Nissan safety statistics span several different measures: workplace incidents, affected vehicles in recalls, controlled crash-test injury metrics, and independent occupant-protection and assistance scores. The figures below identify the period, geography, tested vehicle or defined population, and the limits of each measure.
Key Nissan Safety Statistics
The most quotable Nissan safety figures include:
- In FY2023, Nissan Group’s global occupational accident frequency rate was 0.85 incidents per defined million working hours.
- In FY2023, Nissan recorded 22 serious occupational accidents across its global operations.
- In FY2023, one employee fatality was included in Nissan’s global serious-accident count.
- From FY2020 to FY2022, Nissan’s global occupational accident frequency rate declined from 0.98 to 0.85 under its internal FR1 definition.
- In FY2021, Nissan recorded 44 serious occupational accidents globally.
- In May 2024, NHTSA’s Nissan Takata warning covered 83,920 U.S. model-year 2002–2006 vehicles.
- In October 2024, NHTSA recall 24V-748 potentially affected 37,236 vehicles in the United States.
- In the 2024 IIHS driver-side small-overlap test, the Nissan Sentra recorded a driver HIC-15 of 141.
- In the same Sentra test, driver chest compression measured 30 millimeters.
- In the 2024 original IIHS moderate-overlap test, the Sentra driver HIC-15 was 427.
- In the 2025 IIHS driver-side small-overlap test, the Nissan Frontier driver HIC-15 was 114.
- In that Frontier test, driver chest compression measured 27 millimeters.
- In the 2022 original Frontier moderate-overlap test, center-footwell intrusion measured 14 centimeters.
- In Euro NCAP’s 2024 assessment, the Nissan Qashqai scored 78% for adult-occupant protection.
- In the same assessment, the Qashqai scored 85% for child-occupant protection.
- In Euro NCAP’s 2024 Qashqai assessment, safety assist scored 62%.
- In Euro NCAP’s 2022 Ariya assessment, the tested electric SUV had a kerb weight of 1,914 kilograms.
- In that assessment, the Ariya child-occupant score was 43.9 out of 49 points, or 89%.
Contents
- Key Nissan Safety Statistics
- Nissan Workplace Safety Statistics and Accident Trends
- Nissan Recall Safety Statistics and Affected Vehicles
- Nissan Sentra Crash-Test Injury Measurements
- Nissan Frontier Crash-Test Safety Measurements
- Nissan Qashqai Driver-Assistance and Occupant Safety Data
- Nissan Ariya Electric-SUV Safety and Vulnerable-Road-User Results
Nissan Workplace Safety Statistics and Accident Trends
Nissan’s workplace indicators describe occupational safety in Nissan Group global operations, not the safety of vehicles on public roads. Nissan defines FR1 internally as incidents per a defined million working hours, while GUR counts serious accidents under Nissan’s definition, including fatal, residual-disability and specified serious injuries.
| Fiscal year | Global FR1 rate | Serious accidents (GUR) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 0.98 | 39 |
| FY2021 | 0.91 | 44 |
| FY2022 | 0.85 | 22 |
| FY2023 | 0.85 | 22 |
Source: Nissan Motor Corporation — Sustainability data book 2024.
The FY2023 FR1 rate was 0.85 incidents per defined million working hours, and Nissan reported 22 serious accidents globally. One employee fatality was included in that serious-accident count; this is an occupational-workplace measure, not a road-crash fatality rate.
Across the reported period, the internal FR1 measure was 0.98 in FY2020, 0.91 in FY2021, and 0.85 in both FY2022 and FY2023. Serious accidents were 39 in FY2020, 44 in FY2021, and 22 in each of FY2022 and FY2023, but these counts should not be treated as a standardized public-sector accident rate because Nissan’s reporting definitions and scope apply.
Nissan Recall Safety Statistics and Affected Vehicles
Recall statistics measure vehicles identified for a safety remedy or warning. They are affected-vehicle populations, not confirmed crash or injury counts, and the following figures are specific to the United States.
In a May 29, 2024 consumer alert, NHTSA said Nissan’s Takata “Do Not Drive” warning covered 83,920 model-year 2002–2006 vehicles with recalled, unrepaired Takata airbags. The warning included 2002–2003 Infiniti QX4 vehicles, which were part of the Nissan-issued warning but were not Nissan-badged vehicles.
The vehicles were covered by NHTSA campaigns 20V-008 and 20V-747. Those campaign identifiers identify the relevant recalls; they are not additional vehicle counts.
A separate October 2024 recall, NHTSA recall 24V-748, potentially affected 37,236 vehicles. The combined population included 2024–2025 Nissan Rogue vehicles and 2025 Infiniti QX80 vehicles.
| Recall | U.S. affected population | Vehicles or issue |
|---|---|---|
| Takata warning, May 2024 | 83,920 | Model-year 2002–2006 vehicles with recalled, unrepaired airbags |
| 24V-748, October 2024 | 37,236 | 2024–2025 Rogue and 2025 QX80 |
NHTSA identified FMVSS 111 rear-visibility noncompliance as the issue in recall 24V-748. This is a federal safety-standard classification, not an observed crash frequency.
