2025 Nissan Pathfinder
Gas Compact SUV
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 unknown or other. NHTSA crash-tested it at 5 stars overall.
Specs & fuel economy (EPA)
| Configuration | Powertrain | Drive | Engine / motor | City | Hwy | Comb | Annual fuel* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathfinder 2WD | Gas | FWD | 3.5L 6-cyl | 20 | 27 | 23 | $2,700 |
| Pathfinder 4WD | Gas | 4WD | 3.5L 6-cyl | 21 | 27 | 23 | $2,700 |
| Pathfinder 4WD Platinum | Gas | 4WD | 3.5L 6-cyl | 20 | 25 | 22 | $2,850 |
| Pathfinder 4WD Rock Creek | Gas | 4WD | 3.5L 6-cyl | 20 | 23 | 21 | $3,700 |
*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.
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Recalls (1)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
highProblem: Nissan 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."
Risk: A broken front brake caliper can cause a loss of front brake function, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers 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.
Owner complaints
49 complaints filed
2 involved a crash, 0 a fire, 3 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.
Filed by year — 2025: 20 · 2026: 29
Most-cited components
- Unknown Or Other — 14
- Service Brakes — 8
- Forward Collision Avoidance — 8
- Power Train — 7
- Engine — 7
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
| Configuration | Overall | Frontal | Side | Rollover | Rollover 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
2026 Pathfinder
0 recalls · 9 complaints
B2024 Pathfinder
2 recalls · 75 complaints
A2023 Pathfinder
1 recalls · 103 complaints
D2022 Pathfinder
5 recalls · 135 complaints
A2020 Pathfinder
0 recalls · 47 complaints
B2019 Pathfinder
2 recalls · 75 complaints
D2018 Pathfinder
3 recalls · 77 complaints
C2017 Pathfinder
2 recalls · 186 complaints
B2016 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 (ids 48606, 48615, 48648, 48616). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.