2022 Nissan Pathfinder: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 133 complaints about the 2022 Nissan Pathfinder and NHTSA has issued 5 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is service brakes, named in 34 of them.

133
Complaints
5
Recalls
3
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
3
Injuries
31.6
Severity index

Severity index 31.6 - Low. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 31.6p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2022 Nissan Pathfinder sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 96 2022 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2022 Nissan Pathfinder ranks 70 of 96 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 27% of its model-year peers. See the full 2022 ranking.

What actually fails

Service BrakesService Brakes: 34 complaints (25.6%)34 26%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 25 complaints (18.8%)25 19%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 19 complaints (14.3%)19 14%EngineEngine: 18 complaints (13.5%)18 14%Power TrainPower Train: 17 complaints (12.8%)17 13%SeatsSeats: 16 complaints (12.0%)16 12%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 11 complaints (8.3%)11 8%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 8 complaints (6.0%)8 6%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SERVICE BRAKES3425.6%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2518.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1914.3%
ENGINE1813.5%
POWER TRAIN1712.8%
SEATS1612.0%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE118.3%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL86.0%

Complaints filed per year

016312021: 102022: 232023: 312024: 272025: 262026: 16 (partial year)21222331242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
202110
202223
202331
202427
202526
2026 (year to date)16
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 2.5x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
21V74200023/09/2021SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINTNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2022 Pathfinder vehicles. The third-row headrests may have an improper weld or misaligned internal components, which can allow the headrest to move or detach. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements o
21V74300023/09/2021SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERSNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2022 Pathfinder vehicles. The second-row seat back frames may have insufficient welds that could separate.
21V70600010/09/2021LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCHNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2022 Pathfinder vehicles. Insufficient welds may allow the secondary hood latch retainer bracket to detach from the front bumper assembly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehi
22V11100024/02/2022SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERSNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2022 INFINITI QX60 and Nissan Pathfinder vehicles. The second-row seat track may be missing a mounting bolt. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 210
22V52700021/07/2022BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERANissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Rogue, 2022 Frontier, Pathfinder, and Titan rental vehicles. When the Sirius XM subscription is set to "Not Subscribed," it may cause the infotainment head unit to reboot, resulting in an inoperative rearview cam
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.