Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
23
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2012 Nissan Pathfinder.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Right lower control arm snapped while driving at highway speed (65MPH) causing vehicle into a 360 spin. Vehicle spun, w… |
| 2025-05-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Rear subframe sagging and unsafe due to rust and corrosion. |
| 2024-04-06 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, he noticed that the re… |
| 2023-09-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Rear lower control arm broke while driving. Vehicle had to be moved on a rollback. Upon replacing control arm, cracks h… |
| 2023-04-11 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle started t… |
| 2023-03-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | There was no incident but now I’m scared to drive my vehicle that I’m still paying for and my insurance telling me if I… |
| 2022-05-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Check engine light comes on and vehicle will not cycle through gears. Will go into drive, reverse, neutral but not 1st,… |
| 2021-10-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked on the road outside his frien… |
| 2021-06-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | We purchased the truck in 2018. Starting last year the truck starting losing power, not cutting on. Replaced the batter… |
| 2020-02-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES THEY SEEMED TO REACT NORMALLY. THEN THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AT THAT POINT IT WAS BRA… |
| 2019-04-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT ANY TIME, MORNING, AFTERNOON.... CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO ON AND WITHIN SECONDS, MINUTES..., ENGINE W… |
| 2018-08-02 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY NISSAN PATHFINDER JUNE 2012 BRAND NEW...I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE UNTIL AUGUST 2, 2018 IN MY… |
| 2018-05-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE ENGINE WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN SEIZE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES, 2 TIMES ON THE FREEWAY A… |
| 2018-02-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | IF THE TRANSMISSION IN THE "N" POSITION (NEUTRAL), THE PARKING BREAK CAN'T HOLD THE CAR ON INCLINE SPACE! THAT PROB… |
| 2016-02-29 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS IN A 40MPH CAR ACCIDENOT AND MY FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. |
| 2016-02-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT ENGAGE ALLOWING ME TO SHIFT FROM P TO D AND PUT THE CAR IN GEAR WITHOUT MANUALLY OVERRIDING AND… |
| 2015-12-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, A DEER JUMPED INTO THE ROAD … |
| 2015-11-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN PATHFINDER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE DEALER NOTICED… |
| 2015-09-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT A 2012 NISSAN PATHFINDER ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2015 USED FOR $27,999.00. WE PUT $3,000.00 DOWN PAYMENT ON THE V… |
| 2014-12-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING THE VEHICLE, GRADUALLY BECAME HARDER (IT WOULD PULL SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. WHEN CHECKING AIR PRESSURE, I NOTI… |
| 2014-05-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER, TOOK MY CAR IN, THEY SAID IT WAS DONE, IT WAS NOT DONE CORRECTLY, I TOOK IT BACK WAS TOLD… |
| 2014-04-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING I WAS HEARING A RUMBLING SOUND EVERYTIME I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. I TOOK IT TO NISSAN OF BRANDON ON 4-11-14… |
| 2013-06-04 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH (POSTED SPEED LIMIT) AT 1150PM WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES IN THE NEAR VICINITY IN … |