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Nissan fuel system problems

Owners have filed 6,773 complaints with NHTSA about the fuel system on Nissan vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 46 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Nissan Xterra, worst in 2006.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

6,773

Complaints

100%

Share of all Nissan complaints

83

Crashes

383

Fires

Which Nissan models have the most fuel system problems

Xterra 1,106 16.3%

Worst in 2006

Pathfinder 964 14.2%

Worst in 2005

Frontier 828 12.2%

Worst in 2006

Maxima 503 7.4%

Worst in 1987

Altima 497 7.3%

Worst in 2002

Rogue 490 7.2%

Worst in 2023

Quest 336 5.0%

Worst in 2007

Sentra 329 4.9%

Worst in 2005

Titan 287 4.2%

Worst in 2005

Murano 230 3.4%

Worst in 2006

Versa 192 2.8%

Worst in 2008

Armada 186 2.7%

Worst in 2005

300ZX 183 2.7%

Worst in 1985

Leaf 136 2.0%

Worst in 2019

Juke 99 1.5%

Worst in 2011

Stanza 77 1.1%

Worst in 1991

240SX 65 1.0%

Worst in 1995

350Z 39 0.6%

Worst in 2004

Kicks 37 0.5%

Worst in 2019

Titan XD 32 0.5%

Worst in 2016

Worst Nissan model years for fuel system problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2006 Nissan Xterra 377 36% 60,000 D
2005 Nissan Xterra 325 28% 63,000 C
2005 Nissan Pathfinder 283 18% 65,000 C
2006 Nissan Frontier 264 32% 60,000 D
2006 Nissan Pathfinder 238 19% 66,600 B
2007 Nissan Xterra 236 31% 60,000 D
2007 Nissan Frontier 203 29% 56,540 D
2005 Nissan Frontier 164 22% 60,000 C
2007 Nissan Pathfinder 121 14% 60,000 B
2005 Nissan Titan 116 11% 106,227 B
2007 Nissan Quest 110 35% 107,000 D
2023 Nissan Rogue 106 10% 2,300 B
1987 Nissan Maxima 105 54% 155,000 F
2008 Nissan Pathfinder 84 18% 89,000 B
2005 Nissan Armada 80 16% 115,952 B
2014 Nissan Rogue 72 12% 42,000 A
2000 Nissan Xterra 67 26% 68,220 D
2002 Nissan Altima 57 4% 50,781 B
2003 Nissan Altima 51 5% 86,979 A
1985 Nissan 300ZX 50 56% 120,000 F

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