2009 Nissan GT-R

The 2009 Nissan GT-R represents the launch year of this generation and recorded the highest complaint volume at 19 incidents—significantly higher than the 11 complaints in 2010 and dramatically higher than the single complaints logged in 2011 and 2013. This year also accounts for the generation's sole recall and sole investigation, though the data does not specify the root cause of the elevated complaint rate or the nature of the investigation. The top complaint categories for 2009 were the Electrical System and Fuel System (Gasoline) at four complaints each, with Exterior Lighting contributing two additional complaints, while crash-related complaints were absent and only one fire-related complaint was recorded. The TSB count remained substantial at 80 entries, suggesting the model received active service attention even during this period, and this number increased to 100 by 2011, indicating the vehicle generation continued to generate technical service bulletins throughout its lifecycle. The downward trajectory from 19 complaints in 2009 to just one by 2011 suggests Nissan addressed early-production issues relatively quickly. Given that the 2009 model year carries the highest complaint count, the only recall, and the only investigation in the dataset, while subsequent years show markedly improved reliability metrics, this data suggests the 2009 GT-R represents elevated early-production risk compared to 2010 and later model years within this generation.