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2019 Nissan Armada

Gas
Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD
2 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-09-11
A
Safety Signal
97 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record
RecallsNHTSA campaigns1
Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA73
Crash ratingNHTSA overall4★
Fuel economybest combined, EPA16 mpg
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The 2019 Nissan Armada is sold in the U.S. as a gas midsize or large SUV with 2 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Armada 2WD, is EPA-rated at 16 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A. Owners have filed 73 complaints, most often about the electrical system. NHTSA crash-tested it at 4 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov
ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
Armada 2WDGasRWD5.6L 8-cyl141916$3,900
Armada 4WDGas4WD5.6L 8-cyl131815$4,150

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 40755, 40762.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database
○minor

Back Over Prevention

1,228,830 vehicles
ProblemNissan 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) numRiskThe lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.FixNissan 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.
NHTSA campaign 19V654000reported Sep 12, 2019Nissan North America, Inc.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database
73complaints filed

4 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 1 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2019: 4 · 2020: 15 · 2021: 10 · 2022: 9 · 2023: 12 · 2024: 11 · 2025: 10 · 2026: 2

Most-cited components

Electrical System41
Unspecified20
Service Brakes11
Engine9
Forward Collision Avoidance9
Suspension6

What owners describe

“The passenger airbag seat sensor is defective. It has disabled the passenger airbag, and will not reactivate even with a passenger in the seat. The cost to repair the sensor is $5670. Just the sensor. The airbag has never deployed. We requested that Nissan cover the repair or at least the part, as the airbag is obvious…”Apr 3, 2023 · Air Bags · NHTSA owner report
“Multiple times while operating vehicle, vehicle quit running both while idling at a light and while driving down the road at speed. Collision narrowly avoided several times as I tried to steer the car with no power steering or power braking. Unknown if brake lights continued to work. All electrical systems quit, affect…”Mar 29, 2023 · Engine · NHTSA owner report
“The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Armada. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle failed to properly accelerate. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over on the side of the road and turned off and restarted the vehicle and the vehicle operated but failed to exceed 20 MPH. The vehicle wa…”Jan 19, 2023 · Engine · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP
ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
SUV AWD★★★★☆★★★☆☆★★★★★★★★☆☆22%
SUV RWD★★★★☆★★★☆☆★★★★★★★★☆☆24%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning.

Other Armada model years

A

2026 Nissan Armada

2 recalls · 7 complaints

A

2025 Nissan Armada

2 recalls · 20 complaints

A

2024 Nissan Armada

1 recalls · 4 complaints

A

2023 Nissan Armada

1 recalls · 5 complaints

A

2022 Nissan Armada

1 recalls · 9 complaints

B

2021 Nissan Armada

2 recalls · 13 complaints

B

2020 Nissan Armada

2 recalls · 27 complaints

A

2018 Nissan Armada

1 recalls · 75 complaints

A

2017 Nissan Armada

0 recalls · 81 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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