2014 Nissan Pathfinder Visibility/wiper Problems

Source: NHTSA · Updated Oct 15, 2026 · 54 complaints analyzed

Owners have filed 54 complaints with NHTSA about visibility/wiper problems on the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder, 9% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 47,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “driver side” (39% of reports).

What owners describe

Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.

  • Driver side: mentioned in 21 of 54 complaints (39%)
  • Sun visors: mentioned in 20 of 54 complaints (37%)
  • Safety hazard: mentioned in 7 of 54 complaints (13%)
  • Visor hangs: mentioned in 5 of 54 complaints (9%)

At what mileage do visibility/wiper problems happen?

Based on 41 complaints that reported the odometer reading.

Under 10k miles5 · 12%
10k–25k miles2 · 5%
25k–50k miles14 · 34%
50k–75k miles15 · 37%
75k–100k miles5 · 12%
100k–150k miles0 · 0%
150k+ miles0 · 0%

How serious are the reports?

Of 54 complaints, 1 an injury.

Nissan Pathfinder visibility/wiper complaints by model year

Peak: 2014, with 54 complaints
1996: 1199612000: 112004: 1200412006: 112007: 2200722008: 112013: 462013462014: 54542015: 102015102016: 442017: 5201752018: 112019: 3201932020: 112022: 7202272023: 662024: 7202472025: 33

n = 154 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Model yearVisibility/wiper complaintsShare of that yearMedian miles
2025 Pathfinder36%—
2024 Pathfinder78%3,500
2023 Pathfinder66%—
2022 Pathfinder75%6,000
2020 Pathfinder12%—
2019 Pathfinder34%49,700
2018 Pathfinder11%8,000
2017 Pathfinder53%25
2016 Pathfinder44%18,600
2015 Pathfinder103%45,750
2014 Pathfinder549%47,000
2013 Pathfinder465%45,000
2008 Pathfinder10%101,000
2007 Pathfinder20%107,000
2006 Pathfinder10%41,118
2004 Pathfinder11%142,000
2000 Pathfinder11%—
1996 Pathfinder11%—

When owners reported it

Peak: 2018, with 16 complaints
2014: 1201412015: 2201522016: 6201662017: 122017122018: 162018162019: 122019122020: 2202022021: 320213

n = 54 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Related recalls (0)

No safety recall lists visibility/wiper for the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.

What owners report

Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.

Driver side sun visor has broken and can’t be stowed. Visor now hangs down and blocks at least 50% of the drivers view to the front. Visor can be moved to the left, up against the side window, but then it blocks the view to the left. This is a known issue. It is a safety defect and a recall…

Received Aug 15, 2021 · NHTSA complaint 11429170

Sun visors keep falling while driving it seems to be a common complaint among pathfinder owners i'm afraid this may have happened to multiple people already this is dangerous and needs to be recalled immediately.

Received Mar 2, 2021 · NHTSA complaint 11398675

The sun visors makes a loud cracking noise and have continued to fall down in my light of sight starting since the vehicle was roughly a year old. They will not stay up and have almost cause me to get into a severe accident several times. The drives side visor had to be removed as it hit me while i…

Received Feb 1, 2021 · NHTSA complaint 11391041
Nissan Pathfinder
Front view of a 2026 Nissan Pathfinder Platinum AWD crossover. Representative photo; appearance varies by model year. Photo: Deathpallie325, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Frequently asked questions

Do all 2014 Nissan Pathfinders have visibility/wiper problems?

No. NHTSA has 54 owner complaints about visibility/wiper for the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder (9% of the 575 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.

Was there a recall on the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder visibility/wiper?

No recall currently lists visibility/wiper for this vehicle.

At what mileage do visibility/wiper problems start?

The median reported mileage is 47,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.

What do owners say about visibility/wiper problems on the 2014 Nissan Pathfinder?

The most frequent phrase is “driver side”, in 21 of 54 complaints, followed by “sun visors” (20).

Other 2014 Nissan Pathfinder problems

See all 2014 Nissan Pathfinder problems or visibility/wiper problems across all Pathfinder years.