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2012 Nissan Altima

2012 · Mid-size · gasoline

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Fuel efficiency
A

Top 12% of 2012 gas cars

8.9 L/100 km · about $2,554 a year

ABCDF

Among 2012 mid-size cars, all types#21 of 80

Against every car on sale today, EVs includedC

20,000 km a year at $1.44/L regular gasoline.

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Insurance
B

Cheaper to insure than 79% of 2012 cars

From what insurers paid out on the 2012 model

ABCDF

Compares cars, not drivers. Not a quote.

Insurance estimates for
Crash rating
—
not tested
Insurance claims
71
29% below average · 2012 data
Theft risk
—
not enough data
Awards
0
none this year

Why insurance costs what it does

IBC hasn't published claims for the 2012 yet, so this uses what insurers paid out on the 2012 model, compared with a typical car. Bars to the right mean higher claims, which push the price up.

  • Crash repairsCollision27% below
  • Theft, vandalism and hailComprehensive65% below
  • Damage from other driversDCPDno data
  • Injury payoutsAccident benefits4% above
  • How often it's stolenTheft frequencyno data
How the grade is worked out

We estimate what a typical driver with full coverage would pay for this model in Ontario, then rank it against every other 2012 model. The car-specific part of the premium follows what insurers have paid out on this model (the bars above). A is cheaper to insure than at least 80% of them. It compares cars, not drivers: your own quote depends mostly on your age, record and address.

Sources: Alberta AIRB, FSRA, GAA, Facility Association and IBC How Cars Measure Up. How this works

Safety

NHTSA hasn't published crash-test stars for this model year.

About these ratings

Stars measure how well the cabin protects people in a lab crash, not how often the car crashes. They're for the U.S. version of the same model year, usually the same car as in Canada. IIHS awards can depend on headlights or trim. How this works

Fuel and emissions

  • City10.1 L
  • Highway7.4 L
  • CO₂205 g/km
  • Smog rating—

Litres per 100 km. Rated as gasoline, 92 of 643 for efficiency in 2012.

All NRCan figures
NRCan model name
Altima
Powertrain (file)
ice
Vehicle class
Mid-size
Engine
2.5 L
Cylinders
4
Transmission
AV
Fuel type
Regular
City
10.1 L/100 km
Highway
7.4 L/100 km
Combined
8.9 L/100 km
Combined (mpg)
32
Energy use (ranking scale)
8.9 L/100 km eq.
CO₂
205 g/km
NRCan trims averaged
3
Efficiency rank this year
92 of 643 (beats 86%)
Class rank this year
21 of 80 · Mid-size
Vs latest NRCan year
422 of 794 in 2026
Class vs latest year
40 of 56

Lab ratings from Natural Resources Canada; real-world use, especially in winter, is usually higher. How this works

IBC How Cars Measure Up, NRCan Fuel Consumption Guide, and NHTSA. Not a quote. How this works

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