2005 Nissan 350Z - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2005 Nissan 350Z has not been rated for its overall safety by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). When it comes to specific crash ratings, the car has a 5-star rating for the driver's side in side crash tests.

In terms of safety features, the Nissan 350Z offers optional electronic stability control, but does not come with forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems.

Furthermore, the car has a moderate number of complaints, with 83 reported issues. Additionally, there have been 2 recalls associated with the vehicle.

In conclusion, while the Nissan 350Z has a good driver's side crash rating and the option for electronic stability control, the lack of an overall safety rating, advanced warning systems, and the presence of complaints and recalls might raise some concerns about its overall safety performance.

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Top stats at a glance

Complaint Count

83

Recall Count

2

Investigation Count

1

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2005 Nissan 350Z 2-DR. Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2005 Nissan 350Z 2-DR.

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Optional
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2005 Nissan 350Z 2-DR. Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2005 Nissan 350Z 2-DR. Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2005 Score 2008 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Front Crash Driver Side Rating Not Rated 4
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated 4

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2005 Score 2008 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated Not Rated
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated Not Rated

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2005 Score 2008 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated

Complaints for the 2005 Nissan 350Z

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"2005 nissan 350z passenger air bag warning light flashing,dealer preformed diagnostic test and reset.warning light returns after 25 miles.returned to dealership estimated cost of $350.00 to repair with no guarantee of cost to repair,purchased a actron code reader and preformed diagnostics test and reset .warning light reappears preformed code reader test and reset numerous times with same results.contacted nissan with the problem with no results.viewed youtube videos to find the problem part cannot be purchased part#98850cf80a made in mexico. car was purchased new,as of 11-9-2020 the problem is still exists."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2007-08-09
Complaint:
"air bag lights have been flashing for 3 years whether parked or in motion, dealership says $1500 to diagnose but believes bags are not functioning and advises to "drive safely" if i decide not to repair. not on recall list which is unreal this is a safety issues as bags will not go off if in a collision according to dealership."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2015-10-12
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan 350z. the contact stated that the air bag warning indicator was illuminated. the contact took the vehicle to warner nissan (1070 bright rd, findlay, oh 45840 (419) 423-7162) where it was diagnosed that both frontal air bags needed replacement. the vehicle was not repaired due to cost. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed him that the failure was related to the seat belt. no other assistance was provided. the failure mileage was 45,270. *bf *tr"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2013-12-09
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan 350z. the contact stated while the vehicle was parked, another vehicle crashed into the driver side of the vehicle. the vehicle was unoccupied and the air bags did not deploy however, the air bag warning indicator illuminated after the crash. a police report was not filed. the vehicle was taken to nissan gettel, located on 3530 bee ridge rd, sarasota, fl 34239, where it was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact was advised that she would have to pay out of pocket for the vehicle to be inspected. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 62,451. the vin was not available."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2019-02-09
Complaint:
"i wan't told it was a takata recall. my air bag light went on 9 times and i only have 41k on the car. every time the dealer told me it came from the seats."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2006-01-02
Complaint:
"takata recall i own a 2005 nissan 350 z. the airbag light has been on for a few years now. the dealership told me that it would cost 1000 to fix it. i've in florida (very humid). why has my car's airbags not been recalled?"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2009-12-12
Complaint:
"i bought this vehicle used about 5 years ago. about 2 years ago i started to have a flashing air bag light on for no reason. this happens randomly usually when i just start the car up. as with most owners in the north i don't drive it in the winter so i put on around 35k since i bought it. i searched the web to see if anyone was having the same problem and they sure were. i tried the reset procedure found online and it worked for awhile. now it comes on more often and i just try to reset it again. it didn't take much searching to find out that nissan is charging owners (my year) $600-3,000 to repair and the problem came back for some again. some even reported having an accident and the bags did not deploy. i have not had it to a dealer simply because i can't afford to replace the seats some have had to."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2014-04-04
Complaint:
"like so many others that i have read, my airbag light flashes for the passengers side airbag. i am a second owner of this car that has never been involved in a wreck of any kind. this car has been babied by me as well as the previous owner. it is garage kept and hardly ever driven. milage is only 52000 after 11 years!! light has been reset but still comes back on. this is obviously a manufactured defect and if someone is hurt because of no action i will sue nissan as well as nhtsa for not doing anything about it!!!"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2016-06-11
Complaint:
"my car hasn't been in an accident or anything and yet my airbag light is flashing and my airbags are disconnected. i don't understand why my airbags won't be fixed by nissan i'm not sure when this happened. and i'm not sure about the miles. nissan will have this."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2014-01-10
Complaint:
"airbag light is constantly going on, even after resetting numerous times. after reading other complaints about this issue, air bag failing is a common issue with this car. i would appreciate if nhtsa would open an investigation into premature airbag failure in 350zs."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2016-07-05

Recalls for the 2005 Nissan 350Z

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"zf service is recall certain clutch kit assemblies, part number sx: k70358-01, shipped to wholesalers as service parts between september 1, 2010, and march 8, 2011. these service parts are intended for use on model year 2003-2006 nissan 350z and infiniti g35 vehicles. the sx: k70358-01 clutch kit contains an oversized clutch disc."
Consequence:
AN OVERSIZED CLUTCH DISC COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO MOVE UNINTENTIONALLY ON THE INITIAL START-UP, IF THE DRIVER DOES NOT FOLLOW THE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND FAILS TO USE THE SERVICE BRAKES WHILE THE HAND BRAKE IS NOT APPLIED. UNINTENTIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE COULD RESULT IN A CRASH OR POSSIBLE INJURY TO PERSONS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE.
Remedy:

ZF SERVICE NOTIFY WHOLESALERS TO RETURN ANY AFFECTED CLUTCH KIT ASSEMBLIES STILL IN INVENTORY FOR FREE REPLACEMENT KITS. THIS CONDITION WILL CORRECT ITSELF AFTER THE FIRST START-UP AND USAGE OF THE CLUTCH KIT. HOWEVER, IF AN OWNER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH ITS PERFORMANCE, ZF SERVICES WILL REIMBURSE THE OWNER FOR THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT CLUTCH KIT AND A REASONABLE AMOUNT FOR ITS INSTALLATION. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 13, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ZF SERVICES AT 1-800-321-0784 EXT. 6748.

Component(s) Involved: POWER TRAIN > CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Date of incident: 2011-06-24

NISSAN Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

NISSAN ranks 5 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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