Nissan 370Z — the 10 years we've written up
2010–2019, side by side: what goes wrong on each, what the fix costs, and what they typically ask. 6 of the 10 carry a high-severity issue.
What this page is
These are the 10 Nissan 370Z model years Kestrel has done the homework on — not every year Nissan built one. A year that isn't listed here isn't a year we're warning you off; it's one we haven't written up yet. Ranking a whole model run would mean telling you about years we've never looked at.
Nissan 370Z by year
How many owner complaints NHTSA holds. A big number usually means a lot were sold; the shape matters more than the total.
Year by year
No power for the first ten seconds after the engine has sat for days — $0–$400 for a dealer reprogramme, depending on whether a bulletin applies to the VIN
Driver's curtain airbag may be installed wrong and fail to deploy (recall) — $0 with the recall — verify it was performed
Clutch slave cylinder seal fails and contaminates the hydraulic system — $700–$1,800 — small part, gearbox-out labour
Clutch slave cylinder leaks down and the pedal loses pressure — $700–$1,800 — a modest part behind a transmission that must come out
Clutch and SynchroRev / slave cylinder issues — $800-$2,000
Concentric slave cylinder failure strands the manual in gear — $700–$1,800 — the part is minor, removing the transmission is not
Clutch slave cylinder fails and the pedal will not come back up — $700–$1,800 — inexpensive part, expensive access
Concentric slave cylinder drains overnight and the clutch stops working — $700–$1,800 — the transmission comes out to reach it
Steering column lock strands the car, sometimes more than once — $900–$1,800
Electronic steering column lock fails and the car will not start — $900–$1,800
4 of these 10 have no high-severity issue in our write-up. That means we didn't find an expensive recurring fault — not that one cannot exist on the specific vehicle you're looking at.
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This page covers the Nissan 370Z in general. The Kestrel report covers the one you're looking at — the asking price against the market, the photos, the seller's description, and a BUY / NEGOTIATE / WALK AWAY verdict with a negotiation script.
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Known issues are based on documented owner reports, NHTSA complaints, class-action records, and manufacturer technical service bulletins. Individual vehicles vary. A pre-purchase inspection by a trusted mechanic is always worth doing.
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