the Carlos Ghosn scandal. My brother in law is an engineer there. And my father in law was an engineer there until his retirement at around that time. So I'd like to consider myself a Nissan person by association haha. I even drive a Nissan Nismo March. Boy...that scandal really hit the company's reputation hard. Since then, they had slowly tried to branch away from Ghosn's legacy. That's one of the reasons why there is a new Nissan logo. But then more recently from what I can understand, there have been some disputes/disagreements in the Alliance between Nissan and Renault (Mitsubishi is just on the side doing their own thing). From what I have observed here in Japan, many of the newer cars (among the big Japanese manufacturers) on the road are usually Toyota (specifically the new Prius or Crown) or Nissan (specifically the Sakura, Leaf, or Serena).
My first car in 2015 was a 2010 Nissan Sentra. I loved that car. Had to have the air compressor replaced because my a/c failed and eventually traded it in back in 2017 after a bad accident left the back bumper destroyed, and the muffler messed up.
My first car was my 2022 Sentra SR Premium. Brand new, and the battery died within the first 3 weeks of owning it. It then was declared a lemon after it died 5 times within the next year. Just 3 weeks ago, we replaced the lemon with a 2024 Corolla Cross XLE and my parents and I couldn’t be happier. I trust it will treat us well provided we take care of it.
Super interested in Suzuki. They're car market in the US is done, but they are still at the top in motorcycle sales. And I'm curious how that happened.
I have a 2018 Nissan Altima, which I bought new and have now owned for 6 years and have had no problems with it. It's very comfortable, handles well, and has a nice ride. I get a much better MPG than what my wife gets with her 2013 Corolla even though the Altima is a much bigger and heavier car with significantly more power. Before that, I had a 2015 Sentra, and again, no problems, but the lease was ending, so I traded it in for an Altima. The dealer paid off the remaining 6 months on my Sentra lease and never got penalized or charged extra for going 25,000 miles over the lease mileage limit. And they also gave me a $3,000 discount on the Altima on top of a $500 loyalty discount. So it was an offer I couldn't refuse, and that is why I ended up with the Altima, and I have no regrets whatsoever. It's paid off, and I'll keep driving it as long as it doesn't cause any issues. So, I have had and continue to have a very positive experience owning Nissan vehicles. However, having said all that, this will be my last ICE vehicle. My next vehicle will be an EV, but it won't be a Nissan since Nissan doesn't have any competitive or compelling EV offerings compared to the competition.
I have driven Toyota RAV4 since 2017 and rented an latest model of Rogue for short eight hour round business trip recently. I enjoyed the drive, especially with the latest cruise control technology.
I have a 2023 Leaf and honestly it's been a solid vehicle. My two biggest gripes is that 1) they've discontinued the Leaf. This car may not have a supper massive range, but it is a solid city vehicle with decent utility. I can take it to the hardware store and pick up mid-sized items. 2) I'm not happy with the lack of support for the changeover from ChaDeMo to tesla for it's supercharging. Offer an option for conversion (even if I have to pay for it) or offer a converter to the new format so I can use the supercharger network if I need to do a long distance trip. I also wish there were more support items like a roof rack. I need to replace my fence, I don't want to borrow a truck or rent one, I just want to throw some of the stuff up top on a rack and drive home. It's a hatchback, give me the options like the Subarus have! I also think Nissan needs to improve their transmissions on their gas vehicles. I've heard horror stories how they break way sooner than they should.
I bought a brand new Infiniti G37S at the end of 2009. When I finished paying it off I was coming up on retirement and so just kept it. Car is 15 years old and the only trouble I ever had was one of the MAF went bad, cost $130 and a couple hours to fix.
I owned a 2016 Nissan Rogue. I put on 130k miles and never had any issues, except the headlight covers yellowing. I would still have it today, but it got totaled when I was hit by a dump truck.
I remember being a little kid in the 90s and riding in my dad’s white Nissan Sentra listing to Los Caifanes or Led Zeppelin going to going to his meeting at In-N-Out so for me Nissan will always hold a special place in my heart.
I had a G37x and it was amazing. I was sad to sell it, but I outgrew it. The person I sold it too is still happily using it. Infiniti took a dive after that though, and I never really considered buying another one after that.
The only Nissan I ever owned was my first car, a 1986 Pulsar NX with a carbureted 1.6L i4 mated to a 3 speed automatic. It only made 71 hp and 73 ft. lbs. of torque, but it was a fun little car!
Had an 05 Altima through college and I kept it until 215,000 miles. Needed motor mounts and other work so I sold it. Only Nissan’s I’d consider now are their trucks or a used Xterra
My very first car was a 1997 Nissan Maxima, loved it! I currently own a 2023 Nissan Altima 2.0 VCTURBO and I love it and recommend it. I had a 2021 before this but traded it in because I wanted ALL the features. But prior to that I drove Honda Accords but my last Accord (2019) had way too many issues so I got rid of it.
Nissan has a special spot in my heart. When I was child, the first car that fascinated me when I first became curious about cars is a Nissan Sentra, after seeing how good looking it was in a Time Magazine ad. My first car is a Nissan. My family also love Nissan. The Skyline is one of my dream car. Seeing their downfall again is heartbreaking.
