Nissan Pathfinder vs Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Nissan Pathfinder	Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Complaints on file	10,311	23,671
Model years covered	1986–2026	1994–2026
Worst model year	2014	2019
Best model year	2026	2012
Crashes reported	418	1,091
Fires reported	71	355
Injuries reported	248	547
Deaths reported	14	52
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm	7.3%	8.6%

Nissan Pathfinder by year

1 31 17 19 44 49 38 67 108 218 214 293 194 144 166 299 206 147 86 1,560 1,224 846 458 51 61 59 35 1,209 750 434 130 256 124 122 72 199 158 128 83 11

86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 2,510 24.3%

Engine & Cooling 1,921 18.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 964 9.3%

Other & Unspecified 673 6.5%

Airbags 605 5.9%

Suspension 571 5.5%

Brakes 488 4.7%

Body & Structure 475 4.6%

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 by year

10 6 10 693 452 711 732 627 620 960 951 643 464 1,056 1,094 553 453 698 279 392 2,201 1,431 1,054 957 756 1,568 1,075 1,102 875 538 429 151 130

94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 4,779 20.2%

Engine & Cooling 3,057 12.9%

Electrical System 2,683 11.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 2,479 10.5%

Airbags 2,407 10.2%

Other & Unspecified 1,560 6.6%

Steering 1,530 6.5%

Body & Structure 934 3.9%