Total Complaints
5 filings
NISSAN 300ZX · model year
5 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1995NISSAN300ZX carries 5 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 2 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1995 300ZX is engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline with 2 filings, followed by power train:manual transmission (1) and power train:automatic transmission (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 54 investigation files overlapping the 1995 300ZX, and 5 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
5 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 2 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | 1 |
MIDDLE SIDE RAILS ON CONVERTIBLE TOP FRAME SNAPPED IN HALF ON BOTH SIDES, PLUS, HOOKS THAT HOLD CONVERTIBLE TOP AND FRAME DOWN WHILE STOWING HAD TO BE MODIFIED (SPRING TENSION AND HOOK CONTOUR) IN ORDER TO FUNCTION. *TR
SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO SECOND GEAR SMOOTHLY. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL.
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE INTO SECOND GEAR SMOOTHLY. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL.
DRIVING DOWN HWY 9, VEHICLE STUTTED A FEW TIMES, SMOKE CAME THROUGH VENTS, PULLED VEHICLE TO SIDE ROAD, VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK
DRIVING DOWN HWY 9, VEHICLE STUTTED A FEW TIMES, SMOKE CAME THROUGH VENTS, PULLED VEHICLE TO SIDE ROAD, VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK
Driver Airbag Inflator Rupture
Inner Tie Rod Failures
Side curtain air bags may deploy inadvertently
Reduced Power After Engine Stall
Loss of motive power due to broken crankshaft with no ability to restart.
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.