2010 Nissan ARMADA - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2010 Nissan Armada has received a mixed safety rating based on the available data. While it scored a 5 out of 5 for front crash driver side rating and a 4 out of 5 for front crash passenger side rating, the overall safety rating is listed as "Not Rated" for various categories. The vehicle received a 3 out of 5 for rollover rating, indicating a moderate risk of rollover accidents. On the positive side, the Nissan Armada is equipped with standard electronic stability control, which enhances the vehicle's handling and stability on the road.

It is worth noting that the car does not feature forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems, which are additional safety features found in some modern vehicles. The 2010 Armada has had a total of 44 complaints reported, suggesting some potential issues that owners have experienced. Additionally, there have been 5 recalls associated with this vehicle model, indicating a need for corrective actions to address safety concerns. Overall, while the Nissan Armada has some strong safety ratings in certain areas, the lack of overall ratings and the presence of complaints and recalls should be considered when evaluating its safety performance.

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Complaint Count

44

Recall Count

5

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2010 Nissan Armada 4-DR w/SAB Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2010 Nissan Armada 4-DR w/SAB

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.

Standard
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

2010 Nissan Armada 4-DR w/SAB Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2010 Nissan Armada 4-DR w/SAB 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 2010 Score 2024 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated 3
Front Crash Driver Side Rating Not Rated 5 4
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated 4 3

Side Crash Ratings

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

Test 2005 Score 2010 Score 2024 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated Not Rated 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated Not Rated 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated Not Rated 5

Rollover Ratings

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

Test 2005 Score 2010 Score 2024 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated 3 3
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated 5

Complaints for the 2010 Nissan ARMADA

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:
"vehicle was parked in driveway. went to leave house and the overhead rear console was hanging from ceiling by wires and console was resting on my child's car seat. fortunately my family was not in the vehicle at the time of failure."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2021-10-02
Complaint:
"i was making a left turn at a stop light when the complete ceiling console (lights, rear climate control button, sun roof buttons) fell out of ceiling of vehicle. i attempted to catch with one hand while controlling vehicle with other hand. upon pulling over and parking vehicle, i found that some how the plastic had broken on both screws/bolts that was holding it in place. not sure what could have caused this but the dropping of the unit completely startled me while driving."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2020-05-07
Complaint:
"driving the vehicle under normal city driving conditions the interior overhead console simply fell down and was left hanging by attached wires. nobody had touched or otherwise manipulated the console. it fell in two stages, at first it drooped and then moments later fell and luckily did not hit our daughter in the head."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2019-04-05
Complaint:
"when i went out to the garage to get something out of my truck this morning the front console had fallen completely down, and when i checked the rear console that one is lose."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2020-04-03
Complaint:
"i won a nissan armada 2010 and in 2017. driving to work in the highway, i noticed a ratlling sound coming from the overhead console: the plastic latches are braking. in the next few days, the console failled down in the back seat but was stil hanging up by the wirings. i brougth my vehicle to the dealership where i do my oil change regulary for repair or replacement, they ask me $1000.00 for diagnostic of the problem and without it, they can not do the repair. i did not want to spend $1000.00 for diagnostic and get stucked with the repair bills afterward. i thingh they were dishonest and the issue must investigated and a recall must be issued. i have problem opening the rear liftgate or the glass hatch. some answer."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2017-05-07
Complaint:
"rear console fell while driving, on freeway. completely fell from ceiling only being attached by wiring. very dangerous, just fortunate that no one was in the rear seats second and third row."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2018-07-11
Complaint:
"extremely loud knocking when hvac door opens and closes to accommodate the interior temperature changes. while moving or while parked. whenever the engine is running."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2017-01-06
Complaint:
"the overhead console for my 2010 nissan armada fell off while driving and hit my son (seated in the middle second row) on the head. the plastic fasteners for the console just disintegrated and broke off. there were only 2 tiny fasteners for the huge console. when they broke off and the console swung down it broke off from the stereo control panel. this is ridiculous. i've read so many posts with the same complaint. why hasn't this been recalled. this is a huge safety issue based on poor construction."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2017-07-06
Complaint:
"the overhead console leading from the second to third row is starting to drop in my vehicle. this needs to be recalled and replaced as with children in the back rows, this could cause harm."
Components Involved: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of incident: 2016-05-07

Recalls for the 2010 Nissan ARMADA

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"nissan is recalling certain front and rear lower links, p/nos. 54501zq00a, 54500zq00a, 551a1zq00a, 551a0zq00a , 54501ea00a, 54500ea00a, 551a1ea500, 551a0ea500, 54501zr00a, and 54500zr00a, sold between november 25, 2009 and may 14, 2010 as replacement parts for model year 2004 through 2010 titan, armada, and qx56, and model years 2005 through 2010 frontier, xterra, and pathfinder vehicles. the lower control link assembly has two cylindrical collars forming the inboard attachment points to the chassis. due to an improper welding process some collars may contain welds that do not meet strength specifications."
Consequence:
IF THE COLLAR WELD SEPARATES, THE VEHICLE HANDLING WILL DETERIORATE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy:

NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY AFFECTED LOWER LINK FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 12, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Component(s) Involved: SUSPENSION > FRONT > CONTROL ARM > LOWER ARM
Date of incident: 2010-05-20
Recall:
"nissan is recalling certain model year 2010 titan, armada, qx56, frontier, xterra, and pathfinder vehicles manufactured from november 19, 2009 through march 3, 2010. the lower control link assembly has two cylindrical collars forming the inboard attachment points to the chassis. due to an improper welding process some collars may contain welds that do not meet strength specifications."
Consequence:
IF THE COLLAR WELD SEPARATES, THE VEHICLE HANDLING WILL DETERIORATE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy:

NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 20, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Component(s) Involved: SUSPENSION > FRONT > CONTROL ARM > LOWER ARM
Date of incident: 2010-05-14

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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