I don’t drive a Nissan these days, but I remember a few years back when my fiancée had a murano. I love the look and the balance of it. I feel like the trim levels are spaced out appropriately. It’s probably my favorite small SUV. I had an Altima For a rental, not too long ago, and I was pleasantly surprised. I don’t like being that low, but it was sporty and fun.
as a mechanic. i love nissan. they always giving me a job to do. and it's the pricey ones too 😊
Good y’all need some money
Good because I get paid more than y'all for basic labor anymore lmao y'all don't make sht anymore and you know it 😊
@@katmandewtoolsngames3116relax lol
Tf is your probelm 😂@katmandewtoolsngames3116
lol good one
I have a 2017 Nissan Frontier. For the first 100,000 miles, it has been fine. A worker at the dealership told me that the Frontier is the best vehicle Nissan makes. The design was produced from 2005 to 2019, so was dated, but having and old design usually improves reliability. Nissan recently updated the Frontier. In this update, they did not do as many manufacturers have done-turbo charge a small engine to get more horsepower. To me, this is a good thing and I would consider another Frontier. The new Frontier has been called behind the times because of things like this, but for reliability's sake, I like "behind the times". I consider a small turbo-charged engine a bomb waiting to go off at about 100,000 miles.
Yeah, the Frontier is the only compelling model in their lineup at the moment imo. The 2025 model looks good.
@@SNTrepie As I generally like smaller trucks, not the giants made today and the Frontier is not doing the turbocharger trickery, I would choose it also.
Everybody knows that Nissan makes good trucks and vans pretty much any vehicle that’s for work Nissan is one of the best at it
My 2002 Xterra is still running strong (same engine and frame as a Frontier). I love it!
Toyotas new turbo engine didn’t work out very well loo
The first thing I thought of when the decline of Nissan was mentioned was the decline in the quality and reliability of their vehicles
I had an I-30 that turned into massive rust bucket way before it should have. It still ran well but structurally it was a basket case.
in the past , their cvt transmissions were garbage, idk about now but that first comes to mind
@@name40 they're still garbage.
their decline financially started in the 1990s as stated in the video but that is what most would consider peak nissan in terms of line up
so I think the decline in quality and reliability is what saved them lol
@@name40we are talking about the time before they even offered any CVTs
I have owned 3 Nissan's in my life. The first one for 16 years, the next one for another 16 years and I just started my 3rd one last year. I purchased all of them used. Never had any major problems.
What years and models though?
@@Justinacefire1 1988 200SX Turbo - 2000 Pathfinder and 2014 Pathfinder
Quality isn't about 1 or even 100 cars.
It's about 100,000 or a million cars.
Of course the majority of most vehicles from most brands are fine, even Chinese or American cars. However, the percentage of defects of those brands are generally much higher.
I worked as a parts advisor at a Nissan dealership before. I had to deal with 1-2 CVT replacements every single day. Doing a ton of paperworks with warranty. Some times two replacements within a car’s warranty period.
And if a CVT has to be replaced outside of warranty, I have to help the service advisors to deal with crying customers
I loved my Nissans, but them CVTs, man....
My last one died after a family member used it for a spell and kept gunning it without proper warm ups. It was about 10 years old at the time though, so...
I'm an owner of a 2013 Nissan Sentra. The CVT went out on me before the car reached 40K miles. Thankfully, it was under warranty and the dealership replaced it. A friend of mine has a 2014 Sentra and the same thing happened to her recently, even though her car has more miles on the odometer than mine currently.
Nissan has been tarnished with quality for a while. As a company, they have been profitable, but if they want to have returning customers to buy their products, they REALLY need to get their act together.
You might want to do a video on Chrysler and Dodge. A lot of car folks, myself included, are seeing that parent-company Stellantis, is on the verge of phasing out THOSE two brands. Chrysler currently has one vehicle in their lineup, and Dodge on the other hand, has a crossover SUV that is a rebadged Alfa Romeo crossover SUV.
Dodge ain't goin anywhere. They have a huge following in the states. Chrysler on the other hand, is on very thin ice. I have to respect Chrysler for keeping Dodge alive for all these years. But in order to keep Chrysler alive Dodge had to give Chrysler their minivan and that tanked Dodge sales. I don't think Chrysler has a future past 2030, but dodge isn't leaving anytime soon. But Stellantis needs to remove Fiat out of the US and prolly Alfa Romeo and Maserati if they don't improve.
CVTs and Big Altima Energy killed it
You do know everyone is using CVTs including Honda and Toyota....
@@truckercowboyed2638toyota stopped using cvt outside of Asia in new models. They now use cvt overdrive pqired with a 2 speed auto marketee as a launch gear, or cvt as part of more complex hybrid drive trains.
Honda is sticking with it and not doing well with big reliability issues over the last 10 years (they haveots of out of warranty repairs that are catching up recently.) The only company succeeding with them is Subaru, and it makes no sense since they are no longer reliable and the cvt stuff does not do well with off-road. We are about to hit the point where the class action warranty extensions are over and the cars after them will be the age to have issues. Maybe that will tank them before ev take over.
People are fine dropping 12k on a new cvt on a 7 year old Subaru since for some reason the used prices are insane.
@truckercowboyed2638 Yeah, but the company that makes nissan's transmissions are junk (Jatco)
@@truckercowboyed2638 Their CVTs are significantly better
fr, bIack people shouldnt be permitted to buy an altima lol
I use to have a Titan, I loved that truck so much. Someone hit me and bent the axel, and I had to total it out. Also, i use to be obsessed with the 87 Nissan Sentra. That was my dream car when I was a kid.
It's those damn CVTs
Yes they need to do more about those cvts.
No the old ones had problems do your research
That was true until about 5 years ago. The current JATCO CVT's actually are pretty reliable and work well.
@@truckercowboyed2638The damage is done with that CVT. People that had a Nissan with the cvt + vq (mostly in fwd suvs and quest) were probably shocked that a Japanese automaker can have bad transmissions. Plus their dealer network is meh as well. Just like when the big three built shoddy cars in the 80s, 90s, and 00s.
