Lemon Law Check › 2016 Nissan Pathfinder
Complaint counts by vehicle system, from 105 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2016 Nissan Pathfinder:
| Air bags | 19 complaints |
|---|---|
| Engine | 19 complaints |
| Unknown or other | 17 complaints |
| Service brakes | 12 complaints |
| Electrical system | 10 complaints |
| Power train | 7 complaints |
"Loud whistling noise coming from the power steering pump. all research suggest nissan knows this is an issues and says it is normal."
— owner complaint filed with NHTSA, 12/27/2018
"Heater/ac cooling fan crapped out at 45k. bearings/bushings causing loud, crunching noises when heat or ac is on. the same thing happened to me on my 2013 pathfinder."
— owner complaint filed with NHTSA, 12/25/2019
"On 21 dec 2020 we were in a accident with a deer we wear going about 80mph when the dear came out of no wear and we hit it head on and neither one of the air bags deployed my husband hit his head on steering wheel and neither one the airbags deployed i was sitting in passenge…"
— owner complaint filed with NHTSA, 12/23/2020
| Air bags:sensor:occupant classification 26/04/2016 · 16V244000 | 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… |
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| Latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch 13/06/2022 · 22V420000 | 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. |
Recall repairs are performed free of charge at franchised dealers. Check your specific vehicle with the free VIN recall checker.
If the same warranty problem has needed 2+ repair attempts — or your Pathfinder has spent 30+ days out of service — it may qualify for a buyback, replacement, or cash compensation under your state's lemon law. Manufacturers pay the legal fees in most states, so the case review costs you nothing.
Check My Pathfinder — Free →Based on 105 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the most-reported problem areas for the 2016 Nissan Pathfinder are air bags, engine, unknown or other.
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2016 Nissan Pathfinder. Recall repairs are always free at franchised dealers regardless of warranty status.
A specific vehicle qualifies as a lemon based on its own repair history, not the model's overall record. If your Pathfinder has had air bags or other warranty problems repaired 2–4 times without success, or has spent 30+ days in the shop, it may qualify under your state's lemon law — attorneys evaluate this free of charge.
Researching this car as a buyer instead? Read the full Carivo review of the 2016 Nissan Pathfinder.
All recall and complaint figures on this page come directly from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) federal records for this make, model, and year, fetched at page build time and cached daily. Complaint excerpts are owner-submitted reports to NHTSA, lightly truncated. Carivo is an independent data site, not a law firm; lemon law eligibility is determined solely by attorneys under your state's statute.