What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2023 Nissan Pathfinder

Typical pattern

24.1% of complaints about the 2023 Nissan Pathfinder came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2023 vehicle — around the middle of the 177 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 1.8 yr in service. The most-reported system is other (28 complaints), typically at 1.9 yr.

Complaints
158
Median age at failure
1.8 yr
Median mileage
14,700 n=7
Crash / fire / tow
4.4% of reports
Safety recalls
1

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Other
28 reports
1.9 yr
7.1%
Electrical system
23 reports
2.0 yr
4.3%
Fuel / propulsion
21 reports
1.0 yr
0%
Service brakes
20 reports
2.1 yr
0%
Engine
15 reports · 14,700 mi
1.3 yr
0%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

23V268000 2023-04-13
Seats:critical fasteners

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2023 Rogue, Pathfinder, and Infiniti QX60 vehicles. The driver's powered seat may not be fully secured to the seat frame, causing the seat frame welds to detach from the rear inboard seat bracket.

An unsecured seat with broken welds may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

In owners’ own words

Electrical system mileage not reported 2 mo in service
Water spilled onto console because cup the Lid was not sealed properly. The shifter became inoperable. The components around the cup hold need to be protected from water damage. As this is a safety issue. ESPECIALLY if it causes the car to not shift into gear? What if the spill happened at a stop light/intersection/railroad crossing for goodness sakes. And you can't freaking MOVE the car. (See my previous pictured post from another person). This smells of lawsuit in the "just right but HORRIFIC circumstances"
Electrical system mileage not reported 9 mo in service
The doors close securely with the keys inside. We had to call the police, since my 1-year-old baby was locked inside the vehicle and the app did not work for me.
Electrical system mileage not reported 11 mo in service
Vehicle has auto stop/start. When at a red light and vehicle stops moving engine will shut off. When light goes green and foot is removed from break, vehicle starts up. Sometimes when starting back up it goes into neutral automatically. Other times the vehicle attempts to start. But shifts into neutral and shuts down completely. At this point you must manually restart the engine. This has created safety concerns for my family
Other mileage not reported 5 mo in service crash / fire / tow
Brand new 2023 pathfinder shuts off while driving. Car will turn off completely on the highway, while getting close to a light or trying to park. Once car is restarted it turns on again fine. One time the car did go crazy on the panel and it was fuzzy. The dealer has checked the car 3 times and keeps saying there’s no issue.

Other Pathfinder model years

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