2015 Nissan Pathfinder Problems, Recalls & Reliability
434 owner complaints sit in the federal file for the 2015 Nissan Pathfinder, alongside 5 recall campaigns and 1 defect investigation. It scores 31/100 on the trouble index — a middle-of-the-pack year for this model. Other leads the reports, typically around 43,000 miles.
Typical
Where 2015 sits among all Pathfinder years
What owners report
“I drive a 2015 nissan pathfinder with 41k miles and a few days ago i noticed a loud noise when the climate system was on. I took it to dealer today and they stated the fan assembly motor is bad. They also stated that there have been several issues with this part. The part is on back order so they…”— owner report to NHTSA, 2015 Pathfinder
“I was driving vehicle and was at light to enter freeway went to accelerate and nothing happened but car would rev normal in park pulled over in traffic and almost got in a wreck with family in side is very unsafe”— owner report to NHTSA, 2015 Pathfinder
“Radiator cooling fan makes loud noise when the a/c is turned on and stops when the a/c is turned off. Only have 51,356 miles”— owner report to NHTSA, 2015 Pathfinder
“The vehicle had no issues after being stopped for three days the airbag light on the dashboard started to flash and the passenger airbag-off light is on even with a passenger seated on.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2015 Pathfinder
“Electronic stability control comes on randomly going down the road or at a stop light causing the car not to accelerate making the brake lights stay on all the time car only has 65000 miles on it afraid gonna get hit from no acceleration”— owner report to NHTSA, 2015 Pathfinder
“When turning the vehicle stalls. Unable to accelerate. Break light switch relay.already a previous recall.”— owner report to NHTSA, 2015 Pathfinder
Mileage when trouble shows up
Among the 282 reports that include an odometer reading, problems most often appear around 46,000 miles. Half of those reports fall between 28,464 and 68,000 miles — a useful range to weigh against the mileage of the exact car you're looking at.
Recalls (5)
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Pathfinder vehicles. On certain Pathfinder vehicles, the secondary hood latch may malfunction and remain in the unlatched, unsecured, position when the hood is closed.
Fix: Dealers will replace the bell crank assembly, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed March 26, 2025. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this…
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Nissan Pathfinder vehicles. The location of the brake light switch may cause the brake light switch relay to repeatedly open and close. Overtime, this can cause the relay to stick in the…
Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, either re-install the brake light switch or swap positions with the Automatic Speed Control Device (ASCD) switch; depending on…
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and…
Fix: Nissan will notify their owners. Chevrolet City Express owners will be notified by General Motors. Dealers will reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in…
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima and Pathfinder vehicles, 2013-2014 Nissan Sentra vehicles, 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles, 2014-2015 Infiniti QX60 vehicles and 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid vehicles. The affected…
Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began on November 30, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder and Infiniti QX60 vehicles manufactured August 14, 2014, to November 5, 2014, and 2014-2015 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured August 12, 2014, to November 15,…
Fix: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and tighten any loose bolts to the proper specification, free of charge. The recall began February 2, 2015. Owners may contact…
Federal defect investigations
Led to recall campaign 22V420000.
Technical service bulletins
239 manufacturer communications — service bulletins, the biggest share on transmission & drivetrain and electrical — are on file for the 2015 Nissan Pathfinder. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
See the 2015 Pathfinder TSB list →
Complaint history for this model year
When owners filed their reports — a long tail means problems kept surfacing for years.
Questions buyers ask
Is the 2015 Nissan Pathfinder reliable?
The 2015 Nissan Pathfinder drew 434 complaints in federal safety records — a middle-of-the-pack year for this model. Its trouble index is 31/100, scored against the model's worst year (2005).
What are the most common 2015 Nissan Pathfinder problems?
The top reported problems for the 2015 Nissan Pathfinder are other (86 complaints), transmission & drivetrain (76), and engine (75).
At what mileage do 2015 Nissan Pathfinder problems show up?
Owners most often report 2015 Nissan Pathfinder problems around 46,000 miles. Half of all reports that include an odometer reading fall between 28,464 and 68,000 miles.
Does the 2015 Nissan Pathfinder have recalls?
5 recall campaigns apply to the 2015 Nissan Pathfinder. Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.