Overview & Reviews

Other than minor feature availability adjustments, the 2012 Nissan Altima is unchanged. Nissan has also discontinued the Altima Hybrid this year.

• Quiet ride
• Responsive steering
• Many available electronic features
• Capable chassis
• Available coupe body style.

• Complex options structure.
• Smaller backseat than rivals

User Reviews:

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  a real car - 2012 Nissan Altima
  By omar - August 1 - 2:22 pm

  I have a 2.5s special edition no issues I put good gas 89 octane lasts me 2 weeks and drive it every day very strong reliable. brakes wasnt too impressive but upgraded them to cross-drilled slotted rotors and its perfect now great car to have

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  2012 Altima 3.5 SR - 2012 Nissan Altima
  By wikoli - June 28 - 2:47 pm

  Lucked out, got 6K off msrp on a fully loaded 12 3.5 SR incl. tech pkg. (nav). Was sitting on dealers lot for 2 weeks with a "sold" sign, but deal fell through. Last 12 on their lot. Impressive initial quality, flawless fit and finish (silver) and interior quality. Kudos to the folks at the Smyrna, TN plant. Drivers seat not as good as 13 "NASA" seat, but is fine. Brakes not as good as wifes previous 10 CX-7 GT, but acceptable. V6 & CVT good match w/ good power. 26 mpg on first tank (hand calculated), not bad, better than the CX-7. Handling is great, steering is heavy on hwy. but tracks well and lightens up in low speed driving. This is a completely different car from the 2.5 models.

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  Great car, but strange noise at 30 MPH - 2012 Nissan Altima
  By nj_driver - December 13 - 1:56 am

  Ive driven 6K miles in my 2012 Altima 3.5. Overall, the car has good acceleration, and is very responsive. The only odd concern is that at 30 MPH (the first time I drive it each day), there is a clunk. It sounds like I ran over a rock and it hit the undercarriage. I returned to Nissan 2 times to have it checked, and was told that it is the ABS Actuator, and the sound is normal. I find it hard to believe the engineers at Nissan would allow this. Check this if you test drive an Altima.

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  good bang for the buck - 2012 Nissan Altima
  By dmihailescu - November 17 - 9:35 pm

  responsive and fun to drive. The interior looks a little outdated nowadays. Easy to use controls. Good deal if you get the end of year rebates.

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  Give me back my Honda. - 2012 Nissan Altima
  By Robert - June 1 - 5:36 am

  If youre considering an Altima, specifically a V6 model, check out other offerings by Honda, Toyota, Chevy, Hyundai, Ford, or even Chrysler/Dodge. I bought my Altima certified pre-owned with 16000 miles on the clock. I enjoyed and loved the car since it had every feature and option available. Well at about 18000 miles when I brought it in to the dealership for numerous rattles while driving. Not too long after that, the car started to shudder when taking off after a stop, as well as hesitating. I took it back to the dealership where they said that the transmission was defective and had to be replaced, at 20000 miles. The car seemed to drive fine for a while but then, it started getting horrible gas mileage and hesitating again along with my brake light flashing and my traction control light illuminating. Took it back again at 22500, which they said my master cylinder was bad, brake booster was bad, and the car had a bad head gasket which was causing the coolant to leak into 2 cylinders causing them to misfire. Also, it had a bad motor mount and the exhaust had a leak. They replaced and repaired everything under warranty. Drove it until about 29000 miles and the replacement transmission started to shudder and hesitate again, as well as making a loud whining noise from 3000 rpm to redline. Took it back and the dealership said the replacement transmission had an internal failure again and needed to be replaced. Now for the pros of this ultra reliable crap mobile: the seats are comfortable, the ride is pretty smooth when it wants to be, and when the car isnt having any issues, the acceleration is great. Better than any car Ive owned. But Id gladly sacrifice some features this car has to go back to my trusty V6 Accord. Too bad it cant happen, since Im upside down on this Altima. UPDATE: The replacement tranny replaced at 29k started exhibiting the same issues as before around 33k. I decided to trade it in despite the fact it wasnt worth anything and I still owed a lot. Needless to say, Im glad to be out of the Altima and into a Honda Accord.

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  Nissan service - 2012 Nissan Altima
  By Paul Jackson - February 20 - 4:26 am

  If you find a problem with a certified car that the dealer refuses to correct, Nissan will not assist the customer to resolve the matter.

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  Noisiest car I ever had - 2012 Nissan Altima
  By frespo - September 13 - 8:53 am

  I bought my new car ~ 2 months ago. Since the beginning it made a loud "grinding" engine noise. I think it sounds like a loud diesel car. Took it to the dealer and they could not find anything "unusual". You could hear it over the radio, which is not very good. This car is noisier than the Civic 2001 it replaced! On gas milegae, I was looking forward to getting at least 30. No such luck. With the car brand new it gave me 27 and now it is down to 25. It does not have a USB port, which comes standard with cheaper cars. In short, not the new car experience I was hoping for. Do yourself a favor. DO NOT BUY AN ALTIMA. There are plenty of good cars out there. Many are priced lower than this

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  Know this! - 2012 Nissan Altima
  By Greg Lucas - July 28 - 2:15 pm

  Overall great car. Would buy again. Some complaints. Road noise is excessive and hard for people to hear you over blue tooth phone calls. Lack of more and placement of 1 usb port is annoying. Would not buy paint shield, leather protection, or warranties.

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  A Family sedan car for REAL - 2012 Nissan Altima
  By doppel_110 - March 15 - 5:33 am

  We love our Altima, everybody drives it cause its give good MPG. I fillup and takes me everywhere, farther places and still last a week. Im a truck guy so I use to seeing the fuel gauge needle move daily but on this Altima it takes awhile. When I dirve I average 28-30 mpg combine with 40 city and 60 hwy. The cabin is roomy specially the backseats. I never seen a roomy back seats car like the Altima. The trunk is massive can probably fit 2 full size adults with some space to spare. Love the suspension not noisy and handles very well. I can park easily and maneuver around corners, remember Im a pickup truck guy so driving this car is mere child play.

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  My car go everywhere no matter what - 2012 Nissan Altima
  By mexican86 - January 25 - 6:39 am

  My Altima 2.5S is amazing. Good mileage I average 25-28 mpg combine and with a bigger 20 gallons fuel tank I can drive up to 450 miles before refueling. The car is responsive when I press down the gas pedal but it makes that drone noise which kind of bother me every once in a while. Huge roomy backseats good for 2 adult full size, not recommend for 3 in a long trip. Currently has 50k miles already, yea I drive a lot.