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What 24 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Nissan Xterra

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (24)Airbags (9)Engine (5)Electrical system (4)Tires (2)Body & structure (1)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)Engine & cooling (1)Fuel system (1)Steering (1)Suspension (1)

1 of 24 complaints match · Body & structure · clear filters

Aug 27, 2023Body & structureFuel system

Hole in exhaust system due to weld failure in support clamp The problem is reoccurring every year over a 3 1/2 year period

NHTSA ODI 11541014

Working with the data? Download all 24 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 28, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2011 Nissan Xterra verdict →