2006 Nissan Quest: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 108 complaints
108
Total Complaints
57,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

21,900 25th Percentile
57,000 Median Mileage
95,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
11
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
5
ENGINE
5
TIRES
4
AIR BAGS
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
STEERING
4
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
4
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
3

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
2
Fires
8
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2006 NISSAN QUEST SE VAN ONCE A DAY DURING LONG DRIVE (10 MILES TO 80MILES) DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS MAKES ROTTEN EGG SMELL. DURING MY LAST VISIT TO ONIEL NISSAN LOCATED IN WARMINSTER, PA IN 1ST WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2006 I MENTIONED TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEIR ANSWER WAS NO PROBLEM DETECTED. LAST WEEK OF FE..."
"I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN QUEST ON MARCH 14, 2006 FROM NISSAN 112 IN MEDFORD, N.Y. AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE DUE TO MANY DEFECTS. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR SERVICED 5 TIMES IN THE FIRST MONTH AND A HALF OF OWNERSHIP AND THERE ARE STILL MANY PROBLEMS THAT ..."
"I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN QUEST ON MARCH 14, 2006 FROM NISSAN 112 IN MEDFORD, N.Y. AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE DUE TO MANY DEFECTS. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR SERVICED 5 TIMES IN THE FIRST MONTH AND A HALF OF OWNERSHIP AND THERE ARE STILL MANY PROBLEMS THAT ..."

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