Nissan cooling system problems
Across all Nissan models in NHTSA's complaint database, 514 complaints involve cooling system. The Pathfinder accounts for the largest share (36%). The single worst model year is the 2005 Pathfinder with 96 cooling system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 514 about cooling system, all Nissan models
- Most affected
- Pathfinder 36% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 84,000 miles 422 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 9
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Nissan models
Worst model years for cooling system
- 2005 Nissan Pathfinder96 complaints
- 2006 Nissan Pathfinder43 complaints
- 2005 Nissan Xterra39 complaints
- 2002 Nissan Altima32 complaints
- 2007 Nissan Pathfinder28 complaints
Cooling system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 9 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 4 |
| 1998 | 6 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 2000 | 14 |
| 2001 | 12 |
| 2002 | 40 |
| 2003 | 44 |
| 2004 | 20 |
| 2005 | 167 |
| 2006 | 90 |
| 2007 | 54 |
| 2008 | 11 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
Among the 422 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.