I own a 2016 Sentra SV and I am dreading the day the CVT blows out. I feel like I need to sell it off before that happens.
Grew up with a Nissan Sentra and a Nissan Quest during the early 2000s, among the best vehicles to be in the family
Nissan used to make such great and reliable vehicles. My grandparents started with Datsun and drove their vehicles until they rebranded as Nissan and drove those until they passed. My grandma always had a Maxima and my grandpa always drove those small single cab Datsun/Nissan pick up trucks.
80s and 90s Nissans were pretty darn reliable, certainly better than anything Detroit was pushing out.
@@piggy310 Absolutely, I remember my grandpa's old Nissan pickup, and eventually the key would just fall out of the ignition while you were driving. It didn't affect anything, though, it kept chugging along like nothing happened. Goes to show how long lasting their build quality was, even if your ignition was so stripped that the key would fall out, it still ran like a champ. 😂
I owned a 720 pickup truck with a 5 speed and 4x4. Sold it with 285K. Loved that truck
Yes fucking sir😎 80’s and 90’s Nissan kicked Toyota’s ass back in the day. I’ve inherited my aunts 1993 Nissan Pickup- bullet proof 3.0L V6 w/ only 200k miles. Have another 200k miles to go🫡
Worst car I had Datsun 210 coupe, motor blew up at 75000 miles due to a factory defect on the main bearings, bad caburator, electric issues as it aged, traded it in at 101,000, barely got 14 mpg, vapor locked up a lot. Traded it in and was glad to
I bought a new Altima GXE in 1995 and kept it 20 years. Outside of routine maintenance, I had no major issues, and it was the most reliable vehicle I’ve ever owned.
I'd also love to see a video on Mitsubishi. They were huge back in the day but now on the verge of bankruptcy
They used to make a great vehicle
Doesn't Nissan pretty much own them now, though? I still see a lot of them on the road. Apparently their hybrid SUV is pretty popular.
EVOs are Red ❤
Subies are Blue 💙
Yes give Mitsubishi some love please
They simply gave up after the end of EVO lol
Umm... Mitsubishi Motors is owned by Nissan mostly, especially with the partnership with Renault.
Had a 2006 Xterra that was solid for 7 years before I sold it. Went back to Nissan for a new 2017 Murano, and that car has been a reliable daily driver for me for 7 years. About to hit 100k miles with no issues.
Nissan was actually pretty early to the SUV market. First generation Pathfinder entered the US market in 1986, five years before Ford released their Explorer. Biggest downfall for Nissan is their piss poor product planning.
I side eyed that detail also. The Pathfinder was one of the OG SUVs. That Xterra was a beast also.
Yeah WTF? The Pathfinder was a beast. The Murano came late to the party, but that was more of a luxury crossover.
Yep, finally a logical comment. Everyone else is blaming quality but quality has been good for the last 5yrs since Ghosn left. The problem is piss poor management that has all the electrification technology, self driving technology, SUV technology, yet sits around on their asses and doesn’t do anything with what they have. Nissan could be a rolling success by just changing the poor management.
That oversight kind-of bugged me a bit, too however I have a feeling the guy who made the video is quite a bit younger than we are and just probably wasn’t aware because he wasn’t born yet at the beginning of the ‘real’ Pathfinder.
Another OG SUV that even I only recently found out was sold here was the Nissan Patrol, which I believe was the only Nissan-branded vehicle sold here until the transition to the use of the Nissan name in the early 80s. I believe Nissan started selling the Patrol here in the US in the late 60s.
Back to the Pathfinder. It kills me that Nissan took such a storied, prized, capable BOF SUV and made it a grocery-getting crossover. What a waste.
OG Pathfinder was great. Since they turned them into a soccer mom mobile they are terrible. They don't even have a true midsize truck based 4x4 any longer since they retired Xterra.
In 1982 my husband's grandmother gave us some money which we used to buy a Datsun Maxima station wagon. I loved that car. I used it for commuting to work and we used it to go placed together. About 3 years later I was in a chain accident where I was hit from behind and pushed into the car in front of me. Luckily I had minor injuries. Today that car would have been totaled but we were able to have it repaired as good as new. We had it for a total of 8 years and I loved every minute of driving it. It was roomy and comfortable even with 2 kids and car seats. My favorite car to this day.
CVT or crappy vehicle transmission is helping Nissan stay at the bottom of the list for car manufacturers. They earned it.
CVT or Confounded Vehicular Tragedy. They're bad enough in an ATV or side by side, don't know what idiot thought we needed them in cars too.
Absolutely
You're only good Nissan vehicles that they made
didn't have a CVT the e power vehicles which were their hybrids were pretty ok but Nissan leaf is pretty OK but anything with a CVT is just a piece of garbage I still loved the Nissan note
@@jacksalem6472 I really have to give Nissan credit for the Leaf. It really was the first electric vehicle regular people could buy. It’s still around, while it gets pretty the worst miles per charge of any modern electric car, it is incredibly affordable and the Leaf is probably enough to satisfy some customers’ needs.
Nissan actually created a team-building project for their engineers at one of their plants and the engineers turned a leaf into a pickup truck. It’s one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. I’m pretty sure there is a video about it here on TH-cam and it’s worth a watch. I believe they still use it around the plant to this day.
I don't know why they keep using the garbage Jatco CVT transmissions. It's giving them such a bad reputation.
The Titan and Frontier are solid dependable trucks though (cause not CVTs)
I of course remember Datsun as I grew up during the energy crisis and the little boxy cars and smaller trucks were everywhere! I lost track of them later on, not realizing they became Nissan!
