Nissan Xterra - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Nissan Xterra owners have reported a total of 4,012 problems for their cars built in the 16 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Nissan Xterra. The 2005 Nissan Xterra cars have the most problems reported (1,117 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Nissan Xterra

Model Year	Number of Problems
2015 Xterra	15
2014 Xterra	14
2013 Xterra	6
2012 Xterra	16
2011 Xterra	27
2010 Xterra	55
2009 Xterra	26
2008 Xterra	168
2007 Xterra	719
2006 Xterra	983
2005 Xterra	1,117
2004 Xterra	109
2003 Xterra	95
2002 Xterra	207
2001 Xterra	198
2000 Xterra	257

🔍 Common problems of Nissan Xterra

The following chart shows the 30 most common problems for Nissan Xterra cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (955 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's fuel system, gasoline (699 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Nissan Xterra

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Power Train	955
Gasoline Fuel System	699
Engine And Engine Cooling	668
Other Fuel System	398
Equipment	214
Electrical System	204
Air Bag	177
Steering	111
Service Brakes	101
Suspension	86

Visibility	81
Vehicle Speed Control	69
Structure	49
Wheel	43
Unknown Or Other	35
Tire	30
Electronic Stability Control	28
Exterior Lighting	20
Seat Belt	18
Air Brake	9
Parking Brake	3
Forward Collision Avoidance	2
Child Seat	2
Seats	2
Interior Lighting	2
Latches/locks/linkage	2
Lane Departure	1
Diesel Fuel System	1
Back Over Prevention	1
Traction Control System	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Nissan Xterra of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Xterra model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Nissan Xterra model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Xterra Model Years

Xterra Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2015	15	13,007	11	0.10
2014	14	12,525	12	0.09
2013	6	13,036	13	0.04
2012	16	23,500	14	0.05
2011	27	22,053	15	0.08
2010	55	23,502	16	0.15
2009	26	13,130	17	0.12
2008	168	37,664	18	0.25
2007	719	46,776	19	0.81
2006	983	60,223	20	0.82
2005	1,117	55,680	21	0.96
2004	109	85,742	22	0.06
2003	95	75,349	23	0.05
2002	207	99,904	24	0.09
2001	198	92,326	25	0.09
2000	257	105,955	26	0.09

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Nissan Xterra is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2015 Xterra	4
2014 Xterra	3
2012 Xterra	4
2011 Xterra	1
2010 Xterra	7
2009 Xterra	2
2008 Xterra	10
2007 Xterra	16
2006 Xterra	18
2005 Xterra	13
2004 Xterra	13
2003 Xterra	10
2002 Xterra	30
2001 Xterra	18
2000 Xterra	18

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