Worst years for a Nissan Pathfinder
Owners have filed 10,298 complaints about the Nissan Pathfinder with NHTSA across model years 1986 to 2026. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.
Avoid
2014 Nissan Pathfinder750 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.
Cleanest on record
2026 Nissan Pathfinder10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Nissan Pathfinder year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2025 | C | 82 | 3 | 0 | 7,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2024 | B | 123 | 3 | 0 | 13,500 | Brakes |
| 2023 | C | 156 | 7 | 0 | 14,700 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2022 | C | 196 | 7 | 3 | 11,500 | Brakes |
| 2020 | B | 72 | 2 | 0 | 7,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2019 | C | 122 | 6 | 3 | 40,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2018 | B | 124 | 5 | 0 | 19,000 | Brakes |
| 2017 | C | 255 | 13 | 2 | 44,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | C | 130 | 14 | 0 | 49,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | C | 434 | 19 | 3 | 44,000 | Other & Unspecified |
| 2014 | D | 750 | 33 | 3 | 47,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2013 | D | 1,209 | 26 | 1 | 14,500 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2012 | A | 35 | 2 | 1 | 111,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2011 | A | 59 | 0 | 1 | 45,500 | Airbags |
| 2010 | A | 61 | 3 | 0 | 115,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2009 | A | 51 | 2 | 0 | 90,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2008 | C | 458 | 10 | 0 | 107,310 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2007 | C | 846 | 16 | 3 | 101,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2006 | C | 1,224 | 16 | 0 | 96,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2005 | C | 1,560 | 21 | 11 | 93,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2004 | B | 86 | 3 | 0 | 76,684 | Brakes |
| 2003 | C | 147 | 16 | 4 | 107,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2002 | C | 206 | 19 | 1 | 96,540 | Suspension |
| 2001 | C | 299 | 21 | 2 | 100,000 | Suspension |
| 2000 | B | 166 | 13 | 2 | 130,000 | Suspension |
| 1999 | C | 144 | 29 | 2 | 130,000 | Suspension |
| 1998 | C | 194 | 31 | 1 | 114,000 | Suspension |
| 1997 | C | 293 | 20 | 2 | 118,000 | Suspension |
| 1996 | C | 214 | 24 | 0 | 120,500 | Suspension |
| 1995 | C | 218 | 13 | 7 | 130,000 | Body & Structure |
| 1994 | B | 108 | 9 | 2 | 127,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1993 | B | 67 | 2 | 9 | 141,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1992 | — | 38 | 2 | 2 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1991 | — | 49 | 3 | 3 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1990 | — | 44 | 1 | 2 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1989 | — | 19 | 3 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1988 | — | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1987 | — | 31 | 0 | 1 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1986 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Tires |
What breaks on a Nissan Pathfinder
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Nissan Pathfinder
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Nissan Pathfinder, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Nissan Pathfinder problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Nissan Pathfinder
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.