What are the common problems with the 2016 Nissan Quest?
Owners of the 2016 Nissan Quest have filed 13 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the powertrain (6) and the suspension (2). In NHTSA's complaints file of November 11, 2026, 8 of its 13 complaints list a mileage (95 to 136,022 miles), too few to say when problems were reported; a complaint is an owner's report, not a proven defect.
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Common problems with the 2016 Quest
NHTSA's file holds 13 owner complaints on the 2016 Nissan Quest. Owners named the powertrain most often: 6 complaints. A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component (NHTSA category) | Complaints | Listing mileage | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 6 | 4 | Under 5 mileages |
| Suspension | 2 | 1 | Under 5 mileages |
| Air Bags | 1 | 0 | Under 5 mileages |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | Under 5 mileages |
| Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | 1 | 0 | Under 5 mileages |
None of the 13 complaints reports a crash, a fire or an injury.
Mileage when owners reported a problem with the 2016 Quest
Too few complaints on the 2016 Quest list a mileage to say when owners reported problems: 8 of its 13 complaints list a mileage (95 to 136,022 miles), and a median is given here only with 10 or more.
These mileages say when owners reported a problem, not when a 2016 Quest wears out. NHTSA's file holds only vehicles whose owners complained; one that ran without a problem never appears in it, so it gives no lifespan and no cutoff, and how a vehicle was maintained matters more than any one odometer reading.
Every model year together: Half of the 1,092 NHTSA owner complaints on the Nissan Quest that list mileage came after 69,000 miles (NHTSA complaints file of November 11, 2026). How many miles will a Nissan Quest last? →
Is the 2016 Quest a good year?
Complaint counts cannot say whether the 2016 is a good or a bad Quest: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 2016 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file.
With 13 complaints, the 2016 ranks 21st of the 22 Nissan Quest model years from 1993 to 2016 with 10 or more complaints, counting from the most. The most: the 2004 (445). The fewest: the 2015 (12).
Recent model years have had less time to collect complaints, so their counts are still growing. No year is ranked by mileage here, because a year's median mileage mostly follows its age.
| Model year | Owner complaints | Listing mileage | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Quest | 118 | 9 | Under 10 mileages |
| 1994 Quest | 165 | 16 | 110,000 |
| 1995 Quest | 167 | 25 | 100,000 |
| 1996 Quest | 134 | 27 | 103,000 |
| 1997 Quest | 89 | 23 | 68,500 |
| 1998 Quest | 41 | 7 | Under 10 mileages |
| 1999 Quest | 118 | 36 | 50,000 |
| 2000 Quest | 87 | 41 | 48,000 |
| 2001 Quest | 42 | 29 | 58,000 |
| 2002 Quest | 29 | 23 | 34,000 |
| 2004 Quest | 445 | 319 | 34,643 |
| 2005 Quest | 82 | 55 | 50,800 |
| 2006 Quest | 74 | 59 | 57,000 |
| 2007 Quest | 228 | 198 | 100,000 |
| 2008 Quest | 50 | 39 | 97,000 |
| 2009 Quest | 22 | 17 | 84,000 |
| 2011 Quest | 66 | 54 | 15,000 |
| 2012 Quest | 93 | 70 | 70,000 |
| 2013 Quest | 18 | 15 | 95,852 |
| 2014 Quest | 19 | 15 | 64,000 |
| 2015 Quest | 12 | 7 | Under 10 mileages |
| 2016 (this page) | 13 | 8 | Under 10 mileages |
2016 Nissan Quest recalls
NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list no campaign for the 2016 model year under the name QUEST. Recalls can be filed under another name (a trim, a body or a series name), so a recall may still exist for the 2016 Nissan Quest: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.
What these figures can and cannot tell you
- Complaints are owners’ reports to NHTSA. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them: a complaint is an allegation, not a defect finding.
- The mileage is what the owner wrote on the complaint; NHTSA does not check it against the odometer.
- The make, model and model year are the ones on the complaint. NHTSA records them as filed, so a few complaints sit under a model year the name was not sold in.
- They are not a lifespan study. The file holds only vehicles whose owners reported a problem, so these figures do not say how long a typical 2016 Quest lasts.
- A complaint count rises with how many vehicles were sold and how long they have been on the road, so it is not a rating of the 2016 Quest.
- Nothing here describes one vehicle: its title brands, odometer readings, accidents and open recalls are in the records for its own VIN.
- 5 of the 13 complaints on the 2016 Nissan Quest give no usable mileage (blank, zero, a filler such as 999999, or over 500,000) and are left out of every mileage figure.
- NHTSA name counted: QUEST. NHTSA files some vehicles under several names (a series name and a trim name, for example); this page counts only this one.
- Recall-file name matched: QUEST.
Primary sources behind this page
Open the underlying public source and verify that its scope matches the question you are asking.
- NHTSA complaints flat file (FLAT_CMPL.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Complaints file field layout (CMPL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Recalls file field layout (RCL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recall and complaint datasets: scope and documentationNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Recalls Lookup by VINNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA’s complaints file was downloaded on November 11, 2026 (FLAT_CMPL.txt, dated 2026-11-11 10:15, 2,265,416 rows), with its recall files (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.txt and FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.txt, dated 2026-11-11 08:02). Each complaint is counted once, by its NHTSA number, with the model year and mileage of its first row; a model year has a page only with 10 or more complaints. The collection script and its rules are in scripts/collect-nhtsa-model-year-longtail.mjs.
2016 Nissan Quest questions
What are the most common 2016 Nissan Quest problems?
NHTSA's file holds 13 owner complaints on the 2016 Nissan Quest. Owners named the powertrain most often: 6 complaints. A complaint can name more than one component. None of the 13 complaints reports a crash, a fire or an injury.
At what mileage do owners report problems with the 2016 Nissan Quest?
NHTSA's file gives no mileage figure for the 2016 Nissan Quest: 8 of its 13 complaints list a mileage (95 to 136,022 miles), and this page gives a median only with 10 or more. These are mileages at a reported problem; they do not say how many miles a 2016 Quest can cover.
Is the 2016 Nissan Quest a good year?
Complaint counts cannot say whether the 2016 is a good or a bad Quest: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 2016 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file. With 13 complaints, the 2016 ranks 21st of the 22 Nissan Quest model years from 1993 to 2016 with 10 or more complaints, counting from the most. The most: the 2004 (445). The fewest: the 2015 (12).
How many recalls does the 2016 Nissan Quest have?
NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list no campaign for the 2016 model year under the name QUEST. Recalls can be filed under another name (a trim, a body or a series name), so a recall may still exist for the 2016 Nissan Quest: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.
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