92 of the 566 complaints about the Nissan Pathfinder (16.3%) concern Electrical, making it the model's third-largest problem area. That share is 1.0× the Electrical share across all tracked vehicles.
92Complaints · Electrical
16.3%Share of complaints
1.03×vs. all vehicles
34Last 12 months
1.1%Share involving a crash or fire
2Related recalls
Analysis
By model year, Electrical complaints peak with the 2018 model (20, 26% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (6). 34 Electrical complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 12 in the 12 months before — the pace is rising.
Owners most often describe: “camera”, “image”, “working”, “view” and “sensor”. 1 of these reports (1.1%) describe a crash or fire, with 1 injury and 0 deaths mentioned.
2 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 22V527000 (2022-07-21, model years 2022).
Initial item includes power tailgate not operating properly and on at least one occassion it began to close while operator was loading groceries into the back of the vehicle - hitting operator on back.
Electrical · 2021-12-10 · ODI 11443357
5-13-2019 (5 am) I was in an accident. The aeb (automatic emergency braking system) was active. The car was in motion until impacting a mercedes.
Electrical · 2019-06-07 · ODI 11218443 · Crash
Rear camera and camera functionality just stopped working. The OVM is functioning with everything else just not the camera! Yet, diagnostics state that it is an OVM issue and cost $2,500.00 to fix. Safety concerns of no camera and unable to view pedestrians.
Electrical · 2026-08-06 · ODI 11755308
The alternator gave out, and yes it was confirmed by concord Nissan, I have 4 kids in the car this was dangerous as to the car stopped on the freeway in a merging lane therefore the car kept shaking as we were waiting for help, we missed our flight to the…
Electrical · 2026-07-22 · ODI 11752129
I have had to replace my rear brake pads and machine rotors at 15k and 28k miles. I’ve never had to replace my front brakes- the issue is not my driving. I was told not to use my lane assist b/c it wears brakes and have t ever used.
Electrical · 2026-07-20 · ODI 11751656
The defect involves the outside side mirrors and the reverse-tilt function. When the vehicle is shifted into Reverse, a mirror normally tilts downward as designed.
Electrical · 2026-07-16 · ODI 11750878
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA Campaign 22V527000 · 2022-07-21 · Model years: 2022
Summary: Nissan 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 camera. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Remedy: The Infotainment system software will be updated by a dealer, or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed July 29, 2022. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R22A5 PC901 PC902.
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA Campaign 19V654000 · 2019-09-12 · Model years: 2018, 2019
Summary: Nissan 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 QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.
How common are Electrical problems on the Nissan Pathfinder?
92 of the 566 complaints about the Nissan Pathfinder (16.3%) concern Electrical, making it the model's third-largest problem area. That share is 1.0× the Electrical share across all tracked vehicles.
Which Nissan Pathfinder model years have the most Electrical complaints?
By model year, Electrical complaints peak with the 2018 model (20, 26% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (6).
Is there a recall for Nissan Pathfinder Electrical problems?
2 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 22V527000 (2022-07-21, model years 2022).