As an automotive lover. I never clicked on a new Company Man video faster than this 1.
SAME! 😅
I'd actually love to see him do a series of all the big car companies in North America. Honda, Ford, Chevrolet etc
Did you really need to save half a millisecond by not just typing out "one"? 🤔
@@LuigiMario-ni3rj it was probably text dictation
Same😎
i got my first Rogue in 2012 and loved it followed by 2 leases of Pathfinders but truth be told, when its 2019 and they still didn't offer EITHER Carplay I went with a more feature-rich vehicle. I saw them at the NY Auto show last year premiering the Aria and the people there sounded very clueless about its delivery time, features, or price.
They made good reliable cars up until the late 2000s. My family owned brand new 2007 Xterra & 2 years later bought a brand new 2009 Pathfinder. We kept the Xterra for 7 years & Pathfinder for 13 years. 0 issues just routine maintenance at our local Nissan dealer: oil change, brakes & tires. Awesome rigs & solid during the brutal Michigan winters plus many roadtrips.
I was going to say their truck based vehicles seem to be their most reliable
I've had my 2008 Xterra since the day it rolled of the showroom lot, and it's been the most reliable vehicle that I've ever owned. I also owned a 2003 Sentra that I loved.
My Aunt, however, had an Altima that had the transmission shit the bed very early in its life and Nissan did literally nothing to help her.
That, coupled with my local Nissan dealer being bought out by a conglomerate that made every single thing worse, will keep me from buying another Nissan any time soon.
They'll probably bury me in that Xterra.
The Carlos Ghosn scandal certainly didn’t help.
I still drive my 06 Xterra every day.
I have owned 5 sentra S-ER Spec v
I had a Nisan Altima 2020 and I loved it. I didn’t come across any issues. Always got an oil change when needed. Got the tires rotated. Granted I only had it for about 4yrs before I got another car and I only racked up around 13,000 on it.
My first car was a 1972 Datsun pickup, I loved it.
"You know what people really want? Dropped mueseum popcorn." Nissan's advertising pigeon from family guy.
I bought a 2015 Rogue when it first got put on the lot. At 115,000 miles it is still working perfectly fine. Haven't had a single issue. Been a great car.
My mom had a 2018 Rogue, but my dad was in a bad accident with it, however it saved his life. Hoping to get one to replace my POS 2010 CRV
Kind of wild that's a feat for a vehicle these days. I had 300k on an 04 Hyundai elantra before it gave me issues that challenged the value. 20 years later it's hard to find cars that last a third of the time.
I remember going to the dealership when my parents bought a 2005 Nissan Altima. We had it for nine years until it gave out and wasn’t worth fixing at 150,000 miles. We lived in California and we took so many road trips. From California to Nevada, Texas, North Carolina, New York and from California to the state of Chiapas right where the border was between Mexico and Guatemala. I was sad the day my dad scrapped it. But the money he would have spent fixing it he used to buy a 2015 Kia Optima which we would still have if it hadn’t been stolen back in January. But that Altima I will always remember. So many good times in that car.
I bought my first (and last) Nissan in 2007. It was a brand new Altima that I'd custom ordered. Four days after I picked it up from the dealership, I got a call saying it was being recalled. They refused to give me a loaner until I told them they could keep the car and give me my money back without deducting for depreciation. They certainly weren't willing to do that so they gave me a loaner and I got my car back a few weeks later. I got rid of it less than a year later.
Don't even get me started on their CVT.
That was an issue with the dealership/service dept. Sounds like a poorly run shop. A better dealership would have taken cae of you Toyota also has had recall issues and even covered up the worse with people killed as a result. They just did a better job handling the PR of it all. CVT is a whole different issue.
Yeah that's a crap dealership. Mine would give me a loaner when I was getting service for longer than a day. Otherwise they'd get me a lift back home. My old 05 Altima is still running. A bit beat up with faded paint, but still runs good. Has a traditional automatic transmission.
@@AltimaNEO The pre-CVT Altimas (2006 and prior) are a different animal than those that succeeded them.
The Jatco CVTs will be the end of them as it should be. I can’t for the life of me understand why their heals are so dug-in on those damn things.
For some reason, I wanna get you started on the CVT…spill!😂😁
You should do a video about Stellantis, the conglomerate that owns Fiat, Jeep, Dodge, etc. They've been on a steep decline over the past few years
I have a 2016 Nissan Rogue SL. I bought it in November 2016. I've never had any problems with it, and I think it's the best vehicle I've ever owned. Solidly built, no rattles, and no drivetrain issues.
My mom had a 2018 Rogue, but my dad was in a bad accident with it, however it saved his life. Hoping to get one to replace my POS 2010 CRV
My parents have the same thing but have issues with the air system (either AC or Heating is always on but you never know which one when you start the car). I just replaced my 2015 Sentra for a Toyota RAV4 Prime.
@@sbrideau2000Nice trade, the Prime sounds amazing plus you can have it in bright red 🥰😍
@@anthonylee2566 It is amazing and a very nice upgrade compared to the Sentra
Same with my 2015 Nissan Altima SL - not a single issue owned from 2019-2024. Only reason is I got rear ended and had frame damage 😢just lost my favortie car
I own a 2002 Nissan Frontier, manual transmission. Best car I have ever owned. I'm told that the later Frontier's are not as reliable as this one. It literally runs as well as the day I bought it. There has never been a major issue with it.
I had a couple mid late 90s Nissan and they were very solid cars, one was a Sentra and I drove it for 240,000 miles with little repair
Sadly, they're reliability fell off the map over the past couple decades
2005 is when Nissan reliability died.
