1999 Nissan Quest: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 165 complaints
165
Total Complaints
50,000mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

36,750 25th Percentile
50,000 Median Mileage
78,923 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
24
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
16
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
6
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5
SUSPENSION
4
TIRES
4
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
4
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
3

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
2
Fires
9
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM WHILE IN THE "HIGH" MODE, MAKES A DISTRACTING NOISE WHICH CAUSES OCCUPANT NOT TO USE THE HIGH MODE, BUT THE MEDIUM MODE WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFCULTY. THE WIPER BLADE HITS THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER SAID ITS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. NISSAN CORPORATION IS ..."
"POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING, DUE TO O-RING AT RACK GEAR SPLITTING. *YC"
"LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. *ET"

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