2015 Nissan Pathfinder problems and recalls

Owners have filed 320 complaints on the 2015 Nissan Pathfinder, and NHTSA has issued 5 recalls. The most cited component is the Unknown Or Other (79 complaints).

320
Complaints
5
Recalls
11
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
7
Injuries
39.8
Severity index

Severity index 39.8 Low. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 39.8p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 127 of 143 by severity index among 2015 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 11% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2015 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 79 complaints (24.7%)79 25%Power TrainPower Train: 76 complaints (23.8%)76 24%EngineEngine: 74 complaints (23.1%)74 23%Air BagsAir Bags: 55 complaints (17.2%)55 17%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 27 complaints (8.4%)27 8%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 26 complaints (8.1%)26 8%Service BrakesService Brakes: 25 complaints (7.8%)25 8%StructureStructure: 12 complaints (3.8%)12 4%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER7924.7%
POWER TRAIN7623.8%
ENGINE7423.1%
AIR BAGS5517.2%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL278.4%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM268.1%
SERVICE BRAKES257.8%
STRUCTURE123.8%

Complaints filed per year

036732015: 152016: 412017: 202018: 532019: 732020: 332021: 152022: 192023: 142024: 152025: 152026: 7 (partial year)15161718197320212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
201515
201641
201720
201853
201973
202033
202115
202219
202314
202415
202515
2026 (year to date)7
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (44 against 67).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
16V24400026/04/2016AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATIONNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 N
15V68100020/10/2015AIR BAGS:FRONTALNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima and Pathfinder vehicles, 2013-2014 Nissan Sentra vehicles, 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles, 2014-2015 Infiniti QX60 vehicles and 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid vehicles. The affected vehicles received an
15V01200014/01/2015SERVICE BRAKESNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder and Infiniti QX60 vehicles manufactured August 14, 2014, to November 5, 2014, and 2014-2015 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured August 12, 2014, to November 15, 2014. During the assemb
21V02000020/01/2021EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCHNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Nissan Pathfinder vehicles. The location of the brake light switch may cause the brake light switch relay to repeatedly open and close. Overtime, this can cause the relay to stick in the "ON" position, with the
22V42000013/06/2022LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCHNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Pathfinder vehicles. On certain Pathfinder vehicles, the secondary hood latch may malfunction and remain in the unlatched, unsecured, position when the hood is closed.

Other Nissan Pathfinder model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 13 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-22. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.