That was their best time. Had 3 90's era Nissans in the driveway in 00.
@@zarbon70007 to be exact
@@JasonStricklandsight that start Nissan CVT obsession with the Altima redesign?
Worked for a large piston manufacturer in Wisconsin for 6 years, and Nissan always had the stricted tolerances for machining and foundry defects among the likes of Ford, GM, Hummer, CAT, and Harley. Personally witnessed why Ford has always had an engine-knocking problem
Nissan engines used to be legendary, the 6 cylinder they put in the 350z is still one of the best imo
I don't know of any major hoopla regarding their engines even today. Its the god awful Jatco's they strapped to every vehicle they could that ruined NIssan's reputation since the late 00's/early 10's. I know the Cummins pickup was a flop but I assume Cummins engineered most of that powertrain?
Everything built after the early 2000s has drastically fallen in reliability. It's seems like Toyota is the only reliable car manufacturer Left.
The 2007 Altima I drove for 10 years had some issues and an early-death CVT, but I will grant that the engine itself was just as good the day I got rid of it as the day I bought it new.
@@jamesmiddleton4741 Sadly not. My 3rd gen Tacoma's transmission blew out at 60,000 miles. They don't build their cars like they used to.
I love my 2010 Altima. It’s weird to see people say they aren’t reliable. The reliability rating is why I bought it in 2012 & she’s been good to me to this day.
I was just watching an earlier video of yours, and someone commented to do Nissan and literally just 20 minutes later this is uploaded.
My wife and I both drive Nissan. We have a 2018 Frontier and a 2017 Roque. They are the best cars we have ever had but then again they are also the newest.
Just wanted to say I love your channel Company Man! Your voice perfectly suits these videos you produce on companies. While I am not going into a business career, I love watching your videos to get updated on new companies coming around and curiosity on disappeared old ones.
Thought I'd post this time around since I am early to a video for once.
My family have owned six Nissan products since the 80’s. We’ve been very happy with all of them. They’ve been practically trouble free. I’m currently enjoying an Infiniti G-37 with over 150,000 miles on the clock.
My sister who is currently shopping around for a new car said she won’t even consider a Nissan for the sole reason that every time she see’s some road shenanigans it’s almost always a Nissan driver.
Tell your sister she’s DUMB. Nissans are on fire sale price and you wouldn’t buy one because of drivers associated with the brand? LMAO.🤣
Big Altima Energy! lmfao
Nissan has green filter in their cars, you see all traffic lights as green.
So if she buys and drives a Nissan it'll automatically make her a crazy driver? That makes no sense, that's her line of logic
@@BarnabyJones07 probably just don't want to be associated with the other crazy drivers, is her logic.
I own a 2016 Nissan Versa base 5MT. I bought it brand new in 2016. It currently has 225k miles on it. Other than a spark plug pack replacement at 180k and a clutch replacement at 190k, I've done nothing but routine maintenance and it's still running strong
Your channel is so nostalgic for me as you highlight brands I grew up on and loved. My dad had a Datsun truck, bought it somewhere between 83'-84'. Was a four cylinder, manual transmission, four seater with the pulldown back seats. Came with a removable bed cover. Was very fuel efficient, but still could haul about a cord of wood from a family friend's farm back to our house. Ran very reliably, he finally traded it in circa 91'-92' I *wish* I could buy a truck like this today. Closest I've seen are older Ford Rangers and Toyota Tacomas.
Also, I owned a 2006 Altima from 2010 with about 60K on it until it was totaled in a rear-end accident 2017. Was a great car and reliably took me across the US multiple times! While I was searching for a new car, I had a Nissan Rogue rental. Was also a great car, the one feature I liked was the blindspot detector next to the rearview windows. I liked this feature so much I made sure to get in my new car (was not a Rogue, but came very close!)
@@jamesborden7105I've owned a Sentra and am now on my second of two Frontiers. Sentra was a manual, a 2002 SE-R, fun little economy sport. Both Frontiers auto but conventional automatic. Never cared for CVT in any vehicle. It's been said Nissan has terrible CVT vehicles but my wife had a '13 Rogue and a '16 Murano and both had CVT and never had any issues. I had my '13 Frontier for 11 years and had literally zero issues with it. Just traded it in this year for a '22 Pro 4X fully loaded. Got it with 14K miles on it for $14K less than a new one which I thought was a pretty good deal. It's been great so far.
I’ve been a Nissan fan since my mom bought her car Maxima in 1993. I even drove nothing but Nissan and Infiniti’s from when I turned 16 in 2000 until I sold my 2016 Infiniti QX70 Limited in 2022. I’ll always have a special place in heart for the brand for giving me and my family reliable and fun transportation for so many years but I had to leave once the CVT became the main transmission and quality when down. I hope they make a comeback and get back to what a lot of us loved from the brand.
Frankly, I blame Altima drivers and Karens in Nissan Rogues for ruining their reputation.
Lol yes although in my experience most Karen's drive Chevy equinoxes or the equivalent Ford version
@@piggy310umm that would be the Ford escape
In my opinion the worst are the Maxima drivers. They are a poorer version of the BMW M class drivers. Have yet to see one on the road that doesn't think they are in the middle of a race. Lead foot as soon as the light turns green, hard stops at red, and swerving back and forth in the lanes between lights. And at least you can assume BMW drivers have insurance.
Yeah I blame so many of the subprime customers who bought them. I'm pretty sure they're the reason why their stats on reliability are down since these fools ruin its reputation.
Hey, don't forget about the Juke jerks.
