2013 Nissan Pathfinder problems
The 2013 Nissan Pathfinder has 1,209 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (30%) concerns drivetrain & axles. Next are air bags (15%) and engine (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,209 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 30% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 26 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 30 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 15,000 miles 920 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 496 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 125 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 100 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 69 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 48 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 40 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 19 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 920 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 14,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 5,000 miles (311 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 26 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 30 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 89% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Nissan Pathfinder with enough data (901 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 11 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
We first got a recall notice, and took the vehicle to the dealership. I asked them that other than the recall I needed them to see why the brakes on the vehicle squeak on occasions. They said everything was good and that the brakes didn't have anything. When my wife got in a vehicle collision a couple of days ago she had my 2 daughters 3 and 4 with her. The airbags in our vehicle didn't deploy and the other vehicles did. My wife was going 15 MPH but the other vehicle was going about 65 MPH.
I was driving the car about 20 to 25 MPH but when I tried to brake the brake did not stopped the car and there was an accident my self and my girl friend got injured and we had to go for crayaprator for long time this car is not safe at all north american nissan is not willing to work with me nor the abc nissan where I bought the car. Bad customer service.
Intermittently when my wife, who weighs 110 lbs. Sits in the front passenger seat, the passenger air bag warning light will not go off. I have to stop the car, shut it off and restart it one or two times. I have had it back to the nissan service center, they check everything out and tell me it's working as designed. It has been recalled for sensor replacement. The last time I was there they said they could reset the computer to 0 tolerance. Not sure what that does to the safety of the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan pathfinder. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle decelerated, the air conditioning did not work, and the transmission failed. Also, the vehicle shook while driving and all the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact turned the air conditioning off and placed the vehicle in neutral. When the contact restarted the engine, the vehicle was able to drive normally. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure.