Nissan fuel system problems
Across all Nissan models in NHTSA's complaint database, 6,284 complaints involve fuel system. The Xterra accounts for the largest share (18%). The single worst model year is the 2006 Xterra with 377 fuel system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 6,284 about fuel system, all Nissan models
- Most affected
- Xterra 18% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 4,363 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 81 and 101
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Nissan models
Worst model years for fuel system
- 2006 Nissan Xterra377 complaints
- 2005 Nissan Xterra325 complaints
- 2005 Nissan Pathfinder283 complaints
- 2006 Nissan Frontier264 complaints
- 2006 Nissan Pathfinder238 complaints
Fuel system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 98 |
| 1991 | 54 |
| 1992 | 48 |
| 1993 | 45 |
| 1994 | 67 |
| 1995 | 106 |
| 1996 | 40 |
| 1997 | 37 |
| 1998 | 54 |
| 1999 | 34 |
| 2000 | 131 |
| 2001 | 122 |
| 2002 | 122 |
| 2003 | 180 |
| 2004 | 236 |
| 2005 | 1,089 |
| 2006 | 1,016 |
| 2007 | 775 |
| 2008 | 277 |
| 2009 | 134 |
| 2010 | 79 |
| 2011 | 129 |
| 2012 | 114 |
| 2013 | 188 |
| 2014 | 168 |
| 2015 | 104 |
| 2016 | 135 |
| 2017 | 111 |
| 2018 | 65 |
| 2019 | 90 |
| 2020 | 81 |
| 2021 | 62 |
| 2022 | 85 |
| 2023 | 148 |
| 2024 | 36 |
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2026 | 8 |
Among the 4,363 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.