2012–2025 · 3 generations
Nissan Altima Parts, Specs and Maintenance Guide
Every maintenance specification for the 2012–2025 Nissan Altima, organised by generation. Pick a topic for the full picture across every year, or jump straight to your model year.
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Quick facts: 2019–2025 Altima
Nissan Altima maintenance guides
Oil & filter
Viscosity, capacity, filter part numbers, change interval
Battery
BCI group size, cold cranking amps, AGM or flooded
Tires & wheels
Factory sizes by trim, pressures, bolt pattern, lug torque
Wiper blades
Driver, passenger and rear blade lengths
Air & cabin filters
Cabin and engine air filter part numbers, locations, intervals
Bulbs
Headlight, fog and marker bulb types
Brakes
Rotor diameters, pad references, service notes
Fluids
Transmission fluid, coolant, brake fluid and capacities
Service schedule
What's actually due at every mileage interval
Problems & reliability
Documented failures, recalls, and which years to avoid
Oil light reset
Step-by-step maintenance light reset, no tools
Key fob battery
Which coin cell the remote takes
Specs
Towing, weight, fuel tank, fuel economy
Which Nissan Altima generation do you have?
Specifications change at generation boundaries, not every model year. Two cars four years apart often take the identical oil, filter, and battery. These are the generations we hold data for.
About the Nissan Altima
The Nissan Altima is a midsize sedan whose 2012–2025 run is really a story about engines and one transmission. 5L VQ35DE V6, both on 5W-30 oil and an early Jatco CVT (NS-2 fluid). 8-million-car hood-latch recall and a dim-headlight settlement.
0L KR20DDET VC-Turbo, which was dropped after 2024 and later swept into a 444,000-vehicle engine-bearing recall (NHTSA 25V-437). 3 bolt pattern, 83 ft-lb lug torque, CR2032 key-fob battery, and cheap, shared service parts, the famous 15208-65F0E oil filter fits nearly every engine here. 2025 is the Altima's final model year.
Nissan Altima by model year
Year pages show only the engines and specs offered that year.
Sources
- Nissan USA Newsroom, 2019 Altima specifications (oil capacities, weights, fuel tank)
- AMSOIL product lookup, 2019 Altima 2.5L PR25DD (0W-20, 5.4 qt, drain plug 22–29 ft-lbs)
- NHTSA recall 25V-437, VC-Turbo engine bearings
- NHTSA recalls by vehicle, 2019 Nissan Altima (18V-922, 19V-235, 19V-316, 19V-654, 23V-628)
- Nissan parts, 16546-6CA0A engine air filter fitment (2019–2025 Altima)
- Nissan parts, 22401-6LD1C spark plug (2019–2025)
- TirePressure.org, 2019 Nissan Altima placard pressures
- fueleconomy.gov, 2019 Nissan Altima EPA ratings
- Cars.com, Nissan drops VC-Turbo from 2025 Altima
- Goodyear tire lookup, 2019 Altima OE sizes by trim