1993 Nissan Pathfinder: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 67 complaints
67
Total Complaints
141,500mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

100,000 25th Percentile
141,500 Median Mileage
172,671 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
16
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
8
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
5
TIRES
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2
STRUCTURE
2
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
9
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO REAR BUMPER AND RIP A HOLE IN THE GAS TANK CAUSING GAS LEAKAGE. TT"
"TRANSMISSION COMES IN AND OUT OF OVEDRIVE AT SPEEDS OF OVER 40MPH AND VIBRATION AND JERKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT"
"WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE JEEP ACCELERATE BY IT SELF PURCHASE JEEP NEW. TT"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28