2018 Nissan Pathfinder problems and recalls

Owners filed 25 complaints on the 2018 Nissan Pathfinder in the last three full years, out of 77 on record. The most cited component is the Service Brakes.

77
Complaints
3
Recalls
3
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
2
Injuries
50.3
Severity index

Severity index 50.3 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 50.3p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 69 of 122 by severity index among 2018 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 43% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2018 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Service BrakesService Brakes: 20 complaints (26.0%)20 26%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 17 complaints (22.1%)17 22%EngineEngine: 13 complaints (16.9%)13 17%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 13 complaints (16.9%)13 17%Power TrainPower Train: 12 complaints (15.6%)12 16%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 9 complaints (11.7%)9 12%SteeringSteering: 6 complaints (7.8%)6 8%Electronic Stability Co…Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 6 complaints (7.8%)6 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SERVICE BRAKES2026.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1722.1%
ENGINE1316.9%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1316.9%
POWER TRAIN1215.6%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL911.7%
STEERING67.8%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)67.8%

Complaints filed per year

014272018: 32019: 272020: 72021: 32022: 82023: 92024: 72025: 92026: 4 (partial year)18192720212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20183
201927
20207
20213
20228
20239
20247
20259
2026 (year to date)4
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 1.4x those in 2020 to 2022 (25 against 18).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V80700008/11/2019SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIPNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Nissan Murano, 2016-2018 Nissan Maxima, and 2017-2019 Nissan Pathfinder and Infiniti QX60 vehicles. These vehicles were previously recalled and unrepaired, or inspected and determined to not need a repair, under
18V60100007/09/2018SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIPNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Nissan Murano, 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2017-2018 Nissan Pathfinder, and 2017 Infiniti QX60 vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake (ABS) actuator pumps may allow brake fluid to leak onto an internal circuit board.
19V65400012/09/2019BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERANissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX8

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 2026-08-13. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.