Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA about this car, most about the electrical and automatic emergency braking. The 8 checks below target those problems, in the order you would do them at the car.
2022Tick items off on your phone at the car, or print it. Ticks stay on this device.
0/8 checked
2022 Nissan Armada: inspection sheet
Before you go, or before you touch the car0/3
Ask the seller not to warm the car up first0/3
At least 20 minutes, with some highway0/2
These checks are specific to this model year. For tires, body panels, fluids, and the other basics every used car needs, use the general inspection guide.
These years share the 2022's design and most of its parts, so their problems are the ones to look for on this car too.
Worth adding to your 2022 checks
Worth adding to your 2022 checks
Worth adding to your 2022 checks
EPA figures for each version of the 2022 Nissan Armada. Use them to confirm you are looking at the version that was advertised, and as a yardstick on the test drive.
| Version | Drive | EPA rating |
|---|---|---|
| 5.6L 8-cyl | 4WD, RWD | 15–16 mpg |
NHTSA complaints for the 2022 Nissan Armada, grouped by the part owners named. Open a row to read what goes wrong.
The battery drains for no clear reason, leaving the SUV hard to start or dead, sometimes with the family stranded. Replacement batteries go flat again within months. Dealers often can't reproduce the drain or find a fault. A separate pattern has the dashboard, infotainment and climate screens going blank, or every warning light coming on while driving. One owner reports repeat dealer visits and being told to wait for a software update. Another report links check engine and collision warning lights to a wiring harness problem that continued after parts were replaced.
The system fails in two opposite ways. In one report, neither the collision warning nor emergency braking reacts when the car ahead stops short, and the result is a crash with 3 injuries. In another, the brakes slam on with no hazard ahead, bringing the truck to a full stop near a railroad track with traffic behind. That owner says it has happened twice and nearly caused a rear-end collision. Only 2 complaints are on file, but both describe crash risk.
Excerpts from complaints Armada owners filed with NHTSA, as written. Listen for the same symptoms on your test drive.
Battery drain happens and vehicle Will be hard to start or not start at all. New battery was installed and 4 months later, same issue. It has been taken into dealership multiple times and they can never recreate the issue and have found nothing wrong with the vehicle to repair. This has caused wife and kids to be stranded because vehicle won’t start. No warning lights, nothing that the dealership found to cause issue.
Filed with NHTSA, October 2025
Check engine light and collision lights come on at start of vehicle due to the wiring harness issue. The throttle body and EMC have been replaced. This is a huge safety concern as it effects the engine and the operation of the vehicle. The problem continues even after the dealer has confirmed and reproduced the issue.
Filed with NHTSA, June 2026
The car in front of me stopped short and neither the Collision Warning or Emergency Braking activated or alerted at all, making no attempt to stop the vehicle, resulting in a collision.
Filed with NHTSA, November 2023
I was approaching a railroad track, and my truck slammed on brakes coming to a complete stop. With other cars behind me twice, this is the second time that has happened i was almost hit in the back
Filed with NHTSA, August 2023
Complaints for this year next to the average for the other model years, area by area.
The 2022 ranks sixth for owner complaints among 9 Armada years, well under the average of the others. Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, so compare like with like.
Redesigns and mid-cycle updates change what can go wrong.
The 2022 is the sixth model year of the Armada's second generation (2017–2024).
It includes the 2021 update.
What changed for 2021
Recall repairs are free at any Nissan dealer, but the seller may never have had them done. Check each campaign number against the VIN.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020-2026 Nissan Armada, 2011-2013 Infiniti QX56, and 2014-2027 QX80 vehicles equipped with 22" wheels. The Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) listed on the certification label is incorrect, which can allow the vehicle to be overloaded. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims.".
Risk: An overloaded vehicle can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will install new labels, free of charge. Additionally, Nissan will mail replacement labels to owners. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 4, 2026. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's numbers for this recall are R26B1 and R26B2. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on July 16, 2026.
Cars shoppers compare with the Nissan Armada, with their own 2022 checklists.
2022 owner complaints, side by side
