Nissan Pathfinder recalls & problems by year

133 recalls and 7,326 owner complaints across 36 model years (1990–2026).

Most complaints20051,050 complaints

Most recalls201411 recalls

Crashes reported291in owner complaints

Injuries reported27515 deaths

Owner complaints by model year

Year	NHTSA stars	EPA mpg	Recalls	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Injuries	Deaths
2026	5★	21–23 mpg	0	15	3	0	1	0
2025	5★	21–23 mpg	1	57	3	0	5	0
2024	5★	21–23 mpg	2	86	1	0	3	0
2023	5★	21–23 mpg	1	107	4	0	1	0
2022	5★	22–23 mpg	5	136	3	1	3	0
2020	5★	21–23 mpg	0	48	1	0	0	0
2019	5★	21–23 mpg	2	76	4	1	2	0
2018	5★	21–23 mpg	3	78	3	0	2	0
2017	5★	21–23 mpg	2	188	8	2	10	0
2016	5★	21–23 mpg	2	105	10	0	5	0
2015	5★	21–23 mpg	5	321	11	1	7	0
2014	5★	21–22 mpg	11	576	19	3	32	0
2013	4★	21–22 mpg	11	891	16	1	16	0
2012	—	15–17 mpg	2	23	2	1	1	0
2011	—	15–17 mpg	2	45	0	1	0	0
2010	—	14–18 mpg	5	40	2	0	3	0
2009	—	14–18 mpg	4	37	1	0	1	0
2008	—	14–17 mpg	5	328	9	0	7	0
2007	—	16–17 mpg	2	561	11	2	5	0
2006	—	16–17 mpg	5	837	10	0	11	0
2005	—	16–17 mpg	4	1,050	14	6	12	1
2004	—	14–16 mpg	7	67	3	0	2	0
2003	—	15–16 mpg	7	110	11	1	5	0
2002	—	15–16 mpg	9	156	15	1	6	0
2001	—	15–16 mpg	7	230	18	2	12	1
2000	—	15–16 mpg	6	112	9	2	9	1
1999	—	15–16 mpg	5	104	15	2	21	0
1998	—	15–16 mpg	4	149	21	1	29	2
1997	—	15–16 mpg	4	217	18	2	17	1
1996	—	15–16 mpg	5	159	19	0	28	3
1995	—	15 mpg	0	170	11	6	7	6
1994	—	15 mpg	2	91	8	2	1	0
1993	—	15–16 mpg	0	49	2	3	5	0
1992	—	15–16 mpg	0	30	2	2	4	0
1991	—	15–17 mpg	1	39	3	3	2	0
1990	—	15–16 mpg	2	38	1	2	0	0

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years

Power train — 2,517 complaints
Engine — 971 complaints
Engine and engine cooling — 941 complaints
Unknown or other — 680 complaints
Air bags — 607 complaints
Suspension — 571 complaints
Fuel system, gasoline — 530 complaints
Electrical system — 480 complaints