Source: NHTSA Recall 24V-748: Rearview Camera Image May Not Display/FMVSS 111.
Nissan Sentra Crash-Test Injury Measurements
The 2024 IIHS Sentra results apply to 2024–2025 models and come from controlled laboratory tests using a crash-test dummy. They are test measurements, not population crash outcomes or field injury rates.
In the driver-side small-overlap test, the Sentra recorded a HIC-15 of 141, driver neck tension of 1.4 kN, neck extension bending moment of 13 Nm, and a maximum Nij of 0.24. Driver chest compression was 30 mm.
The same test measured left and right femur forces of 0.7 kN and 1.0 kN, knee displacements of 1 mm and 3 mm, and tibia indices of 0.51 left and 0.41 right. Tibia axial forces were 0.2 kN left and 0.7 kN right.
The left and right knee-thigh-hip injury-risk estimates were both 0%; these are model-based dummy estimates, not real-world injury incidence.
In the original 2024 moderate-overlap test, the Sentra driver’s HIC-15 was 427 and chest compression was 34 mm. The test vehicle and configuration were specific to the IIHS protocol.
Source: 2024 Nissan Sentra.
Nissan Frontier Crash-Test Safety Measurements
The IIHS Frontier results combine a 2025 driver-side small-overlap test, applying to 2022–2026 models, with an original 2022 moderate-overlap test applying to 2022–2024 models. The figures describe one tested configuration in each protocol.
| Frontier test measure | Driver-side small overlap, 2025 test | Original moderate overlap, 2022 test |
|---|---|---|
| Driver HIC-15 | 114 | 230 |
| Driver chest compression | 27 mm | 31 mm |
| Other reported result | Neck tension 1.2 kN | Footrest intrusion 8 cm |
| Additional result | Neck extension moment 11 Nm | Center-footwell intrusion 14 cm |
In the 2025 driver-side small-overlap test, driver neck tension was 1.2 kN, neck extension bending moment was 11 Nm, and maximum Nij was 0.24. Left and right femur forces were 1.7 kN and 1.6 kN.
In the original moderate-overlap test, footrest intrusion was 8 cm, center-footwell intrusion was 14 cm, driver HIC-15 was 230, and chest compression was 31 mm. These intrusion values refer to the specific test locations and configuration.
Source: 2024 Nissan Frontier.
Nissan Qashqai Driver-Assistance and Occupant Safety Data
Euro NCAP’s 2024 Qashqai assessment reports percentages of available points, plus scenario-specific scores. These are protocol results for the tested variant rather than real-world crash frequencies.
| Qashqai assessment area | Score |
|---|---|
| Adult occupant | 78% |
| Child occupant | 85% |
| Vulnerable road user | 65% |
| Safety assist | 62% |
| Frontal impact | 13/16 points |
| Lateral impact | 14.4/16 points |
The Qashqai’s cyclist AEB score was 5.3/8 points, while cyclist-dooring prevention scored 0/1 point. Euro NCAP identifies the dooring result as a missing-data scenario shown by the protocol, not a real-world event rate.
Lane support scored 3/3 points. Together, these results distinguish assistance-system scenarios from occupant-protection percentages: they should not be combined into a single safety percentage.
Source: Euro NCAP Nissan Qashqai assessment.
Nissan Ariya Electric-SUV Safety and Vulnerable-Road-User Results
Euro NCAP’s 2022 assessment covers the tested Nissan Ariya 160 kW left-hand-drive variant. Its listed kerb weight was 1,914 kg, which is a tested-variant specification rather than a weight for every Ariya version.
For vulnerable-road-user impact protection, the Ariya scored 25.8/36 points. The subscores were 15.6 points for pedestrian-and-cyclist head protection, 4.2 points for pelvis protection, and 6 points for knee-and-tibia protection.
| Ariya Euro NCAP measure | 2022 score |
|---|---|
| Vulnerable-road-user impact protection | 25.8/36 points |
| Pedestrian-and-cyclist head protection | 15.6 points |
| Pelvis protection | 4.2 points |
| Knee-and-tibia protection | 6 points |
| Vulnerable-road-user impact mitigation | 14.6/18 points |
| Pedestrian AEB | 7/9 points |
The Ariya’s vulnerable-road-user impact-mitigation score was 14.6/18 points, including a pedestrian AEB score of 7/9 points. These are scenario-based Euro NCAP results rather than measured rates of pedestrian or cyclist crashes.
Child-occupant performance was 43.9/49 points, or 89%, and the child-restraint crash-performance subscore was 22.9/24 points. These figures apply to the tested variant and Euro NCAP’s 2022 protocol.
Source: Euro NCAP Nissan Ariya assessment.