FaultScore

Worst years for a Nissan Quest

Owners have filed 2,918 complaints about the Nissan Quest with NHTSA across model years 1991 to 2017. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2004 Nissan Quest

651 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2013 Nissan Quest

22 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Nissan Quest 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.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2017 7 0 1 Transmission & Drivetrain
2016 A 16 0 0 30,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2015 B 16 0 0 44,439 Transmission & Drivetrain
2014 A 22 0 1 64,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2013 A 22 0 0 95,852 Transmission & Drivetrain
2012 C 139 8 2 53,900 Transmission & Drivetrain
2011 B 92 2 0 28,317 Fuel & Propulsion
2009 C 29 2 1 81,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2008 C 75 5 5 100,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2007 C 311 5 1 100,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2006 C 108 1 2 57,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2005 C 124 6 4 46,126 Engine & Cooling
2004 F 651 10 19 29,889 Electrical System
2002 C 38 1 1 35,000 Tires
2001 C 57 13 7 45,000 Body & Structure
2000 D 120 15 4 48,000 Lights
1999 C 165 4 2 50,000 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1998 B 56 3 0 103,000 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1997 C 127 10 7 68,500 Body & Structure
1996 C 174 7 7 80,000 Doors, Latches & Locks
1995 C 205 13 4 100,000 Engine & Cooling
1994 C 195 9 2 111,100 Engine & Cooling
1993 C 164 8 9 168,500 Engine & Cooling
1992 4 0 0 Electrical System
1991 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Nissan Quest

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 395 13.5%

Worst in 2004

Fuel & Propulsion 336 11.5%

Worst in 2007

Worst in 2004

Worst in 2004

Body & Structure 231 7.9%

Worst in 2004

Brakes 212 7.3%

Worst in 2004

Airbags 146 5.0%

Worst in 2004

Worst in 2004

Worst in 2004

Worst in 1999

Worst in 2004

Tires 93 3.2%

Worst in 2004

Worst in 2004

Lights 78 2.7%

Worst in 2000

Exactly what failed on a Nissan Quest

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Door 115 18.9%
Latch 113 18.5%
Automatic Transmission 59 9.7%
Body 57 9.3%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 50 8.2%
Engine 49 8.0%
Accelerator Pedal 44 7.2%
AIR Conditioner 43 7.0%
Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe 42 6.9%
Frontal 38 6.2%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Nissan Quest, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 76 Jun 2026

Nissan Quest 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 Quest

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.