2024 Nissan Pathfinder problems and recalls

Owners have filed 75 complaints on the 2024 Nissan Pathfinder, and NHTSA has issued 2 recalls. The most cited component is the Service Brakes (21 complaints).

75
Complaints
2
Recalls
1
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
3
Injuries
50.8
Severity index

Severity index 50.8 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 50.8p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 49 of 74 by severity index among 2024 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 34% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2024 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Service BrakesService Brakes: 21 complaints (28.0%)21 28%EngineEngine: 17 complaints (22.7%)17 23%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 16 complaints (21.3%)16 21%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 14 complaints (18.7%)14 19%Power TrainPower Train: 8 complaints (10.7%)8 11%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 7 complaints (9.3%)7 9%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 7 complaints (9.3%)7 9%StructureStructure: 6 complaints (8.0%)6 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
SERVICE BRAKES2128.0%
ENGINE1722.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1621.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1418.7%
POWER TRAIN810.7%
VISIBILITY/WIPER79.3%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE79.3%
STRUCTURE68.0%

Complaints filed per year

022432023: 22024: 102025: 202026: 43 (partial year)2324252643
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20232
202410
202520
2026 (year to date)43

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
24V15400027/02/2024AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULENissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2024 Titan, Frontier, Infiniti QX60, Pathfinder, 2023-2024 Sentra, Versa, Kicks, Infiniti QX50, and 2023 Rogue vehicles. Due to a manufacturing issue, the driver's air bag inflator may absorb moisture, and cause the air ba
24V17600005/03/2024SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONERNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2024 Pathfinder and Infiniti QX60 vehicles. The lap belt pretensioner in the left-side front seat belt assembly may be improperly secured, due to a missing rivet. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requiremen

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 2026-09-04. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.