Nissan Pathfinder
Owners filed 7,290 complaints across 36 model years of the Nissan Pathfinder. The 2005 drew the most (1,050); the 2026 the fewest (9).
Model years36
Complaints7,290
Recalls133
Fires48
Deaths15
Every Nissan Pathfinder model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2025 | 49 | 1 | — | 2 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2024 | 77 | 2 | — | 1 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2023 | 103 | 1 | — | 4 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2022 | 135 | 5 | 1 | 3 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2020 | 47 | 0 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2019 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2018 | 77 | 3 | — | 3 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2017 | 186 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2016 | 105 | 2 | — | 10 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2015 | 320 | 5 | 1 | 11 | Unknown or Other | Above average | |
| 2014 | 574 | 11 | 3 | 19 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2013 | 890 | 11 | 1 | 16 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2012 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2011 | 45 | 2 | 1 | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2010 | 40 | 5 | — | 2 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2009 | 37 | 4 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2008 | 328 | 5 | — | 9 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2007 | 561 | 2 | 2 | 11 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2006 | 837 | 5 | — | 10 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2005 | 1,050 | 4 | 6 | 14 | Power Train | Fatalities reported | |
| 2004 | 67 | 7 | — | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2003 | 110 | 7 | 1 | 11 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2002 | 156 | 9 | 1 | 15 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2001 | 230 | 7 | 2 | 18 | Suspension | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 112 | 6 | 2 | 9 | Suspension | Fatalities reported | |
| 1999 | 104 | 5 | 2 | 15 | Suspension › Front | Routine | |
| 1998 | 149 | 4 | 1 | 21 | Suspension | Fatalities reported | |
| 1997 | 217 | 4 | 2 | 18 | Suspension | Fatalities reported | |
| 1996 | 159 | 5 | — | 19 | Suspension | Fatalities reported | |
| 1995 | 170 | 0 | 6 | 11 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | Fatalities reported | |
| 1994 | 91 | 2 | 2 | 8 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | Routine | |
| 1993 | 49 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | Routine | |
| 1992 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1991 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1990 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine |
Which Nissan Pathfinder years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2005 is the weakest year on record, with 1,050 complaints concentrated in the power train. It carries 4 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.