Nissan Altima Engines by Year

Nissan's Altima replaced the Stanza for 1993 and became one of America's best-selling sedans. Fours have always been standard; the VQ35 V6 was offered from 2002 to 2018, and a variable-compression turbo from 2019 to 2024.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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First generation (1993–1997): 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997

Second generation (1998–2001): 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001

Third generation (2002–2006): 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006

Fourth generation (2007–2012): 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012

Fifth generation (2013–2018): 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018

Sixth generation (2019–2026): 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026

First generation (1993–1997)

The 2.4 KA24DE.

1993 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	150 hp net	XE, GXE, SE, GLE

1994 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	150 hp net	XE, GXE, SE, GLE

1995 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	150 hp net	XE, GXE, SE, GLE

1996 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	150 hp net	XE, GXE, SE, GLE

1997 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	150 hp net	XE, GXE, SE, GLE

Second generation (1998–2001)

The 2.4 KA24DE.

1998 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	150 hp net	XE, GXE, SE, GLE

1999 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	150 hp net	XE, GXE, SE, GLE

2000 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	155 hp net	XE, GXE, SE, GLE

2001 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	155 hp net	XE, GXE, SE, GLE

Third generation (2002–2006)

The 2.5 QR25DE and the 3.5 VQ35DE, with an SE-R from 2005.

2002 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	175 hp net	2.5, 2.5 S, 2.5 SL
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	240 hp net	3.5 SE

2003 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	175 hp net	2.5, 2.5 S, 2.5 SL
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	245 hp net	3.5 SE

2004 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	175 hp net	2.5, 2.5 S, 2.5 SL
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	245 hp net	3.5 SE

2005 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	175 hp net	2.5, 2.5 S, 2.5 SL
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	250 hp net	3.5 SE, 3.5 SL
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	260 hp net	SE-R

2006 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	175 hp net	2.5, 2.5 S, 2.5 SL
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	250 hp net	3.5 SE, 3.5 SL
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	260 hp net	SE-R

Fourth generation (2007–2012)

The 2.5, the 3.5 and the hybrid.

2007 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	175 hp net	2.5, 2.5 S, 2.5 SL
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	198 hp net	Hybrid
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	270 hp net	3.5 SE, 3.5 SL

2008 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	175 hp net	2.5, 2.5 S, 2.5 SL, 2.5 S Coupe
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	198 hp net	Hybrid
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	270 hp net	3.5 SE, 3.5 SL, 3.5 SE/SR Coupe

2009 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	175 hp net	2.5, 2.5 S, 2.5 SL, 2.5 S Coupe
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	198 hp net	Hybrid
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	270 hp net	3.5 SE, 3.5 SL, 3.5 SE/SR Coupe

2010 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	175 hp net	2.5, 2.5 S, 2.5 SL, 2.5 S Coupe
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	198 hp net	Hybrid
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	270 hp net	3.5 SR, 3.5 SE/SR Coupe

2011 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	175 hp net	2.5, 2.5 S, 2.5 SL, 2.5 S Coupe
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE Hybrid: rated output of engine and motors combined.	198 hp net	Hybrid
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	270 hp net	3.5 SR, 3.5 SE/SR Coupe

2012 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	175 hp net	2.5, 2.5 S, 2.5 SL, 2.5 S Coupe
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	270 hp net	3.5 SR, 3.5 SE/SR Coupe

Fifth generation (2013–2018)

The 2.5 and the 3.5.

2013 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	175 hp net	2.5 S Coupe
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	182 hp net	2.5, 2.5 S, 2.5 SV, 2.5 SL
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	270 hp net	3.5 S, 3.5 SV, 3.5 SL

2014 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	182 hp net	2.5, 2.5 S, 2.5 SV, 2.5 SL
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	270 hp net	3.5 S, 3.5 SV, 3.5 SL

2015 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	182 hp net	2.5, 2.5 S, 2.5 SV, 2.5 SL
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	270 hp net	3.5 SL

2016 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	182 hp net	2.5, 2.5 S, 2.5 SV, 2.5 SL, 2.5 SR
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	270 hp net	3.5 SR, 3.5 SL

2017 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	179 hp net	2.5, 2.5 S, 2.5 SV, 2.5 SL, 2.5 SR
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	270 hp net	3.5 SR, 3.5 SL

2018 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	179 hp net	2.5 S, 2.5 SR, 2.5 SV, 2.5 SL
3.5L / 214 V6 VQ35DE	270 hp net	3.5 SL

Sixth generation (2019–2026)

The 2.5 PR25DD and the 2.0 VC-Turbo.

2019 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo KR20DDET	248 hp net	SR, Platinum
2.5L / 152 inline-four PR25DD	188 hp net	S, SV, SR, SL, Platinum

2020 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo KR20DDET	248 hp net	SR, Platinum
2.5L / 152 inline-four PR25DD	188 hp net	S, SV, SR, SL, Platinum

2021 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo KR20DDET	248 hp net	SR, Platinum
2.5L / 152 inline-four PR25DD	188 hp net	S, SV, SR, SL, Platinum

2022 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo KR20DDET	248 hp net	SR
2.5L / 152 inline-four PR25DD	188 hp net	S, SV, SR, SL, Platinum

2023 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo KR20DDET	248 hp net	SR
2.5L / 152 inline-four PR25DD	188 hp net	S, SV, SR, SL

2024 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.0L / 122 inline-four turbo KR20DDET	248 hp net	SR
2.5L / 152 inline-four PR25DD	188 hp net	S, SV, SR, SL

2025 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four PR25DD	188 hp net	S, SV, SR, SL

2026 Altima engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four PR25DD	188 hp net	SV, SR

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