Model directory 
Nissan: common problems and service schedules by model
47 verified faults across 10 models, from Brimly's Vehicle Knowledge Base — each checked by a human before publication. Below is every Nissan model with its most serious known faults; open one for its problems by generation, the mileage they appear at and its service schedule.
- Note Watch for:
- e-POWER 12V battery and high-voltage-system warnings
- Limited long-term history (watch item)
- Serena Watch for:
- e-POWER 12V battery and high-voltage-system warnings
- Power sliding-door motor and mechanism failure
- Dayz Watch for:
- Kei CVT sensitivity to heat and old fluid
- Mild-hybrid 12V and drive-belt dependence
- Qashqai Watch for:
- e-POWER battery-management software fault
- Infotainment glitches
- Roox Watch for:
- Kei CVT sensitivity to heat and old fluid
- Power sliding-door motor and mechanism failure
- Altima Watch for:
- VC-Turbo main bearing failure (2.0)
- CVT drivability problems (2.5)
- Navara Watch for:
- Rear coil-spring sag under load (dual cab)
- DPF regeneration on short trips
- Patrol Watch for:
- Timing-chain tensioner / guide wear at high mileage
- Heavy fuel consumption
- Rogue Watch for:
- VC-Turbo main bearing failure
- Intake-valve carbon buildup
- Sentra Watch for:
- CVT shudder and jerking
- Intake-valve carbon buildup
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