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What 18 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Nissan Quest

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 (18)Crash / fire / injury (1)Transmission & drivetrain (7)Electrical system (5)Body & structure (2)Brakes (1)Engine & cooling (1)Fuel system (1)Seat belts (1)Seats (1)Speed control (1)Steering (1)

2 of 18 complaints match · Body & structure · clear filters

Mar 1, 2018Body & structure

TAILGATE OPENS BY ITSELF AND ACTIVATES THE ALARM (VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY), ALSO TAILGATE OPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING STARTING 5MPH. BRAND NEW BATTERY ON THE VEHICLE AND NO ELECTRICAL FUSES BAD WHERE FOUND.

NHTSA ODI 11075596

Apr 30, 2015Body & structure

ELECTRONIC SIDE DOORS DO NOT ADEQUATELY STOP AND RETREAT WHEN A PERSON IS PRESENT IN THE OPENING. DOORS CONTINUE TO EXERT ENOUGH FORCE TO MOVE A FULL GROWN MAN ONE TO TWO STEPS SIDEWAYS. WOULD LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT INJURY TO A YOUNG CHILD. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10713761

Working with the data? Download all 18 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 25, 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 2014 Nissan Quest verdict →