2014 Nissan Pathfinder Visibility/wiper Problems
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).
- 54visibility/wiper complaints
- 47,000median miles at failure
- 0mention a crash
- 1mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 48%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
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.
How serious are the reports?
Of 54 complaints, 1 an injury.
Nissan Pathfinder visibility/wiper complaints by model year
| Model year | Visibility/wiper complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Pathfinder | 3 | 6% | — |
| 2024 Pathfinder | 7 | 8% | 3,500 |
| 2023 Pathfinder | 6 | 6% | — |
| 2022 Pathfinder | 7 | 5% | 6,000 |
| 2020 Pathfinder | 1 | 2% | — |
| 2019 Pathfinder | 3 | 4% | 49,700 |
| 2018 Pathfinder | 1 | 1% | 8,000 |
| 2017 Pathfinder | 5 | 3% | 25 |
| 2016 Pathfinder | 4 | 4% | 18,600 |
| 2015 Pathfinder | 10 | 3% | 45,750 |
| 2014 Pathfinder | 54 | 9% | 47,000 |
| 2013 Pathfinder | 46 | 5% | 45,000 |
| 2008 Pathfinder | 1 | 0% | 101,000 |
| 2007 Pathfinder | 2 | 0% | 107,000 |
| 2006 Pathfinder | 1 | 0% | 41,118 |
| 2004 Pathfinder | 1 | 1% | 142,000 |
| 2000 Pathfinder | 1 | 1% | — |
| 1996 Pathfinder | 1 | 1% | — |
When owners reported it
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 canât 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…
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.
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…

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
- Power Train problems (214)
- Air Bags problems (92)
- Engine problems (62)
See all 2014 Nissan Pathfinder problems or visibility/wiper problems across all Pathfinder years.