2001 Nissan Quest: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 57 complaints
57
Total Complaints
45,000mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
13
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

15,000 25th Percentile
45,000 Median Mileage
108,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
4
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
4
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
4
STRUCTURE:BODY
3
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
3
STRUCTURE
2
INTERIOR LIGHTING
2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
2
EQUIPMENT
2

Severity Assessment

13
Crashes
7
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AT SLOW SPEED CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, NO BRAKING ACTION. SHIFTED TO PARK, AND USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING AT THIS TIME. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON APRIL 8, 2001. VEHICLE AT DEALER AT THIS TIME, DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES...."
"OUR QUEST COMES EQUIPPED WITH BUILT-IN, FOLD DOWN CHILD SEATS IN THE SECOND ROW. HOWEVER, THE SAFETY BELTS FOR THESE SEATS (SIMILAR IN CONFIGURATION TO A REGULAR CARSEAT, THUS SECURING THE SHOULDERS, CHEST AND ABDOMEN) RETRACT SO SEVERELY THAT EVERY CHILD I'VE SAT IN THE SEATS COMPLAINS THAT IT'S "T..."
"THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE LOCK PLATE BREAKS. A BROKEN LOCK PLATE CAUSE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT SELECTOR LEVER TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY. THIS RESULT IN THE TRANSMISSION GEAR INDICATED ON THE SELECTOR LEVER DISPLAY DIFFER FROM THE GEAR ENGAGED IN THE TRANSMISSION."

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