2011 NISSAN QUEST — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 66 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: FUEL SYSTEM (30 complaints · 45.5%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 2
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 1
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution FUEL SYSTEM appears in 30 of 66 owner complaints (45.5%) in this vehicle snapshot. FUEL SYSTEM: 30 complaints, 45.5% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 30 · 45.5% ENGINE: 8 complaints, 12.1% of reports ENGINE 8 · 12.1% POWER TRAIN: 6 complaints, 9.1% of reports POWER TRAIN 6 · 9.1% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 4 complaints, 6.1% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 · 6.1% SERVICE BRAKES: 2 complaints, 3.0% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 2 · 3.0% VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 2 complaints, 3.0% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2 · 3.0% AIR BAGS: 1 complaints, 1.5% of reports AIR BAGS 1 · 1.5% · 1 crash reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 1 complaints, 1.5% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 · 1.5% SEAT BELTS: 1 complaints, 1.5% of reports SEAT BELTS 1 · 1.5% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 34 complaints, 51.5% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 34 · 51.5% · 1 crash reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
FUEL SYSTEM 30 45.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 8 12.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 6 9.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 6.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 2 3.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2 3.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 1 1.5% 1 crashes · 0 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 1.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 1 1.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 34 51.5% 1 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jul 2011; the first recall shown was reported in Feb 2012. 2011-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2012-Q1: 24 owner reports 24 2012-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2021-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2021-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2026-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jul 2011 Apr 2026 Recall campaign 12V076000 ◆ Recall campaign 12V076000 Investigation AQ12003 ● Investigation AQ12003
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2011-Q3 Owner reports 1
2011-Q4 Owner reports 3
2012-Q1 Owner reports 24
2012-Q4 Owner reports 1
2013-Q1 Owner reports 1
2013-Q3 Owner reports 1
2014-Q1 Owner reports 3
2014-Q3 Owner reports 1
2015-Q4 Owner reports 2
2016-Q1 Owner reports 1
2016-Q3 Owner reports 3
2017-Q1 Owner reports 1
2017-Q3 Owner reports 1
2018-Q2 Owner reports 1
2018-Q3 Owner reports 2
2018-Q4 Owner reports 1
2019-Q3 Owner reports 2
2020-Q1 Owner reports 1
2020-Q2 Owner reports 1
2020-Q3 Owner reports 3
2021-Q1 Owner reports 4
2021-Q3 Owner reports 1
2022-Q1 Owner reports 1
2022-Q2 Owner reports 1
2023-Q2 Owner reports 1
2023-Q3 Owner reports 1
2023-Q4 Owner reports 1
2025-Q2 Owner reports 1
2026-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 12V076000
Defect investigation 1 AQ12003
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 12V076000

    Report date
    Component:
    ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
    Consequence:
    VEHICLE STALLING COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-647-7261.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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