Overview & Reviews

The 2015 Altima 3.5 SV and 3.5 SL trims now come standard with the Technology package (including touchscreen navigation and upgraded safety features), which remains optional on the 2.5 SV and 2.5 SL. Also, the remote ignition system can detect the ambient temperature and activate climate/defrost functions accordingly, and all SV models get a standard eight-way power driver seat. As a running change to the 2015 Altima 3.5, Nissan discontinued the S and SV trim levels. The remaining 3.5 SL trim later gained front and rear parking sensors as standard features.

• Impressive acceleration and fuel economy with either engine
• Above-average cabin quality.
• Strong crash test scores
• Capable and user-friendly electronics
• Satisfying ride and handling balance

• Relatively modest rear headroom and legroom
• Four-cylinder engine can be noisy.

User Reviews:

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  My Altima Broke Down 5 Times - 2015 Nissan Altima
  By Steve - August 4 - 6:47 pm

  I bought a used Altima in 2019. I'm grateful I bought a warranty, because I needed multiple repairs within the first year. The issue that happened was I would press the gas and the car wouldn't respond at all. It would slow down and come to a complete stop. Nissan "fixed" it 3 times in different ways. I thought I was out of the woods, but in July of 2022 it died on me in the the middle of nowhere, Arizona, on a scorching day. Nissan told me to replace the head gasket, at a cost of $1500 to me. (Nissan paid the other half, so this repair cost $3000 total.) I picked it up from the shop to drive home and it broke down again after only two hours on the road. That was the last time. I sold it back to Nissan today. In trying to rectify this, I was treated like a nuisance and they don't even offer loaner vehicles. This car is unsafe and unreliable and Nissan's customer service has been nonexistent. Do not buy a Nissan ever.

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  CVT Transmission SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - 2015 Nissan Altima
  By HateNissan - November 14 - 3:03 pm

  NEVER EVER BUy nissan cvt car. After you hit 30 -60 k then real problem starts . My new car 2015 transmission broked . Wrost car .Only good thing about this car is milage rest is worse. Buy toyota or honda for reliability.

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  First and last - 2015 Nissan Altima
  By Morris Bonilla - May 19 - 4:29 pm

  Bought a Nissan Altima SV on February 2015 with 200 miles on it. Started having issue with it in July 2015. Accelerating and the car would hesitate to move, so I would start it thinking is the accelerator issue. Went to get an oil change on August 2015 and explain to the Representative what the car was doing and he notified me that it was a holiday and they were short handed so bring it back on your next oil change and they will check on it. So a month later goes by and guess what happens the transmission goes out. my car only has 10100 miles on it. will never buy another Nissan again.

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  Blind Spot Warning, be warned - 2015 Nissan Altima
  By wexlerb - May 19 - 4:44 pm

  I have a 2015 Nissan Altima SV with tech package. I noticed immediately after getting the car about a month ago that when the roads were wet the blind spot monitoring system would give false alarms all the time. I took this to the dealer twice already and I was handed a bulletin on the problem. I talked directly to Nissan and they have no fix, and in their words it was designed this way. I asked for a refund of the car since this could be a serious safety issue, and you can guess where this request went. Be warned, do not buy.

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  Good car but outdated desigb - 2015 Nissan Altima
  By Maulik Shah - December 20 - 4:21 pm

  With beautiful interiors specially with mazdas and Hondas. Altima looks very stale design. No CarPlay too.

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  Great MPG BUT... - 2015 Nissan Altima
  By Dave in MN - December 21 - 11:56 pm

  I purchased an 2015 Altima 2.5SL(new) in August of 2014. I live in MN so I went through a winter with it. Things I liked, MPG was phenomenal, lots of room, audio system was great, ride was comfortable. Things I didnt like, I started to notice what appeared to be rust forming on the trunk where the chrome attaches to the trunk(Dec 14). I kept an eye on it and in March(15) the rust was very noticeable, I contacted my dealer and they didnt seem shocked at all. They said it was fairly common. WTF? The car was 6 months old. They "fixed" it and within a month it was showing rust again. This time they had the body shop fix it. Then about a month later a started to notice rust around the back door opening. I was told it was due to gravel. Hmm I had an Acura TSX which I owned for 10 years and drove on the same roads and didnt have any rust until year 10. After the THIRD round of rust in LESS THAN a year i dumped the rust bucket. I dont know what to tell you other than I have read other reviews with the same rust issues. That is a quality control problem. i wish I could recommend the Altima but i cant. 3 issues with Rust on a car less than a year old is unacceptable. One round is bad but THREE!!! Buyer be ware.

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  27,000 miles and always in the shop - 2015 Nissan Altima
  By Tyler Johnson - July 31 - 7:14 pm

  Ive owned Nissans my whole life. Ive loved them and the company until I bought this car. Ive had so many problems, though, I took a loss just to give it back to Nissan. I submitted three buy-back requests through Nissan and they denied me all three times. The car was still under warranty when I had all the problems, but that warranty was nearing its end and Nissan wouldnt work with me, so I was too scared to keep it. In the first two years and 27,000 miles, the radio backlights flashed like there was a short and the radio kept restarting itself. The dealer replaced the radio and the new one kept doing the same thing. They wouldnt replace it a second time because they couldnt duplicate it. The steering wheel controls stopped working intermittently. Again, couldnt duplicate the problem. The O2 sensor stopped working correctly and the car started running rough. It was working fine and I accidently reset the check engine light before they could fit me in... so, couldnt duplicate the problem. The transmissions computer stopped working correctly and wouldnt go into higher gears. They replaced the computer but the second computer is doing the same thing. And heres the best one... When youre out of windshield washer fluid, the blind spot monitors and lane departure warnings wont work. I researched it and its a known bug. I mean, it makes sense. Why would you need to check your blind spots if your windshield washer fluid reservoir is empty? The car is stylish and comfortable. And thats pretty much where I end the positive. Dont buy this - or any Nissan. I get that every manufacturer has bad days and makes a lemon or two, but I would expect them to take responsibility for the problems. They wont buy back and they wont fix documented problems because they cant see them in the shop. I had videos of the malfunctions proving they were happening but it didnt matter.

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  Great Car, but horrible steering - 2015 Nissan Altima
  By Glenn Barber - September 21 - 7:22 pm

  For the past 7 years, I have driven 2008 Nissan Altima and loved the car. So I decided to get the exact same car when I decided to purchase a new vehicle. I wish I had my old car because of the steering on the 2015 model that I purchased. The car drifts from one side of the road to the other and you have to continuously fight the steering wheel. After taking the car to the dealership, they told me that it drift within the normal limit set by Nissan. When did become appropriate to drift across the center line??? The dealership said that the new steering is sensitive and will drift dependent on the makeup of the road. After fighting the steering for only 2000 miles, Im ready to trade for another car. My advise - think very carefully before purchasing the Nissan Altima. It hard to pick-up on the drift during a 10 minute test drive. After buying the top of the line Altima, I would think Nissan would try to help resolve the problem. No luck!!!