1995 Nissan Pathfinder: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 218 complaints
218
Total Complaints
127,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
Top Issue
13
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

90,300 25th Percentile
127,000 Median Mileage
150,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
35
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
34
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
17
STRUCTURE:BODY
13
SUSPENSION
10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
8
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
6
STRUCTURE
6
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5

Severity Assessment

13
Crashes
7
Fires
7
Injuries
8
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DESIGN OF DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR BLOCKS FIELD OF VISION; CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT"
"PROBLEMS WITH A BLIND SPOT WHEN CHANGING LANES. TT"
"ABS, APPLIED THE BRAKES, HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN. 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