NHTSA Data Explorer

Nissan 200SX

Data refreshed May 30, 2026

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Complaints

125

Active records

Recalls

3

Active records

TSBs

64

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

Reported severity

Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.

Deaths

0

Injuries

20

Crashes

23

Fires

3

Top reported issues — Nissan 200SX

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Safety restraint issue

50

Safety restraint behavior

36

Condition issue

28

Operating state

21

Reporting mechanism

15

Wiper/washer behavior

13

Braking behavior

9

Thermal issue

8

Noise

7

Engine behavior

6

Ride/handling behavior

6

Access/entry issue

5

Starting behavior

5

Driver assistance issue

4

Fluid issue

3

Lighting behavior

3

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

3

Vibration/harshness

3

Electrical issue

2

Performance issue

2

Powering on/off behavior

2

Recent change

2

Steering behavior

1

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

1995 NISSAN 200SX

Filed Sep 10, 2019


TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 NISSAN 200SX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS DISCONTINUED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REJECTED FOR AN INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

1998 NISSAN 200SX

Filed Dec 10, 2018


CAR WONT CRANK, REPLACED THE STARTER, BATTERY, IGNITION SWITCH AND NO ONE KNOWS HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN THE DEALERSHIP WONT HELP UNLESS YOU HAVE OVER $1,000. ITS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE DASH LIGHTS COMES ONE BUT NOTHING ELSE. I REPLACED EVERYTHING. WHEN YOU SHUT THE ENGINE OFF YOU HAVE TO WAIT SOMETIMES FOR 3 TO 4 HOURS OR LONGER AND THAT IS IN PUBLIC PARKING LOTS.

1997 NISSAN 200SX

Filed Apr 13, 2015


TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN 200SX. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT HAVING THE BATTERY RECHARGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FORMALLY DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

1997 NISSAN 200SX

Filed Oct 2, 2012


AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN, ABOUT 20 FEET AFTER TURN BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE, CHIN, THROAT AND CHEST. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, NO POT HOLES IN THE ROAD, NO OTHER CAR EVEN ON THE ROAD. I CANNOT FIND ONE REASON WHY THE AIR BAGS WOULD DEPLOY. IT HAS BEEN 48 HOURS AND I AM STILL SORE INCLUDING MY NECK AND BRUISING ON MY NECK AND CHEST. *TR

1995 NISSAN 200SX

Filed Apr 5, 2012


3 HOLES AND 5 BREAKS THREW OUT FRAME HAD TO REPAIR. VERY EXPENSIVE BUT TH E MOTOR IS RUGGAD. *TR

1998 NISSAN 200SX

Filed Feb 25, 2012


ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES QUIT WORKING ODOMETER, GAS. RPM. TEMP, ALL QUIT WORKING. *TR

1995 NISSAN 200SX

Filed Nov 12, 2009


MAJOR LEAK IN A RUBBER FUEL VAPOR HOSE ON THE NISSAN 200 SX GAS TANK. THIS PREVENTED THE GAS PUMP OVERFLOW SAFETY MECHANISM FROM FUNCTIONING RESULTING IN A 5-6 GALLON GASOLINE SPILL AS THE CAR WAS BEING REFUELED AT A GAS STATION. THE RUBBER HOSE WAS REPLACED. THE OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR

1997 NISSAN 200SX

Filed Oct 5, 2009


TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN 200SX. WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM, HER WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE TOWED SINCE SHE HAD NO VISIBILITY. THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE WIPER LINKAGE SEPARATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 98V093000; HOWEVER, THEY CONFIRMED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,036 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS…

1998 NISSAN 200SX

Filed Apr 27, 2009


RECENTLY MY WIPER FAILED DUE TO LINKAGE ISSUES, UPON INVESTIGATION MY MAKE MODEL AND YEAR OF CAR HAD A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. WHEN TRYING TO GET IT REPAIRED I WAS TOLD MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AMONG THOSE ELIGIBLE FOR REPAIR DUE TO RECALL. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS CONSIDERING I AM ACTUALLY HAVING THE SPECIFIC FAILURE ON MY VEHICLE THERE OBVIOUSLY HAS BEEN A MISTAKE AND THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURER SEEING AS MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION WITH THIS DEFECT. *TR

1996 NISSAN 200SX

Filed Jan 14, 2008


TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 NISSAN 200SX. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS OR EXCEED 20 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92,000.

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Updated May 30, 2026. Refreshed nightly.