2007 Nissan XTERRA - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2007 Nissan Xterra received a mixed safety rating based on available data. While it excelled in side crash tests with a 5-star rating for both driver and passenger sides, the front crash rating was lower at 4 stars each. The overall rollover rating was average at 3 stars. It is worth noting that the car is equipped with standard electronic stability control, which is a positive feature for enhanced safety. However, it does not have forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems.

In terms of complaints and recalls, the Xterra has had a relatively high number of complaints, totaling 552. Additionally, there have been 2 recalls for this vehicle. It is important for owners to stay informed about any potential issues and ensure that their vehicle undergoes necessary maintenance and repairs to address safety concerns.

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Complaint Count

552

Recall Count

2

Investigation Count

1

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2007 Nissan Xterra 4-DR Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2007 Nissan Xterra 4-DR

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2007 Nissan Xterra 4-DR Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2007 Nissan Xterra 4-DR Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2005 Score 2007 Score 2015 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 4 4 Not Rated
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 4 4 Not Rated

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2005 Score 2007 Score 2015 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5 Not Rated
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2005 Score 2007 Score 2015 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated 3 3
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated

Complaints for the 2007 Nissan XTERRA

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan xterra. the contact stated that the fuel gauge failed to operate properly with the check engine warning light illuminated. the contact refilled the fuel tank however, the fuel gauge showed empty. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign number: 10v075000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the vin was not included. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by a dealer or independent mechanic. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that recalls were vin specific and the vin was not included. the failure mileage was 90,000."
Components Involved: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Date of incident: 2022-09-03
Complaint:
"apparently, this is happening to large number of nissan vehicles. it started with my gas meter getting stuck on a quarter of tank. and twice i ran out of gas, thinking i still had some gas left in tank. now my empty tank light cuts on usually after i get around a half of tank. when i fill up it may take 2 or 3 trips before the sensor gets off of reading no gas. my check engine light is on as well. very frustrating not knowing how much is in tank, especially on long trips. frustrating as well, having to put gas in xterra every 2-3 days not knowing how much is actually in tank. *tr"
Components Involved: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Date of incident: 2014-05-05
Complaint:
"my fuel gauge registered only 1/2 of the last quarter so i completely filled up. when i started the car up the fuel gauge now read totally empty, with the yellow empty light on. i knew it was full so i reset the odometer to track mileage to estimate fuel content. after about two driving cycles the gauge eventually made it to the full mark and seemed to come down normally. this has happened now three more times. i understand there has been a recall, but my vehicle is outside the time (sept 2013) and distance (72000) miles allowed for the recall. it's now may 2014, with 76000 miles. the dealer, and the nissan 800 number just blew me off as being outside the recall warranty limits. one of the times the gauge hung up at the last quarter tank, you could run out of fuel in traffic or an intersection. i feel it's serious enough to rate as a safety issue. *tr"
Components Involved: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Date of incident: 2014-01-05
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan xterra. the contact stated that the fuel gauge malfunctioned showing the wrong fuel level. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician diagnosed that the fuel level sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 38,000 and the current mileage was 42,000. updated 05/28/14*lj updated 05/30/2014 *js"
Components Involved: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Date of incident: 2015-06-12
Complaint:
"check engine light is on. took car to dealer and they came up with code p0463 regarding the fuel sending unit. needed a new fuel sending unit & gauge assembly installed for about $430.00. nissan had issued a warranty notification regarding this, extending the warranty to 72 months (6 yrs) / 72,000 miles. we were beyond the revised warranty period so we had to pay for the repair. nissan should be made to issue a recall and pay for the fix. to the nhtsa!! please investigate and require nissan to do the right thing! *tr"
Components Involved: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Date of incident: 2014-12-04
Complaint:
"the "check engine" light on my 07 xterra went off when leaving my garage. using my scangauge, i found out my engine was showing error code p0463. when we got home i jumped on the net and discovered that it meant my fuel level sensor was malfunctioning and that, while no real threat to my safety was posed other than possibly running out of gas by surprise, it seems this is a very common problem with xterras. so common in fact, that previous generation nissans were actually recalled for a similar issue. unfortunately, no recall has been placed on the part for the 2nd gen yet, and so nissan customers are being forced to have the dealer make the repair to the tune of about $600. also it seem like a lot of other people are having the same issue with this faulty part according to the internet."
Components Involved: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Date of incident: 2014-11-02
Complaint:
"ongoing problems with p0463 code and ses light. fuel sensor does not function correctly, so i of not know how much gas is in my car. apparently there was a recall on this for the 2006 and 2008, but not the 07? this is dangerous! i do not want to run out of gas while i'm driving! *tr"
Components Involved: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Date of incident: 2015-01-10
Complaint:
"fuel level sensor was malfunctioning on my xterra, seems to be an ongoing thing with xterras since people keep posting about it http://www.clubxterra.org/forums/showthread.php?t=10923 and http://www.denlorstools.com/autoblog/2010/08/xterrapathfinder-fuel-gauge-erratic-p0463-check-engine-light/ this should be recalled. *tr"
Components Involved: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Date of incident: 2014-05-09
Complaint:
"i filled up my gas tank and when i left, i noticed the "service engine soon" light and that my gas gage was in empty right after filling up. after a little while the service light would go off and the gas gage seemed to be working again. i did a little web research and found many other owners are seeing the same issue. i'm willing to live with using my trip gage because the cost to fix is too much for a known issue. love my xterra just hate this issue. what i have found is that the federal mandate on ethanol mixed gas corrodes the censure is from one person thoughts. also found that if you take it in, the code will say, p0463 which means you fuel sender unit sensor is out. *tr"
Components Involved: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Date of incident: 2012-01-10
Complaint:
"i filled up my gas tank and when i left the gas station and started driving home the "service engine soon" light came on. the gas gauge did not read as a full tank either and i also full my tank up every time i get gas. i also reset to odometer so i know how many miles i get with each tank of gas. i took my nissan xterra 2007 to have them read the code to me and it came back "p0463". this is the fuel sender unit sensor. apparently, this problem seems to be an long ongoing issue with nissan. it should be a recall defect but it is not. the sensor part goes bad and they want the customer to pay out $600. to fix the problem. this is s problem that needs to be fixed by the dealership! *tr"
Components Involved: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Date of incident: 2014-03-05

Recalls for the 2007 Nissan XTERRA

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"nissan is recalling certain front and rear lower links, p/nos. 54501zq00a, 54500zq00a, 551a1zq00a, 551a0zq00a , 54501ea00a, 54500ea00a, 551a1ea500, 551a0ea500, 54501zr00a, and 54500zr00a, sold between november 25, 2009 and may 14, 2010 as replacement parts for model year 2004 through 2010 titan, armada, and qx56, and model years 2005 through 2010 frontier, xterra, and pathfinder vehicles. the lower control link assembly has two cylindrical collars forming the inboard attachment points to the chassis. due to an improper welding process some collars may contain welds that do not meet strength specifications."
Consequence:
IF THE COLLAR WELD SEPARATES, THE VEHICLE HANDLING WILL DETERIORATE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy:

NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ANY AFFECTED LOWER LINK FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 12, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Component(s) Involved: SUSPENSION > FRONT > CONTROL ARM > LOWER ARM
Date of incident: 2010-05-20

NISSAN Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

NISSAN ranks 5 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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