2023 Nissan GT-R Safety and Reliability

Safety is an important part of the decision-making process for many new-car buyers in the USA, but when it comes to vehicles in this price range, reviews from the IIHS or NHTSA are hard to come by and the car has no official safety rating. That said, Nissan's more accessible offerings generally perform well and the GT-R should be more than capable of keeping you safe from harm in the event of a bumper bashing.

So what safety specs are we looking at? Well, the US has very strict guidelines about the minimum requirements for a car to be sold here and one such requirement is the inclusion of a rearview camera, which this car gets alongside front and rear parking sensors. The GT-R also features hill start assist, your typical traction and stability control systems, and a set of six airbags. These include dual frontal, seat-mounted side-impact, and side-curtain airbags. But if you were hoping to get modern driver-assist tech like blind-spot monitoring or adaptive cruise control, you'd best look elsewhere.

Although you may battle to get your phone to connect, at least you shouldn't have to worry about reliability in the GT-R. There haven't been many recalls at all, and the most recent one - affecting the 2021 model - was for a steering knuckle or rear axle housing that could deform.

If anything else impedes your enjoyment of the car, it is covered by a basic warranty for the first three years/36,000 miles. You also get coverage for the powertrain for the first five years/60,000 miles. Roadside assistance runs for three years or 36,000 miles.