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Nissan transmission problems

Owners have filed 16,458 complaints with NHTSA about the transmission on Nissan vehicles — 100% of everything reported about the brand, across 51 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Nissan Pathfinder, worst in 2005.

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.

16,458

Complaints

100%

Share of all Nissan complaints

299

Crashes

68

Fires

Which Nissan models have the most transmission problems

Pathfinder 2,510 15.3%

Worst in 2005

Maxima 2,466 15.0%

Worst in 2004

Altima 2,205 13.4%

Worst in 2013

Rogue 1,843 11.2%

Worst in 2013

Titan 1,398 8.5%

Worst in 2005

Sentra 1,296 7.9%

Worst in 2013

Xterra 1,045 6.3%

Worst in 2005

Frontier 998 6.1%

Worst in 2005

Murano 903 5.5%

Worst in 2003

Versa 564 3.4%

Worst in 2012

Quest 239 1.5%

Worst in 2004

350Z 143 0.9%

Worst in 2007

370Z 100 0.6%

Worst in 2009

Armada 99 0.6%

Worst in 2004

Versa Note 93 0.6%

Worst in 2014

Juke 75 0.5%

Worst in 2011

Kicks 68 0.4%

Worst in 2019

Leaf 61 0.4%

Worst in 2020

Rogue Sport 52 0.3%

Worst in 2017

Cube 49 0.3%

Worst in 2009

Titan XD 43 0.3%

Worst in 2016

D21 40 0.2%

Worst in 1995

300ZX 35 0.2%

Worst in 1991

Worst Nissan model years for transmission problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2004 Nissan Maxima 942 55% 84,000 F
2005 Nissan Maxima 782 68% 85,424 F
2005 Nissan Pathfinder 591 38% 100,000 F
2013 Nissan Altima 505 17% 69,000 C
2005 Nissan Titan 491 44% 62,164 F
2004 Nissan Titan 479 37% 64,872 F
2006 Nissan Pathfinder 451 37% 101,100 D
2005 Nissan Xterra 418 36% 104,000 D
2006 Nissan Maxima 397 54% 85,000 F
2013 Nissan Pathfinder 371 31% 5,120 D
2007 Nissan Pathfinder 337 40% 107,000 F
2013 Nissan Rogue 314 37% 79,347 D
2013 Nissan Sentra 311 36% 75,000 D
2006 Nissan Xterra 272 26% 109,000 C
2003 Nissan Murano 271 26% 86,250 D
2005 Nissan Frontier 264 35% 102,117 D
2016 Nissan Altima 235 30% 64,700 D
2007 Nissan Xterra 231 30% 110,000 D
2007 Nissan Frontier 224 32% 108,000 D
2006 Nissan Frontier 222 27% 103,050 C

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