Reliability & cost of ownership
Nissan Pathfinder Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Nissan Pathfinder? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Nissan Pathfinder problems by model year
128 recall entries and 7047 owner complaints on file across 31 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Nissan Pathfinder, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train2435 complaints
- engine966 complaints
- engine and engine cooling824 complaints
- unknown or other666 complaints
- fuel system611 complaints
- air bags599 complaints
- suspension540 complaints
- gasoline503 complaints