2014 Nissan 370Z — Should You Buy One?
Typical asking price: $15,000–$22,000. There is 1 high-severity known issue you need to know before handing over a check.
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Kestrel Take
Ten complaints for the entire model year. That is far too small a sample to grade a car on, and we would rather say so than let a short page read as a recommendation. Eight of those ten are the clutch, described the same way owners described it on the 2012 and 2013: the pedal drops to the floor in traffic and the car is stuck in gear. On the manual, that is the repair to plan around. Everything else on this year's record is a single filing apiece. The mechanical package — 332 hp from a naturally aspirated V6, a proper manual with rev matching, hydraulic-feel steering — is the reason these hold value. Go over the clutch carefully, listen for a clunk from the rear on a slow pull-away, and treat a full service history as worth more than a low odometer reading.
What we checked
Checked against public records, 2026-09-25
NHTSA holds 10 owner complaints for the 2014 Nissan 370Z, and no recall campaigns.
That is too small a record to read a pattern from, so we are not going to pretend otherwise — with numbers this low one owner moves the percentage by a lot. What has been filed is grouped under the transmission and drivetrain (8), throttle and cruise control (1), airbags (1). Treat those as things to look at, not as the vehicle's known weaknesses. A thin file usually means few of these were sold or few owners filed. It is not evidence the vehicle is trouble-free, and the issues below are our own research rather than a reading of this record.
Counts come from the NHTSA complaint and recall database — free, public, and worth checking yourself.
Known Issues for the 2014 Nissan 370Z
Ranked by wallet impact. These are documented, recurring problems — not freak accidents. How we decide that.
Eight of the ten complaints on this year, and the accounts are grim in a way that mileage does not predict — 40,000 miles, 43,000 miles, one owner in heavy traffic unable to shift out of gear or into neutral without damaging the transmission. The part is a plastic-bodied cylinder inside the bellhousing; when the seal goes, the fluid goes with it. Owners repeatedly report it recurring after a replacement with the same design. Because the gearbox must come out, labour is most of the invoice. Check it by holding the pedal to the floor for thirty seconds at idle and watching for creep, then driving it through all six gears twice, including a few slow-traffic starts. Automatic cars are not affected.
Repair cost (estimate): $700–$1,800 — the part is minor, removing the transmission is not
Source: NHTSA complaints filed under the transmission and drivetrain (8).
One owner with 43,000 miles reported a loud bang from the rear of the car on the highway, after which the automatic stopped shifting properly, with no fluid on the ground to explain it. It is a single filing, so it is not a pattern — but the 370Z does have a known habit of clunking through the rear differential and driveshaft when moving off or lifting off at low speed, and worn diff mounts and half-shaft splines are the usual causes. Drive the car slowly in a quiet car park, shifting between drive and reverse and lifting on and off the throttle, and listen for a metallic knock from behind the seats.
Repair cost (estimate): $500–$2,200 depending on whether it is mounts, half shafts or the differential
Source: NHTSA complaints filed under throttle and cruise control (1).
Not in the 2014 NHTSA record at all, so this is a known trait of the Sport package rather than a finding from this year's filings. The lightweight forged RAYS rims can crack rather than dent when they meet a bad pothole, and the owner usually discovers it through a wheel that will not hold pressure. Check each inner barrel with a phone torch for a weld repair, ask whether any tyre needs regular topping up, and note any shimmy that arrives above 55 mph and disappears below it.
Repair cost (estimate): $600–$1,400 per wheel
Source: not yet checked against public records.
Walk-Away Red Flags
- ✗Clutch pedal that sinks or sticks down during a thirty-second hold
- ✗Metallic clunk from the rear when moving off or lifting off the throttle
- ✗Clutch fluid reservoir that is low or has obviously been topped up
- ✗Airbag warning light still on after the engine settles to idle
- ✗Tyre that the seller says needs air more often than the others
Good Signs
- ✓A dated invoice for a slave cylinder replacement, ideally a metal-bodied part
- ✓Smooth, quiet take-up in first and reverse with no driveline knock
- ✓Clutch fluid clear to the top mark in the reservoir
- ✓Original forged wheels with unmarked inner barrels
- ✓Consistent oil change intervals documented from new
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