Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2013 Nissan Pathfinder has 11 recalls, 885 complaints, and a 4-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
11
Recalls
885
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
14V138000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, and Sentra, model year 2013 NV200 (aka Taxi) a...
15V681000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima and Pathfinder vehicles, 2013-2014 Nissan Sentra vehicles, 2013 I...
14V142000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
Nissan North America (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013 Pathfinder vehicles manufactured April 18, 2012, through October 3, 2012, and equip...
16V380000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Pathfinder vehicles manufactured June 20, 2012, to June 13, 2013. The b...
16V244000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfin...
15V033000
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Nissan Pathfinder vehicles manufactured June 20, 2012, to November 18, 2...
13V069000
AIR BAGS
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2013 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, Sentra, and Infiniti JX35 vehicles. Sensors within the passenger Occupant Detec...
13V445000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Nissan Pathfinder vehicles manufactured April 18, 2012, through September 20, 2013; model year 2013 I...
13V139000
SERVICE BRAKES
Nissan is recalling certain model year 2013 Pathfinder and Infiniti JX vehicles manufactured December 3, 2012, through January 29, 2013. The front br...
21V020000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Nissan Pathfinder vehicles. The location of the brake light switch may cause the b...
22V420000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Pathfinder vehicles. On certain Pathfinder vehicles, the secondary hood latch may ...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2013 Nissan Pathfinder SUV AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | My car has been having issues with what seems to be the transmission. This Nissan Pathfinder has CVT... |
| Dec 21, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | I have a 2013 Pathfinder that is experiencing a High pitch whine coming from the transmission. when ... |
| Nov 25, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | transmission started jerking & went out leaving me stranded. |
| Nov 19, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | My name is [XXX] , and I am requesting urgent escalation regarding my 2013 Nissan Pathfinder, which ... |
| Nov 10, 2025 | AIR BAGS | Brought our 2013 Nissan Pathfinder to Naples Nissan because of a flashing airbag warning light and a... |
| Sep 26, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) assembly failed completely, rendering the vehicle inope... |
| Sep 20, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Starts with juddering, loss of power. While driving you can experience a total complete loss of powe... |
| Sep 4, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? -... |
| Sep 3, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The transmission appears to be failing. When accelerating, the RPM increases but the vehicle speed d... |
| Aug 21, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission is making a noise after acceleration once the car gets to 40 miles an hour it starts je... |
| Aug 5, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | When I push on break it doesn’t engage to Release car from park. |
| Jul 14, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed s... |
| Jul 11, 2025 | SUSPENSION | The rear sub-frame, to which the suspension system is connected had rusted out and failed. Two diff... |
| Jul 7, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My 2013 Pathfinder keeps shuddering and jerking and swerving while driving |
| Jun 11, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The transmission shudders. Causes jerking and hard shifts that makes the car move in unwanted ways. ... |
| Jun 2, 2025 | SUSPENSION | My wife's car is a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. We heard what appeared a noise coming from rear undercarr... |
| Jun 1, 2025 | STRUCTURE | Rear subframe rusted through and unable to be repaired. Contacted Nissan and would not assist even t... |
| May 29, 2025 | STRUCTURE | See attached document for complaint. |
| May 16, 2025 | SUSPENSION | The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated while driving and making a turn, the s... |
| May 15, 2025 | TIRES | 235/55R20 102H Tires are Defective Have Bubbles. This is 2nd tire which has a bubble. Costco will n... |