2019 Nissan ARMADA - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2019 Nissan Armada SUV AWD has an overall safety rating of 4 out of 5, which indicates above-average safety features. It received a solid 5-star rating for overall side crash, side barrier, and side pole crash ratings, showcasing its ability to protect occupants in various types of side collisions. However, it scored slightly lower in front crash ratings with a 3-star rating for overall front crash and a 2-star rating for the front crash driver side.

In terms of safety technologies, the Nissan Armada comes equipped with standard electronic stability control, which helps the driver maintain control during slippery or abrupt maneuvers. It also features standard forward collision warning to alert the driver of potential front-end collisions. Additionally, the vehicle offers optional lane departure warning for added safety on the road.

Furthermore, although the Armada has a relatively high number of complaints at 50, it has a low number of recalls at 1, indicating that the manufacturer has taken steps to address potential safety issues promptly.

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Complaint Count

50

Recall Count

1

Investigation Count

0

Safety Rating

4/5

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Safety Features

2019 Nissan Armada SUV AWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2019 Nissan Armada SUV AWD

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.

Standard
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.

Optional

2019 Nissan Armada SUV AWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2019 Nissan Armada SUV AWD 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 2019 Score 2024 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 3 3
Front Crash Driver Side Rating Not Rated 2 4
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated 3 3

Side Crash Ratings

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

Test 2005 Score 2019 Score 2024 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating Not Rated 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 5 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated 5 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 5 5

Rollover Ratings

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

Test 2005 Score 2019 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 5 5

Complaints for the 2019 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:
"almost new battery, it checked out okay; alternator appears to be providing proper voltage and current. issue is excessive drain and once the temperature drops the car/suv will not start and needs a jump start and then on all great. to me issue appears to be battery drain more then expected. we will do further diagnosis on component level and see which one is draining more than expected."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2025-04-08
Complaint:
"i have had this vehicle for a little over 2 years and within the past 18 months, i have had to replace my battery 4 times. i took my vehicle to a nissan dealer and was told that it was my bluetooth, my radio, and other non-related things that is draining the battery. i finally took it to a mom and pop mechanic and was told that it was my anti-theft system that was draining the battery, and if i wanted him to replace it, there was a chance the car would never start again. there is clearly a problem with the armada's electrical system, and nissan should definitely address it!"
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2022-12-08
Complaint:
"despite two new batteries, within 10 months, i have been stranded several times when the car would not start. i checked with my local mechanic and the alternator is working correctly, but apparently there is a sensor that only works the alternator when doing non-city driving. i checked with nissan today and even though this is clearly a defect, they charge $400 to disable the faulty sensor and do not consider it a design flaw"
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2024-05-11
Complaint:
"have had several issues with the battery draining when nothing is on. over the 2.5 years since i've owned the vehicle, this has been a constant problem. the vehicle has been to the dealership on several occasions and i was told that a wire from the computer to the electrical system was causing the problem. the dealer also told me they had to call nissan headquarters to try to troubleshoot the problem. there are several forums online discussing how everyone knows this is a known problem with the armada, but nothing is being done. went to buy a new battery today because it would not start or jumped, but was told the battery was actually good."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2024-05-11
Complaint:
"repeated issue of car randomly not starting. ironically was at dealer on 4/11/22. i was told that car wasn't giving error of an issue. today on 4/12/22 car would not start in the am when i was leaving for work. jump started it and drove to work. got off work, stopped at gas station and car would not start when i attempted to leave gas station. had to get jump in order to drive it home. this is absolutely ridiculous and annoying for me to have this repeated issue while only having the car for 1 1/2 years. what is even more frustrating is that nissan has yet to diagnose/fix the issue. they are very much aware that it's a wide spread issue as multiple complaints from multiple people have been made."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2022-12-04
Complaint:
"randomly will not start after normal use. just purchased in nov 2020. started having non start issue by april 2021. returned to dealer who states brake sensor needs to be replaced but want to charge hundreds of dollars. it is clearly a nissan issue as many others report the same issue. literally can work fine, drive to work and will not start after my standard 8 hour shift! suv will only start after getting a jump start. issue will randomly occur again in a few days, weeks, or months. car cost too much to experience this issue that nissan wants the consumer to pay for when it is clearly a defect."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2021-10-05
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2019 nissan armada. the contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, there was difficulty in starting the vehicle. the contact stated no warning light was illuminated. the vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with needing a new battery. the vehicle was repaired but continued to experience a failure. the manufacturer was not informed of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 20,000."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2019-08-07
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2019 nissan armada. the contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start up. the contact mentioned that the vehicle needed a jump start before operating as designed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake switch needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer three more times and the dealer diagnosed that electrical control unit (ecu) needed to be repaired. the second time the dealer diagnosed that the ecu, brake switch, and battery needed to be replaced. the last time the dealer diagnosed that the alternator module needed to be reprogrammed. the vehicle was repaired each time, but the failure continued. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 50,000."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2021-03-05
Complaint:
"vehicle is not turning on as it is not recognizing brakes. when vehicle is on it does not recognize brakes and will not shift out of park. during these times brake lights will not turn on."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2023-02-07
Complaint:
"2019 nissan was purchased aug 2020 from vallejo nissan(ca). october 20' the armada wouldn't start, i took it to the tracy nissan dealership as i have the nissan plus extended warranty. tech said it was the battery which was not covered. i purchased a new battery with max cranking amps. jan 28, 2021 i took the car back to dealership as it failed to start again(#2). nissan tech said the negative battery terminal cable was loose. feb 3, 2021 i took the car back to tracy nissan as it failed to start (#3). nissan tech replaced the stop lamp switch which he stated was the reason why the armada wouldn't start. feb 20th, armada again would not start (#4). took it to dealer feb 22nd and was told a few days later(feb 27th) that a nissan regional technician was contacted and they had to update the "rapid charge" system in the armada and they were "pretty sure" the problem has been repaired. my wife arrived at nissan on feb 27th and armada again, would not start(#5). this was while it was still in the nissan dealer lot. march 1st i was contacted by nissan tech who stated my battery has low cranking amps due to the update they had to do to the rapid charge system and asked me to replace the battery...again! four of the five times the vehicle wouldn't start it was parked in my driveway, the fifth time it was parked at the dealership."
Components Involved: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2023-03-02

Recalls for the 2019 Nissan ARMADA

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"nissan north america, inc. (nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 nissan altima, armada, frontier, kicks, leaf, maxima, murano, nv, nv200, pathfinder, rogue, rogue sport, sentra, titan, titan diesel, versa note and versa sedan vehicles, as well as infiniti q50, q60, qx30 and qx80 vehicles. additionally included are 2019 nissan gt-r and taxi and infiniti qx50, qx60, q70, q70l vehicles. the back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 111, "rear visibility.""
Consequence:
The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy:

Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.

Component(s) Involved: BACK OVER PREVENTION > SENSING SYSTEM > CAMERA
Date of incident: 2019-09-12

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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