Such creative videos you’ve on this channel. Just subscribed!
Welcome!
I still like my Nissan’s. I’ve owned many of their trucks for the past 20 years with no issues.
The trucks are the good side of nissan
Old nissan was reliable af
I've known old Nissan pickups that were more reliable than the guys who drove them.
@@HardPourCorn you ain't lying! hahah
trucks are definitely their best products
As a consumer my first car i ever had that wasn’t my parents was a Nissan (although it was used) i still remember it was a Nissan Sentra 2018 Midnight Edition and it was pretty cool at that time
I still see 90's Nissan Sentra's throughout Mexico doing taxi work. Family had two Sentra's growing up but towards the 2000's we started hearing about electrical issues and tranmission problems, etc. Never got another Nissan again.
Nissan kept making the 90s Sentra under the name Nissan Tsuru for the Mexico market until 2017. Thats why you still see so many of them on the roads there.
@@spunker88they basically made the same car from the 90s unchanged, Mexico doesn't have a body that governs safety standards for cars. As far as I know it's also the only car that got a 0 rating from the Latin NCAP😂
El Tsurito!
Those cars are deadly in crash btw.
Good video. Been waiting for you to cover Nissan.
Nissan has had well known transmission problems for years. I know a couple of friends who had them, and trans failure ended their ownership and they both went to Toyotas and were happy. They both were very clear that they would never buy a Nissan product again. Ever. Nissan can't blame anyone but themselves for that...
I plan on going to Toyota but the problem is that I'll get a negative equity. How did they managed to get one?
I have a 2013 Nissan Sentra and have had it since new. It has 157k miles on it. It is a solid vehicle overall it has been though a lot. I got into 9 accidents with it some are minor while others were more bigger and needed serious repairs $7,000 repair and $6,000 repair. My car was also shot up in Chicago and has over 20 bullet holes in it. My cars transmission also went out at 85k miles. However Nissan reimbursed me the full transmission replacement cost.
All in all this car is a super trooper and is still running to this day.
The Sentra is very spacious and fuel efficient it hasn’t let me down yet. Nissan gets a lot of crap but if you maintain your vehicle you can make it last. I keep up with the maintenance religiously and try to take care of my car.
A Past owner of Renault was assasinated, you should do a video on American Motors it’s got a ton of interesting stories
We had several Datsuns. Cool little cars.
My first car as an adult was an Infinity G20. I loved that car. And the service department was amazing. I haven't followed them since I sold that car, so I love this update about them.
I owned a Nissan Quest (minivan) and it was amazing. Large windshield, seats folded into the floor, lots of storage and cupholders, good power and good handling. Everything went well until about 80k miles it started having electrical issues. The dealerships couldn't determine what the problem was and said they wouldnt attempt to fix it because they couldn't pinpoint the issue.
My family has always driven Toyota so we bought a Sienna. It's been very reliable (over 140k miles) but I feel the quality and features of the Quest were superior. Note: Both vehicles have similar model packages (LE)
OH MY GOD…
GJ😂
Omg. America hello
@@CheeseMiserhi!
I knew when you commented about this the other week that this would probably be the next topic. I have to admit, it kind of depressed me to see how many people upvoted it since I love my Nissan but I guess one person's opinion doesn't outweigh that much hate for something.
@@fifthrider that's cause Nissans are unreliable and rust an ungodly amount. And there drivers have a reputation for being basically broke bmw drivers
Once owned a fully decked out 2009 Altima Coupe with the V6. Lowered with a few performance tweaks - was tons of fun to drive. Never had any problems with it. Drove it for 7 years and got a good deal trading it in. Knew lots of people with Nissans and never heard of anyone having problems with the CVT.
Owned and have drove multiple Nissan vehicles from 2016 to present. Some models junk, some perfect and reliable. I think they're taking a step back and coming at the market in 2025/2026 with new designs, ideas, planning, etc.. I'm hopeful they'll have good offers and updates. They committed to discontinuing the Titan truck model in 2025.... I'm betting it comes back in 2026/2027. No way they cut the truck model out of their line up permanently, at least not in the USA and Canada market where the trucks have been selling for 15+ years now with good reviews (Mostly the 5.6 motor, not the the diesel cummins engine fiasco).
I have owned two recent Infiniti products. The QX 60 & 80. I had reliability issues with the 60 but loved my 2017 QX 80 and would purchase one again.
thanks for finally making this
One critical piece of this puzzle you missed is fleet sales. 10 years ago, Nissan had an ambitious goal to overcome Honda in North American sales by any means necessary. In 2015 this culminated in a Honda VP John Mendel exploding during a news conference about how he’s tired of having to address comments Nissan was making about sales figures in the press, and asserting that Nissan was “juicing” their sales figures by as much as 30% by leaning heavily on fleet sales & reporting them in their monthly numbers, while Honda was selling vehicles to individual consumers.
This proved to be quite astute, because when you take this piece with many other aspects of their “fall”, you see that even with Ghosn at the helm, they never quite diversified outside of fleet sales, and have suffered because of it.
Nissan Rogue 2018 has served me well.
My mom had a 2018 Rogue, but my dad was in a bad accident with it, however it saved his life. Hoping to get one to replace my POS 2010 CRV
kinda funny you didnt even touch on the reliability/build quality since. the change. i respect that its a short video and that a whole series could be made on it but to not even mention it... i expected more as youre videos are usually pretty thorough and i love the channel just my input.
