2009 Nissan 370Z

Typical pattern

0.4% of complaints about the 2009 Nissan 370Z came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2009 vehicle — around the middle of the 212 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 4.3 yr in service. The most-reported system is steering (88 complaints), typically at 4.3 yr or about 38,560 miles.

Complaints: 227
Median age at failure: 4.3 yr
Median mileage: 39,300 n=218
Crash / fire / tow: 0.9% of reports
Safety recalls: 0

In owners’ own words

Power train 3,000 mi 1.7 yr in service

NISSAN 370Z GRINDING NOISE WHEN CLUTCH IS RELEASED. NO MATTER IN WHICH GEAR YOU RELEASE THE CLUTCH, THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE. THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP HAVE TESTED OTHER NEW 370Z, AND THEY ARE ALL THE SAME. MY Z IS ONLY AT 3600 MILES. *TR

Power train 16,158 mi 2.0 yr in service

I HAVE A 2009 370Z. IT IS DAILY DRIVEN (NO CLUTCH DUMPING, BURN OUT, TRACK, RACING, ETC.). THE CLUTCH IS OEM. AT 16,158 MILES I WAS LEAVING WORK. I WAS GETTING READY TO PULL OUT OF THE PARKING LOT WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR. THE MORE I PRESS DOWN, THE MORE PRESSURE WAS LOST. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED CONCENTRIC SLAVE CYLINDER. THIS IS PROBABLY THE SAME PART THAT IS USED IN THE '07+ 350Z WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. THANKFULLY THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED IN THE PARKING LOT. THE PEDAL SINKING TO THE FLOOR WAS SUDDEN AND WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

Power train 12,000 mi 1.3 yr in service

REAR DIFF SEIZED TWICE, AT 12K AND 15K. DEALER IDENTIFIED ISSUE AS OVERHEATING DUE TO IMPROPER BACKLASH SETTING FROM FACTORY. *TR

Electrical system 10,000 mi 1.3 yr in service

IGNITION FAILURE . UNABLE TO START CAR, OR PERFORM ANY ACTION, RESULTS IN ONLY SOLUTION. TOW VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. ROOT CAUSE: DEFECTIVE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE (IPDM) MUST BE REPLACED. THIS IS OCCURRING ON NEW 2009+ NISSAN 370Z MODELS. *TR

Other 370Z model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2009 Nissan 370Z

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

In owners’ own words

Other 370Z model years

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