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Nissan Xterra by model year

4,194 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Nissan Xterra across 16 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

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Complaints by model year

Total NHTSA complaints by model year, Nissan Xterra 0 750 1,500 2000: 258 '00 2001: 197 '01 2002: 214 '02 2003: 97 '03 2004: 110 '04 2005: 1,175 '05 2006: 1,034 '06 2007: 770 '07 2008: 174 '08 2009: 26 '09 2010: 58 '10 2011: 27 '11 2012: 17 '12 2013: 7 '13 2014: 15 '14 2015: 15 '15
Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.
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Model yearComplaints
2000258
2001197
2002214
200397
2004110
20051,175
20061,034
2007770
2008174
200926
201058
201127
201217
20137
201415
201515

All model years

Model yearComplaintsMost reportedRecallsMPGSafety
2015 15 17 to 18
2014 15 17 to 18
2013 7 17 to 18
2012 17 2 17 to 18
2011 27 Air bags (33%) 2 17 to 18
2010 58 Air bags (19%) 4 17 to 18
2009 26 Air bags (23%) 3 17 to 18
2008 174 Drivetrain & axles (25%) 6 16 to 17
2007 770 Fuel system (31%) 1 16 to 17
2006 1,034 Fuel system (37%) 3 16 to 17
2005 1,175 Drivetrain & axles (31%) 3 16 to 17
2004 110 Steering (19%) 2 15 to 19
2003 97 Fuel system (17%) 3 15 to 19
2002 214 Engine (15%) 5 15 to 19
2001 197 Wipers, windshield & visibility (22%) 3 15 to 19
2000 258 Fuel system (26%) 3 15 to 19