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What 10 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 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 (10)Transmission & drivetrain (6)Suspension (3)Body & structure (1)Brakes (1)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)Parking Brake (1)Speed control (1)

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Mar 4, 2024Body & structure

Rear passenger side door will not open from the inside or outside. This is apparently a widespread problem for Nissan Xterra rear doors. It creates a safety problem as passengers cannot leave the vehicle in case of an accident.

NHTSA ODI 11575340

Working with the data? Download all 10 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 2015 Nissan Xterra verdict →