NHTSA has received 85 owner complaints about the 2024 Nissan Pathfinder, or 30.5 per year on the road — fewer complaints than typical (complaint index 0.76, where 1.00 is the average of all tracked vehicles). Among the 89 model-year 2024 vehicles we track, it ranks #58 of 89 by complaints per year (#1 = fewest). Against other Nissan models its rate is 8% higher; against other Midsize SUVs it is 42% lower.
Counts are normalized by time on the road, not by sales volume: a popular model generates more reports than a rare one, and complaints are not verified individually. How we count
Complaints filed between 2023-11-07 and 2026-10-09. Median delay from incident to filing: 9 days.
85Complaints
30.5Complaints per year on the road
0.76Complaint index vs. all tracked vehicles
2Recalls
1.2%Share involving a crash or fire
58Last 12 months
Analysis
The previous model year (2023) drew 27.4 complaints per year, fewer than this one. The following model year (2025) drew 30.2 per year, about the same. In its first two years on the road the 2024 model collected 32 complaints, 54% lower than the average vehicle of the same model year.
The most common problem area is Brakes (27.1% of complaints), followed by Engine (22.4%) and Electrical (11.8%). Brakes complaints are 4.5 times as common here as across all tracked vehicles. 1 report (1.2%) describes a crash or fire; owners mention 3 injuries and 0 deaths.
Half of the reported incidents happened within 23 months of the model year's start; the busiest period was the third year (47% of incidents). In the last 12 months 58 new complaints were filed, versus 17 in the 12 months before — up 241%.
NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls for this model year.
Complaint index
vs. all tracked vehicles0.76
vs. other Nissan models1.08
vs. other 2024 models0.79
vs. other Midsize SUVs0.58
Complaints in first 2 years on the road · vs. same-year average (32)0.46
The car was involved in a collision into a jersey barrier on the left side of the vehicle at high speed that is 60 mph first the none of the airbags deployed and including the front airbags driver knee airbags or the curtain side airbags.
Brakes · 2025-03-19 · ODI 11649268 · Crash
I am reporting premature and potentially abnormal rear brake wear on my 2024 Nissan Pathfinder with approximately 19,600 miles.
Brakes · 2026-10-08 · ODI 11770010
Purchased new 1/15/2025. First issue with this car happened Oct 2025 with something electrical drawing power. This caused AT codes, auto start/stop codes, front and rear collision codes etc.
Transmission / powertrain · 2026-10-05 · ODI 11769164
I leased this 2024 Nissan Pathfinder new, and the issue began almost immediately, at approximately 13 miles. I initially noticed intermittent stuttering and the vehicle jumping or lurching forward following acceleration.
Engine · 2026-10-01 · ODI 11768401
THIS is the third MAJOR safety that I have had at this point, with FOUR in total and that isn't the little things, that is the MAJOR SAFETY events where we've been terrified to drive the vehicle.
Electrical · 2026-09-20 · ODI 11765630
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Summary: Nissan 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 requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 208 "Occupant Crash Protection," 209 "Seat Belt Assemblies," and 210 "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
Risk: An unsecured lap belt pretensioner will not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the left-side front lap seat belt pretensioner assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 18, 2024. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Owners may contact Infiniti customer service at 1-800-662-6200. Nissan's numbers for this recall are PD106 and PD107.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE Campaign 24V154000 · 2024-02-27
Summary: Nissan 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 bag to deploy improperly.
Risk: An air bag that deploys improperly may not protect the driver as intended during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the front driver's air bag assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2024. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's numbers for this recall are PD103, PD104, and PMA34.
