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Model years to avoid

Nissan Xterra

What it says about you

Opinion

Boxy, basic, and genuinely capable, with a roof rack designed to be hosed. Discontinued for failing crash tests it was too honest to game.

Not measured, not from the data, and offered in fun. Everything below this is not.

11 model years on record, 2,422 complaints filed.

The years to look at closely: 2008 (transmission radiator), 2007 (fuel), 2006 (fuel), 2005 (fuel). Everything else drew a normal number of complaints for this model.

Every year

  1. 2015 0 recalls 10 complaints
  2. 2014 0 recalls 10 complaints
  3. 2013 0 recalls 4 complaints
  4. 2012 2 recalls 16 complaints
  5. 2011 2 recalls 24 complaints
  6. 2010 6 recalls 38 complaints
  7. 2009 5 recalls 19 complaints
  8. 2008 transmission radiator 119 complaints
  9. 2007 fuel 557 complaints
  10. 2006 fuel 780 complaints
  11. 2005 fuel 845 complaints

What does a Nissan Xterra say about you?

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Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints — compared against itself rather than against other cars, so popularity and age do not decide the answer.