Overview & Reviews

All Altimas receives exterior styling enhancements, including new smoked headlamps and taillights, new wheel designs and a restyled front fascia and grille, along with a much needed interior redesign. The 3.5-liter V6 gets five more horsepower and three more lb-ft of torque, for a total of 250 and 249, respectively, and is now available with a five-speed automatic transmission. A new performance-oriented SE-R model joins the lineup along with a leather-lined 3.5 SL model. A newly optional DVD-based navigation system and two new exterior colors round out the changes.

• Sports car power in a midsize sedan body, excellent handling, roomy and comfortable interior, high level of features, distinctive styling.

• Considerable road noise, overboosted steering, no stability control, ABS still an extra-cost option.

User Reviews:

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  One year later....still love it - 2005 Nissan Altima
  By Paul O. - October 24 - 2:33 pm

  I leased my 05 3.5 SE w/ auto trans back in May 04. At 20K and over a year later I must say this is a great car. The engine is awesome (especially with the auto stick mode) and it makes merging on the highway a joy. I get about 24 mpg in mixed driving conditions. The freshened interior is attractive, seats are comfortable and the Bose stereo is great. The Xenon lights are bright and clear at night and they look great w/ the smoked out lense covers. All in all, Nissan has done a great job with this car and I highly recommend it to anyone. Good job!

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  Nissan - 2005 Nissan Altima
  By Steph - October 6 - 5:06 am

  Love the car, never had any trouble from it. Had a variety of vechicles, must say without a doubt this is the best in preformance, make, you name it.

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  Great buy - 2005 Nissan Altima
  By Dhruv - October 5 - 10:00 am

  Great re-designing , increased HP.

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  3.5 SL with Navigation - 2005 Nissan Altima
  By junj - October 5 - 10:00 am

  I absolutely love this car. I cant wait to test the engine (still breaking in) but you know there is a lot of power waiting in the wings. The display for the navi/sound system has a nice day/night feature which helps reduce glare in the day and too much brightness at night. Dial controls for the auto climate control seems elegant. The Bose sound system is good but the bass seems very light unless you crank up the volume. My main complaint: the cheap parts (lock switch, dashboard, faux wood panelling, etc) are very noticeable. Hence, I gave it only a 9 in that regard. Otherwise, overall the car is worthy of the praises that it receives.

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  05 Altima - 2005 Nissan Altima
  By Andy - October 5 - 7:03 am

  The five speed manual w/ the 4 cylindar is a very fun and peppy car for the money. It drives much like a sports car, but has the convenience of being a sedan and feels surprisingly luxurious for the price.

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  Love my SE-R!! - 2005 Nissan Altima
  By GVUCRDT - October 2 - 12:26 pm

  Ive had this car for a few weeks, put a few thousand miles on it already, and love it! I had a 97 Altima (still have) w/ 173000 miles, I expect the same from this. The only problem is that my old favorite windy roads are now boring in the SE-R, I need to find more challanging roads! Oh wait, guess thats not really a problem is it?

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  8 years old, 148,000 miles, still happy - 2005 Nissan Altima
  By ronrn - September 24 - 11:14 am

  My 2005 Nissan Altima 3.5SE was the first NEW car I ever purchased, having only purchased used cars before. I have been very pleased with the car. I now have around 148,000 miles on the car and it is still running strong. I have not had any major problems. I have gone through the original set of tires and replaced the tires twice and need to go get new tires again. I first needed the rear brake pads changed at around 100,000 miles. The front pads needed changing for the first time at about 130,000 miles. Im not sure how long Ill continue driving this before buying a new vehicle; earlier this year we replaced my wifes car with 2013 Ford Explorer (fully loaded Limited), happy with it too.

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  An altima beyond its name - 2005 Nissan Altima
  By Russ - September 23 - 12:43 pm

  To start off i love this car. I also happen to be a nissan technician so i see these cars everyday, i know them in and out far more than anyone else just looking to buy a car can know. That is why i bought this car. Its a family sedan thats fun to drive, u dont feel like u have to be old to buy it. Im in my mid 20s with a family, i did not want to be stuck in some boring family car, i wanted one that i could take out, enjoy myself, and return home with a smile on my face everytime. I get looks from people all the time wondering is that an altima, especially ones who own the base 2.5S, or 3.5Se models. To put it simply, if you want to feel young in a family car, this is it!!!

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  Black 2005 Nissan 2.5S4drSedanAutomatic - 2005 Nissan Altima
  By Lisa - September 23 - 7:16 am

  Quality was number 1 to us, so the first place we shopped was Toyota but I was very unimpressed with the looks of the 2005s, that was really important to us subsequently we tryed Honda but was equally unimpressed with appearance of their 2005 model. We ended up at a Nissan dealership and saw the 2005 Altima WoW! was my first thought. It has everything we were looking for with a fabulous $ to boot. We bought one but it is not the quiet smooth ride that I expect. We therefore have been discussing other options and see ourselves in the near future test driving the Chrysler 300 or the new mustang for smoothness and quiet.

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  I Love This Car! - 2005 Nissan Altima
  By papillion - September 4 - 10:00 am

  I went to the dealership looking for a new car. I thought I would get one that was a year or two old, maybe a Sentra. I thought what the heck, lets go ahead the test drive the new Altima, and I really liked it. There is a ton of room, it looks cool, and it is fun to drive. I would recommend the Altima to anyone looking to buy a new car!