Here are Nissan Altima engine problems, by model year. The most common Altima engine problems cost $2,400 to fix & occur at 99,000 miles. Regarding the worst model year 2002 Nissan Altima engine problems, "Here's a disturbing trend for the 2002 Nissan Altima: the engine starts burning oil like crazy, the catalytic converter goes bad, the head gasket blows and eventually the entire engine needs replacement. Sound familiar? Like a script from a horror film, these Altimas seem doomed to fail around 95k miles" Click on a year below.

Worst Engine Problems
excessive oil consumption 2002 Nissan Altima
engine burns oil 2003 Nissan Altima
shakes when idling 2001 Nissan Altima