2015 Nissan Pathfinder problems
The 2015 Nissan Pathfinder has 437 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (17%) concerns drivetrain & axles. Next are engine (17%) and air bags (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 437 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 19 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 44,000 miles 296 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 | 67 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 57 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 82 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 47 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 25 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 296 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 44,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 41,000 miles (46 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 19 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 11 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Nissan Pathfinder with enough data (325 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH down an incline, the brake pedal was applied and traveled to the floorboard. Excessive force was applied to the brake pedal but the brakes failed to respond causing the contact to crash into the rear of another vehicle. Only the driver side air bag deployed. The contact mentioned that the front of the vehicle was severely damaged due to the failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 nissan pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 15 MPH, the vehicle was crashed into the front driver's side of another vehicle. The front passenger's side air bag failed to deploy with the impact involved. The contact sustained a bump to the forehead as a result of the driver's side air bag deployment and bruises to the body that required medical attention. A police report was filed.
We were driving the pathfinder and the passenger airbag light came on. There was a passenger in the seat. The passenger's weight is 165 pounds and approximately 5'6" tall. The light remained on for approximately4 minutes and only went off when the car was turned off. When the car was restarted the airbag light was off - as it should be. This is the second nissan pathfinder that has had this problem. Our 2013 pathfinder was re-purchased by nissan for this exact reason....updated 12/07/15
Lugnuts completely fell off, stem broke, and wheel flew up into wheel well causing a potentially dangerous accident at 60 MPH on a major interstate with no pull off due to not being able to move car and major damage to car. Second time in car history has had lugnuts fall off and break stems.