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Total NHTSA Complaints
12
Owner filings recorded
#1 Reported Problem
Electrical System
3 reports (25%)
Crash Incident Reports
0
Zero collision citations
Fire & Injury Reports
1
0 fire • 1 injury filings
Defect Investigation Analysis

Executive Problem Findings

AutoUtility currently tracks 12 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2015 Nissan Quest. Electrical System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 3 complaints (25% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 1 reports one or more injuries.

Methodology Notice: Consumer complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Filings are not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and do not constitute an audited component failure rate.
Incident & Severity Profile
  • • Total Owner Reports: 12 complaints submitted under federal penalty.
  • • Primary Subsystem: Electrical System accounts for 25% of submissions (3 reports).
  • • Secondary Systems: Powertrain & Transmission (3), Engine & Cooling (2).
  • • Crash Incidents: 0 filings cite an impact or collision.
  • • Thermal Incidents: 0 filings cite smoke or fire.
  • • Reported Casualties: 1 injury filings • 0 fatality filings.
Category Distribution

Reported Defect Categories for 2015 Nissan Quest

Factual proportion of owner complaints categorized by automotive subsystem in NHTSA records

Electrical System
3
25%
Powertrain & Transmission
3
25%
Engine & Cooling
2
16.7%
Air Bags & Restraints
1
8.3%
Wheels & Tires
1
8.3%
#1 25% SHARE

Electrical System

3 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
#2 25% SHARE

Powertrain & Transmission

3 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
#3 16.7% SHARE

Engine & Cooling

2 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
#4 8.3% SHARE

Air Bags & Restraints

1 owner complaint submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
Consumer Filings

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2015 Nissan Quest

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Electrical System ODI #11693151
Filed: 10/13/2025
Defect Report

"The front passenger door actuator stopped working so that you can lock and unlock the door. I saw that there is a lawsuit for other Nissan models of the same year for issues with the same part and figured it might all be the same part and should report it. It has been confirmed by monro auto repair..."

Engine & Cooling ODI #11537650
Filed: 08/10/2023
Defect Report

"The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Quest. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle started overheating and jerking with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle started smoking, and the contact pulled over on the side of the road and added coolant, but the failure continued...."

Electrical System ODI #11516780
Filed: 04/12/2023
Defect Report

"Well the problem is unknown to nissan and I filed a complaint with the BBB, and it is not resolved, the Mechanics at the Nissan in Hammond La, said they could not find the problem and in Mccomb Ms, The Mechanics stated that Nissan to had send a Electrical Engineer take a look the Vehicle. Customer..."

Powertrain & Transmission ODI #11491701
Filed: 10/31/2022
Defect Report

"Transmission shudder at 1000-1500 rpm."

Air Bags & Restraints ODI #11449794
Filed: 02/01/2022
Defect Report

"The passenger side curtain airbag spontaneously stopped working. The airbag warning light started flashing on the dashboard, and we took it in to the dealership. They reset the code warning, but the light came on again. They said they needed to replace the airbag after trying to replace the sensor..."

Multi-Year Trend

Complaint History for Nissan Quest

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2017)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Nissan Quest Current Page 12 0 0 Current
2016 Nissan Quest 13 0 0 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Nissan Quest 6 0 0 View 2017 Problems →
Exhaustive System Audit

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2015 Nissan Quest

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 11 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Injury Entries Fatality Entries
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 0 0 0 0
Engine & Cooling NHTSA category: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 1 0 0 0 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 1 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS 1 0 0 0 0
Search Intelligence

Quick Answers: Common Problems & Reliability Questions for the 2015 Nissan Quest

Direct, deterministic answers synthesized from verified United States government databases for the 2015 Nissan Quest

What are the most common reported problems with the 2015 Nissan Quest?

In official NHTSA consumer records, the most frequently cited issue area for the 2015 Nissan Quest is Electrical System, appearing in 3 records (25% of submitted filings).

Secondary reported categories include Powertrain & Transmission (3) and Engine & Cooling (2).

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Is the 2015 Nissan Quest a reliable vehicle?

AutoUtility does not issue subjective reliability scores or commercial ratings. In official United States government records, NHTSA tracks 12 consumer defect complaints and 0 safety recall campaigns for the 2015 Nissan Quest.

Reviewing documented component complaint distributions, recall remedy notices, and active federal investigations provides an objective, evidence-based view of the vehicle's historical safety and defect record.

Source: NHTSA ODI & Safety Recalls Databases

Are there crash, fire, or injury reports associated with the 2015 Nissan Quest?

Among consumer complaint records on file with NHTSA for the 2015 Nissan Quest, 0 filings cite a crash, 0 cite smoke or fire, and 1 report one or more injuries.

Incident entries represent consumer descriptions at the time of submission to federal authorities and do not establish mechanical causation or legal liability.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Consumer Logs
Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database under 49 CFR Part 576.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.