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2025 Nissan Pathfinder

Gas
Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
4 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-09-11
A
Safety Signal
92 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record
RecallsNHTSA campaigns1
Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA49
Crash ratingNHTSA overall5★
Fuel economybest combined, EPA23 mpg
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The 2025 Nissan Pathfinder is sold in the U.S. as a gas compact SUV with 4 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Pathfinder 2WD, is EPA-rated at 23 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A. Owners have filed 49 complaints, most often about the service brakes. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov
ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
Pathfinder 2WDGasFWD3.5L 6-cyl202723$2,700
Pathfinder 4WDGas4WD3.5L 6-cyl212723$2,700
Pathfinder 4WD PlatinumGas4WD3.5L 6-cyl202522$2,850
Pathfinder 4WD Rock CreekGas4WD3.5L 6-cyl202321$3,700

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 48606, 48615, 48648, 48616.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database
▲high

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

PD137, PD138
1,430 vehicles
ProblemNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Murano, Pathfinder, and INFINITI QX60 vehicles. One or both front brake caliper assemblies may have reduced strength and could break. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."RiskA broken front brake caliper can cause a loss of front brake function, increasing the risk of a crash.FixDealers will inspect and replace the front brake caliper assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 9, 2025. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 800-647-7261 or INFINITI's customer service at 1-800-662-6200. Nissan's numbers for this recall are PD137 and PD138.
NHTSA campaign 25V173000reported Mar 19, 2025Nissan North America, Inc.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database
49complaints filed

2 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 3 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2025: 20 · 2026: 29

Most-cited components

Unspecified14
Service Brakes8
Forward Collision Avoidance8
Power Train7
Engine7
Electrical System5

What owners describe

“The contact owns a 2025 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while driving uphill at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle suddenly lost motive power, with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle failed to restart after the first attempt. After several attempts, the vehicle restarted; however, the tra…”Jan 23, 2026 · Engine · NHTSA owner report
“The 25 pathfinder SV back up camera lags 2 to 3 seconds when shifted to reverse. It show a still image of what's behind but does not update to live feed till a few seconds later. This is dangerous as there have been many cases where I thought what the camera was showing was a live view behind my car when it was just a …”Jan 20, 2026 · Electrical System · NHTSA owner report
“Engine malfunction with loss of power occurred while driving. The vehicle entered reduced speed mode which created a dangerous situation for myself and others. This problem occurred 3 consecutive times during an extremely cold day. The code will clear after restarting the engine, but the issue randomly resumes during d…”Jan 17, 2026 · Engine · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP
ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
SUV AWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆16%
SUV FWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆17%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking.

Other Pathfinder model years

A

2026 Nissan Pathfinder

0 recalls · 9 complaints

B

2024 Nissan Pathfinder

2 recalls · 75 complaints

A

2023 Nissan Pathfinder

1 recalls · 103 complaints

D

2022 Nissan Pathfinder

5 recalls · 135 complaints

A

2020 Nissan Pathfinder

0 recalls · 47 complaints

B

2019 Nissan Pathfinder

2 recalls · 75 complaints

D

2018 Nissan Pathfinder

3 recalls · 77 complaints

C

2017 Nissan Pathfinder

2 recalls · 186 complaints

B

2016 Nissan Pathfinder

2 recalls · 107 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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