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2022 Nissan Pathfinder

Gas Compact SUV

2026202520242023202220202019201820172016
Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratings
D
Safety Signal
65 / 100
DSafety Signal · 65 / 100
5Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
135Complaints · owner reports
5★Crash rating · NHTSA overall
23 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2022 Nissan Pathfinder is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact SUV with 3 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Pathfinder 2WD, is EPA-rated at 23 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of D. Owners have filed 135 complaints, most often about service brakes. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
Pathfinder 2WDGasFWD3.5L 6-cyl212623$2,700
Pathfinder 4WDGas4WD3.5L 6-cyl212723$2,700
Pathfinder 4WD PlatinumGas4WD3.5L 6-cyl202522$2,850

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (5)

Back Over Prevention

minor
10,477 vehicles

Problem: 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."

Risk: An inoperative rearview camera display reduces the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: 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.

NHTSA campaign 22V527000 · reported Jul 21, 2022 · Nissan North America, Inc.

Seats

high
21 vehicles

Problem: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2022 INFINITI QX60 and Nissan Pathfinder vehicles. The second-row seat track may be missing a mounting bolt. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

Risk: A missing mounting bolt may allow the seat track to move during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Fix: Dealers will inspect the second-row seat track and install a new mounting bolt as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 13, 2022. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's numbers for this recall are PC867 and PC868.

NHTSA campaign 22V111000 · reported Feb 24, 2022 · Nissan North America, Inc.

Seats

high
5,895 vehicles

Problem: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2022 Pathfinder vehicles. The second-row seat back frames may have insufficient welds that could separate.

Risk: Seat backs with separated welds may fail to adequately restrain occupants during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Fix: Dealers will inspect and replaced the seat assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 17, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's numbers for this recall are PC845, PC846, and PC847.

NHTSA campaign 21V743000 · reported Sep 23, 2021 · Nissan North America, Inc.

Seats

high
10,082 vehicles

Problem: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2022 Pathfinder vehicles. The third-row headrests may have an improper weld or misaligned internal components, which can allow the headrest to move or detach. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 202, "Head Restraints."

Risk: Headrests that move or detach may not adequately restrain occupants in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

Fix: Dealers will replace all three third-row seat headrests, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 17, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is PC844.

NHTSA campaign 21V742000 · reported Sep 23, 2021 · Nissan North America, Inc.

Latches/Locks/Linkages

high
3,030 vehicles

Problem: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2022 Pathfinder vehicles. Insufficient welds may allow the secondary hood latch retainer bracket to detach from the front bumper assembly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 113, "Hood Latch System."

Risk: A detached secondary hood latch may allow the hood to open if the primary hood latch is not engaged, obstructing the driver's view and increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the secondary hood latch bracket as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 17, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is PC840.

NHTSA campaign 21V706000 · reported Sep 10, 2021 · Nissan North America, Inc.

Owner complaints

135 complaints filed

3 involved a crash, 1 a fire, 3 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2021: 10 · 2022: 23 · 2023: 31 · 2024: 27 · 2025: 26 · 2026: 18

Most-cited components

  • Service Brakes — 32
  • Unknown Or Other — 26
  • Electrical System — 20
  • Engine — 18
  • Power Train — 17
“The contact owns a 2022 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the braking system would not release with multiple error messages displayed. The vehicle would not start. The vehicle was towed to the local dealerer who serviced the vehicle and corrected the failure. No further i…”Feb 15, 2022 · Service Brakes · NHTSA owner report
“The 2nd row seats (captain chairs) are tilted upward at edge of seats and my infant carseat is not leveled as it should be. Due to the chairs seat being tilted upward causes child carseat level to be off and making carseat tilt forward causing babies head to go forward more than they should. Passenger seat is also very…”Feb 7, 2022 · Seats · NHTSA owner report
“Driver's side TPS failed and did not hold air causing tire to deflate to 13 pounds of pressure making steering and braking difficult. Car was purchased new in September 2021 with 12 miles. Purchased from dealer with wheels powder coated. Since new up to 3700 miles there was ZERO issues until the tire kept losing pressu…”Dec 1, 2021 · Wheels · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆16%
SUV FWDnot rated★★★★☆★★★★★not rated—

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking.

Other Pathfinder model years

A

2026 Pathfinder

0 recalls · 9 complaints

A

2025 Pathfinder

1 recalls · 49 complaints

B

2024 Pathfinder

2 recalls · 75 complaints

A

2023 Pathfinder

1 recalls · 103 complaints

A

2020 Pathfinder

0 recalls · 47 complaints

B

2019 Pathfinder

2 recalls · 75 complaints

D

2018 Pathfinder

3 recalls · 77 complaints

C

2017 Pathfinder

2 recalls · 186 complaints

B

2016 Pathfinder

2 recalls · 107 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 43949, 43950, 43952). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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