FaultScore

Subaru Legacy vs Nissan Pathfinder

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 Subaru Legacy Nissan Pathfinder
Complaints on file 4,165 10,298
Model years covered 1987–2025 1986–2026
Worst model year 2015 2014
Best model year 2024 2026
Crashes reported 393 417
Fires reported 75 71
Injuries reported 206 247
Deaths reported 6 14
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 16.3% 7.3%

Subaru Legacy by year

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

What breaks

Nissan Pathfinder by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,921 18.7%
Airbags 604 5.9%
Suspension 570 5.5%
Brakes 484 4.7%
Body & Structure 475 4.6%