I bought my 2013 Nissan Xterra because Consumer Reports gave it a 10/10, one of only two vehicles in that price range to get a 10/10. ( other = Subaru Forester ) No regrets. That thing is a tank and at 270 hp it needs no modifications. The local truck modifying shops I've visited ( ORW, etc. ) hate it because there's almost nothing to be done to it. No need to mod the engine, it already works perfect.
It was a shame the Xterra got axed. I loved those things.
@@diyi75 For a bit, Nissan really did try to have unique designs: Xterra, Juke, Cube. Everything currently being offered is kinda blah.
@@diyi75I believe Nissan is planning to bring the Xterra back, it may already be back overseas, but they got rid of the best feature of the original one-. The theater seating and raised roof in the rear. To me, that is what made me fall in love with the Xterra.
@@brian5o You are probably right. When I bought mine, the dealership said the Xterras were discontinued for being a NTSA rollover issue, but only by a fraction of an inch. I suppose a redesign would eliminate that but as you said, that feature made it look so much more interesting.
I have a 1991 Nissan 240SX... it's been off the road for about 10 years, but I expect to have it back on the road and driving before the summer ends... Was my daily driver throughout the 90's. I eventually inherited my Dad's Nissan Maxima (don't remember the exact year offhand, but mid-to-late 90's) around 2000 after which the 240 sat in the driveway for quite awhile. It was a great car in it's day and I still miss driving it! The Maxima not so much... It was newer but otherwise I was always kinda "meh" about that car.
The DAT in Datsun is likely a happy accident as, in the Japanese alphabet, Datsun is spelled Da-tsu-n, they spell with syllables, not individual letters.
I had a Juke awd, I loved it and in my 4 years of ownership I never had any CVT problems, I got rid of it because of the minimal low ground clearance...I sure miss it though.
Can’t believe you didn’t mention anything about the quality of their car it’s notorious for junk and they have some of the worst transmissions on the market
I remember the stylish Nissan Altimas and Sentras being a staple of the success of the company. This was about 15 years ago, though.
I don’t really find the newer vehicles as stylish, and…I don’t really find them on the road much at all anymore.
Reliability is their main problem
Blame the renault merger. Shitty ownership = shitty product
Scotty Kilmer has been warning us about those Jacko transmissions for years! Nissan needs to watch Scotty Kilmer sometime...
Outside of replacing the engine block of my 2005 Nissan Sentra, I don't have much to complain about.
I don't know if you are joking or being serious. Replacing an engine block is a gigantic deal, even if it's the only problem you've had.
@@MBarberfan4lifereminds me of Jeep owners. “Yeahs it been dead reliable besides the 2 alternators, starter, heater core, axle shaft, engine, relay box, brake booster, and chassis harness I’ve had to change !”
I’ve been driving Nissans for the past 12 years starting with the 2012 Nissan versa. I’m currently driving a 2016 pathfinder and I love it. I use it to tow a 26 foot tv, drive up to the mountains and have no issues, even at 133k. I understand people’s issues and concerns with Nissan, but they’ve been reliable for me for the past 12 years
"Nissan is one of the big three Japanese automakers alongside Toyota and Honda."
Meanwhile, Mazda is left saying, "What am I? Chopped liver?"
Mazda is a much smaller manufacturer in comparison.
Mazda is so incredibly underrated as a Japanese auto manufacturer. When I'm in a position to buy a new car it'll most likely be a Mazda
@@RealJaybeeMusic I've had a Mazda 3 for about a year now, and it's terrific!
I've been to Nissan dealers with my parents and friends to check out their cool automobiles. I've also been inside a bunch of Nissan automobiles for a ride. Nissan: Shift the Future: Nissan Innovation that excites:
Nissan has become the Dodge Of Japan.
I’ve had a Nissan in the driveway since 1988. I’ve yet to have one go less than 200,000 miles.
Current drive is a 2015 Frontier with about 180,000.
I only just replaced the original battery last fall and this weekend needed a new muffler.
All of my Nissans have performed similarly.
I’ll grant that’s just my personal experience but it’s enough that I’ll be sticking with them.
Fall of Nissan? I just purchased one not long ago. I am loving it so far.
so far.... give it a little time (115,000 Miles)
I’ve had a 2018 Nissan Maxima for the last 3+ years and it’s been very reliable and well performing for me. It’s up to 75k miles or so now and no big issues thus far
When I first started dating my wife, she had a 2015 Altima. Transmission blew itself at 50k. They wanted 8k to fix it.
We sold it for 6k and never looked back. That car had a AUX/iPod input too 😂😂😂 in 2015.
Great video as usual!
To those who wanna know what "Nihon Sangyo" means, it just means "Japan Industry". What a creative name 😀 (the pronunciation isn't "Sanjio" but the "gy" sound is more of like "g" sound of the word "gap")
Carlos Ghosn: he saved Nissan; he broke Nissan.
@@MaxRedstone & his fleeing Japan after his after arrest was something straight outta a spy movie!
It seems like a was a bean counter who helped them in the short term. He didn't address the issue of Nissan having to compete with Toyota and Honda.
I live in Japan and my wife actually works for Nissan. She has been working there since a little before the Carlos Ghosn scandal. My brother in law is an engineer there. And my father in law was an engineer there until his retirement at around that time. So I'd like to consider myself a Nissan person by association haha. I even drive a Nissan Nismo March.
Boy...that scandal really hit the company's reputation hard. Since then, they had slowly tried to branch away from Ghosn's legacy. That's one of the reasons why there is a new Nissan logo. But then more recently from what I can understand, there have been some disputes/disagreements in the Alliance between Nissan and Renault (Mitsubishi is just on the side doing their own thing).
