2016 Nissan Pathfinder problems
The 2016 Nissan Pathfinder has 130 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (21%) concerns engine. Next are air bags (14%) and brakes (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 130 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 14 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 49,000 miles 75 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 | 18 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 23 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 75 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 49,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 50,000 miles (20 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 14 complaints mention a crash; 8 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2016 ranks 14th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Nissan Pathfinder with enough data (97 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
I was sitting at a red light and was rear ended and my two front seats collapsed. If I would have had anyone in the backseats they would have been badly injured or died....updated 12/22/16..updated 04/11/17 updated 09/07/2017
I drove up to 16,000 miles and then the engine suddenly made a weird sound. I went to 2 nissan dealerships to check it out and it said it was normal for 2016 pathfinder.but while driving sometimes it will cause a humming noise like a bee and its really annoying, I went to check it out and it said it was normal, what do I do now?
When the vehicle is parked and if you open the trunk via key or button the trunk door will close by itself after it reaches the top . If not paid attention may cause head injuries.took to the dealer they replaced a part but the fix only stayed for 2- 3 months. The car trunk is a potential hazard and nissan is just applying patches to the problem but not doing a permanent fix.
The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated while driving 5 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and went to the floorboard. The contact stated that the failure had since been consistent whenever the brake pedal was depressed. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 32,200.