Is the Nissan Gtr reliable?

In our read, the Nissan Gtr scores 70 out of 100 on brand reliability. That still varies by generation and how the individual car was looked after, so always check the service history before you commit.

Where do these Nissan Gtr figures come from?

They're worked out from current used-Nissan Gtr listings in Singapore — asking prices, mileage and registration years — not past transaction prices. We refresh them regularly, and we flag thin data rather than guess.

Nissan Gtr

Name: Nissan Gtr
Brand: Nissan

Buying advice + depreciation curve + variant breakdown for every generation on sale.

Model strength

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Focus

Weighs every axis evenly. Changes the weighting, not the numbers.

▲ 2 axes vary by variant (price, running cost) — see variant pages.

Positioning vs segment

Where does Nissan Gtr sit?

0 scoreable mass-market coupes

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Brand reliability: Consumer-survey composite — JD Power · WhatCar · Consumer Reports. Same score for every variant of a given make.
Resale strength: 100 − 3× annualised tangible-decay (COE-stripped). Fitted from each variant's asking-price-by-age regression then averaged at model level.
Peer set: Every same-segment model with ≥5 active PARF listings whose variants fit a depreciation curve. Practicality isn't plotted — it's a body-shape constant within the segment, so it would be the same for every dot.
Quadrants: The crosshair marks the segment median on each axis. Top-right (Safe Bets) is strong on both; top-left (Hidden Gems) holds value above what the brand reputation suggests; bottom-right (Bargain Buys) is well-built but depreciates fast — buy cheap; bottom-left (High Risk) is soft on both.

Generation

GT-R R35 (2007-present) · Reg 2007–2020

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Photo: Hatsukari715 / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Asking: S$179k–290k
Median: S$199k
Decay: —

What's good

Post-2017 GT-R with documented GR6 transmission fluid + bellhousing service — buying the newest car you can afford is the standard supercar advice; combined with documented transmission service (15-20k mi intervals), the cleanest GT-R pick. Bellhousing service receipt is the gen-specific durability paper trail.
Full Nissan / specialist service history with no track-day abuse — VR38DETT is hand-built and durable; track use accelerates everything. A street-driven GT-R with full service history is materially less risky than a tracked car.

What to watch

Transmission clunking / hard shifts on the GR6 DCT — bellhousing bearing wear or solenoid failure. ATR bellhousing rebuild S$8-12k locally; solenoid replacement cheaper but symptom can be early-warning. Walk unless asking already prices it in.
Track-day history without documented post-track service — tracked GT-Rs accelerate brake / transmission / suspension wear. Without post-track service paperwork, the running-cost uncertainty band is wide; price as commercial-grade depreciation.

Trims in this generation

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Common questions about the Nissan Gtr

Is the Nissan Gtr reliable?: In our read, the Nissan Gtr scores 70 out of 100 on brand reliability. That still varies by generation and how the individual car was looked after, so always check the service history before you commit.
Where do these Nissan Gtr figures come from?: They're worked out from current used-Nissan Gtr listings in Singapore — asking prices, mileage and registration years — not past transaction prices. We refresh them regularly, and we flag thin data rather than guess.