1997 Nissan Pathfinder: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 293 complaints
293
Total Complaints
118,000mi
Median Mileage
SUSPENSION
Top Issue
20
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

91,000 25th Percentile
118,000 Median Mileage
154,568 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION
42
SUSPENSION:FRONT
28
SUSPENSION:REAR
28
STEERING
20
TIRES
14
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
10
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
9
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
8
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
8
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
7

Severity Assessment

20
Crashes
2
Fires
19
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK ON WET PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE SKIDS AND WILL NOT STOP. A MONITOR WAS INSTALLED FOR THE ABS AND IT STILL DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK"
"THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK ON WET PAVEMENT, THE VEHICLE SKIDS AND WILL NOT STOP. A MONITOR WAS INSTALLED FOR THE ABS AND IT STILL DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK"
"CAR WILL SURGE IN REVERSE AND DRIVE. TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES NOT ABLE TO FIX. *AK"

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