"How reliable is the 2001 Nissan Pathfinder?"

"Based on 299 NHTSA complaints, the 2001 Nissan Pathfinder has a median complaint mileage of 100000 miles. The most common issue is SUSPENSION."

"What are common problems with the 2001 Nissan Pathfinder?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2001 Nissan Pathfinder is SUSPENSION, accounting for a significant portion of the 299 total complaints filed."

2001 Nissan Pathfinder: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 299 complaints

299

Total Complaints

100,000mi

Median Mileage

SUSPENSION

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

70,000 25th Percentile

100,000 Median Mileage

153,258 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION

STEERING

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

STRUCTURE:BODY

EQUIPMENT

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

SUSPENSION:REAR

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN STARTED TO FEEL LIKE LIGHT TRAVEL TRAILER WAS MOVING BACK AND FORTH .THEN TRAILER IMMEDIATELY FLIPPED OVER, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER. VEHICLE WAS ADVERTISED TO PULL A TRAILER UP TO 5000 POUNDS, AND THE ONE THAT CONSUMER WAS PULLING WAS ABOUT..."

"EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT 60 TO 70 MPH TAKEN SUV TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND FOUND OUT THAT TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND HAVE EXCESSIVE RADIAL FORCE MEASURMENTS AND THAT THEY ARE UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH AAND MAY CAUSE AN ACEDENT. DEALER INSPECTED THE CAR AND MUITL TIMES BALANCE THE WHEEL/TIRE USING RADIAL F..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

SUSPENSION 41 complaints

25th: 92,250 mi Median: 127,500 mi 75th: 164,250 mi

STEERING 34 complaints

25th: 101,630 mi Median: 129,791 mi 75th: 167,600 mi

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. 26 complaints

25th: 58,000 mi Median: 61,000 mi 75th: 75,567 mi

SUSPENSION:FRONT 19 complaints

25th: 120,000 mi Median: 155,000 mi 75th: 168,000 mi

STRUCTURE:BODY 17 complaints

25th: 92,122 mi Median: 117,000 mi 75th: 159,300 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

NY: 42 CA: 28 MA: 21 NJ: 20 PA: 17 FL: 15 VA: 13 GA: 12 TX: 11 CT: 11

Who Files Complaints?

23.1%

Original Owners

76.9%

Second+ Owners

Nissan Pathfinder — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1990	44	-	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	1
1991	49	-	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	3
1992	38	-	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	2
1993	67	141,500	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE	2
1994	108	127,500	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE	9
1995	218	127,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE	13
1996	214	120,500	SUSPENSION	24
1997	293	118,000	SUSPENSION	20
1998	194	114,000	SUSPENSION	31
1999	144	130,000	SUSPENSION:FRONT	29
2000	166	130,000	SUSPENSION	13
2002	206	96,540	SUSPENSION	19
2003	147	107,000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM	16
2004	86	76,684	AIR BAGS	3
2005	1560	93,000	POWER TRAIN	21
2006	1224	96,000	POWER TRAIN	16
2007	843	101,000	POWER TRAIN	16
2008	458	107,310	POWER TRAIN	10
2009	51	90,000	AIR BAGS	2
2010	61	115,000	AIR BAGS	3
2011	59	45,500	AIR BAGS	0
2012	35	111,000	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	2
2013	1202	14,000	POWER TRAIN	26
2014	737	47,000	POWER TRAIN	33
2015	424	42,500	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	19
2016	125	49,000	ENGINE	14
2017	253	44,000	ENGINE	13
2018	120	17,500	SERVICE BRAKES	5
2019	116	34,000	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	6
2020	67	46,569	ENGINE	2
2022	181	11,500	SERVICE BRAKES	7
2023	139	14,700	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	7
2024	86	-	ENGINE	3
2025	61	5,000	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	3

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