"How reliable is the 2017 Nissan Pathfinder?"

"Based on 253 NHTSA complaints, the 2017 Nissan Pathfinder has a median complaint mileage of 44000 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE."

"What are common problems with the 2017 Nissan Pathfinder?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2017 Nissan Pathfinder is ENGINE, accounting for a significant portion of the 253 total complaints filed."

2017 Nissan Pathfinder: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 253 complaints

253

Total Complaints

44,000mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

25,767 25th Percentile

44,000 Median Mileage

52,700 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

POWER TRAIN

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SERVICE BRAKES

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

STEERING

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

AIR BAGS

VISIBILITY/WIPER

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DRIVER SIDE FOG LIGHT BRACKET BROKE, FOG LIGHT FLEW BACK INTO TRANSMISSION COOLER, TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO IMPACT TO THE LIGHT NOR THE VEHICLE, THAT THE 4 METAL CLIPS ON THE BRACKET SOME HOW BROKE OFF AND THAT THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPEN, THEY STATED THEY ..."

"I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2017 PATHFINDER. I HAVE OWNED NISSAN PRODUCTS FOR MANY MANY YEARS AND APPRECIATE THE QUALITY AND SAFETY. HOWEVER, MY PATHFINDER HAS WHAT REALLY COULD BE A FATAL FLAW IN THAT THE SIDE MIRRORS, ESPECIALLY THE DRIVERS SIDE ARE TOO HIGH ON THE FRAME TO SAFELY SEE WHEN TURNING.. IT IS..."

"THIS CAR ONLY HAS 244 MILES ON IT. HOWEVER, WHEN I DRIVE IT FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES, I START FEELING A LITTLE DIZZY AND DISORIENTED. ONCE I'M OUT OF THE CAR IN FRESH AIR AGAIN, THE FEELING SLOWLY GOES AWAY. I'M GOING TO CALL THE DEALER (BROWN'S DULLES NISSAN) IN THE MORNING TO GET ON THEIR SC..."

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.

ENGINE 82 complaints

25th: 38,000 mi Median: 45,105 mi 75th: 52,700 mi

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 40 complaints

25th: 6,125 mi Median: 23,149 mi 75th: 43,750 mi

POWER TRAIN 33 complaints

25th: 25,000 mi Median: 45,000 mi 75th: 65,000 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 27 complaints

25th: 34,500 mi Median: 45,000 mi 75th: 58,944 mi

SERVICE BRAKES 11 complaints

25th: 19,925 mi Median: 24,000 mi 75th: 41,789 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 27 TX: 22 NY: 16 NC: 14 CA: 14 MO: 13 NJ: 12 IL: 10 SC: 9 TN: 8

Who Files Complaints?

0.8%

Original Owners

99.2%

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
2001	299	100,000	SUSPENSION	21
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
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