From what I have observed here in Japan, many of the newer cars (among the big Japanese manufacturers) on the road are usually Toyota (specifically the new Prius or Crown) or Nissan (specifically the Sakura, Leaf, or Serena).
I'm surprised Honda isn't on your list. Over here in Canada, they're very popular. I see Civics and CRVs everywhere.
My first car in 2015 was a 2010 Nissan Sentra. I loved that car. Had to have the air compressor replaced because my a/c failed and eventually traded it in back in 2017 after a bad accident left the back bumper destroyed, and the muffler messed up.
My first car was my 2022 Sentra SR Premium. Brand new, and the battery died within the first 3 weeks of owning it. It then was declared a lemon after it died 5 times within the next year.
Just 3 weeks ago, we replaced the lemon with a 2024 Corolla Cross XLE and my parents and I couldn’t be happier. I trust it will treat us well provided we take care of it.
Super interested in Suzuki. They're car market in the US is done, but they are still at the top in motorcycle sales. And I'm curious how that happened.
I have a 2018 Nissan Altima, which I bought new and have now owned for 6 years and have had no problems with it. It's very comfortable, handles well, and has a nice ride. I get a much better MPG than what my wife gets with her 2013 Corolla even though the Altima is a much bigger and heavier car with significantly more power. Before that, I had a 2015 Sentra, and again, no problems, but the lease was ending, so I traded it in for an Altima. The dealer paid off the remaining 6 months on my Sentra lease and never got penalized or charged extra for going 25,000 miles over the lease mileage limit. And they also gave me a $3,000 discount on the Altima on top of a $500 loyalty discount. So it was an offer I couldn't refuse, and that is why I ended up with the Altima, and I have no regrets whatsoever. It's paid off, and I'll keep driving it as long as it doesn't cause any issues. So, I have had and continue to have a very positive experience owning Nissan vehicles.
However, having said all that, this will be my last ICE vehicle. My next vehicle will be an EV, but it won't be a Nissan since Nissan doesn't have any competitive or compelling EV offerings compared to the competition.
I got a Nissan pickup, a Navara here in Philippines. Bought in 2018, no complaints here.
I have driven Toyota RAV4 since 2017 and rented an latest model of Rogue for short eight hour round business trip recently. I enjoyed the drive, especially with the latest cruise control technology.
I have a 2023 Leaf and honestly it's been a solid vehicle. My two biggest gripes is that 1) they've discontinued the Leaf. This car may not have a supper massive range, but it is a solid city vehicle with decent utility. I can take it to the hardware store and pick up mid-sized items. 2) I'm not happy with the lack of support for the changeover from ChaDeMo to tesla for it's supercharging. Offer an option for conversion (even if I have to pay for it) or offer a converter to the new format so I can use the supercharger network if I need to do a long distance trip. I also wish there were more support items like a roof rack. I need to replace my fence, I don't want to borrow a truck or rent one, I just want to throw some of the stuff up top on a rack and drive home. It's a hatchback, give me the options like the Subarus have! I also think Nissan needs to improve their transmissions on their gas vehicles. I've heard horror stories how they break way sooner than they should.
I bought a brand new Infiniti G37S at the end of 2009. When I finished paying it off I was coming up on retirement and so just kept it. Car is 15 years old and the only trouble I ever had was one of the MAF went bad, cost $130 and a couple hours to fix.
g35 and g37 were the last good infiniti cars they made.
I had a 1971 Datsun 240Z and a 1971 Datsun 510. Both were excellent cars.
I haven't been attracted to any Datsun/Nissan vehicle since.
I owned a 2016 Nissan Rogue. I put on 130k miles and never had any issues, except the headlight covers yellowing. I would still have it today, but it got totaled when I was hit by a dump truck.
I remember being a little kid in the 90s and riding in my dad’s white Nissan Sentra listing to Los Caifanes or Led Zeppelin going to going to his meeting at In-N-Out so for me Nissan will always hold a special place in my heart.
I had a G37x and it was amazing. I was sad to sell it, but I outgrew it. The person I sold it too is still happily using it. Infiniti took a dive after that though, and I never really considered buying another one after that.
The only Nissan I ever owned was my first car, a 1986 Pulsar NX with a carbureted 1.6L i4 mated to a 3 speed automatic. It only made 71 hp and 73 ft. lbs. of torque, but it was a fun little car!
Had an 05 Altima through college and I kept it until 215,000 miles. Needed motor mounts and other work so I sold it. Only Nissan’s I’d consider now are their trucks or a used Xterra
Had a 2013 Sentra, cute first car but needed to upgrade to a 2015 Altima for 3 years, LOVED IT! Had the 2018 Rogue also loved it!
My very first car was a 1997 Nissan Maxima, loved it! I currently own a 2023 Nissan Altima 2.0 VCTURBO and I love it and recommend it. I had a 2021 before this but traded it in because I wanted ALL the features. But prior to that I drove Honda Accords but my last Accord (2019) had way too many issues so I got rid of it.
Nissan has a special spot in my heart. When I was child, the first car that fascinated me when I first became curious about cars is a Nissan Sentra, after seeing how good looking it was in a Time Magazine ad. My first car is a Nissan. My family also love Nissan. The Skyline is one of my dream car. Seeing their downfall again is heartbreaking.
I have a Frontier and love it. I hope they keep it old school with some modern amenities added once in a while.
I don’t drive a Nissan these days, but I remember a few years back when my fiancée had a murano. I love the look and the balance of it. I feel like the trim levels are spaced out appropriately. It’s probably my favorite small SUV. I had an Altima For a rental, not too long ago, and I was pleasantly surprised. I don’t like being that low, but it was sporty and fun.