Nissan Pathfinder

The 2026 Pathfinder in brief

The 2026 Nissan Pathfinder is a standard SUV offered with a 3.5L 6-cyl engine and front-wheel drive and 4-wheel drive.

It measures about 197 inches long and 78 inches wide on a 114-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,478 lb (S/Sv 4dr SUV).

EPA rates its most efficient version at 23 MPG combined (21 city / 27 highway), 6% better than the 2026 standard SUV average of 21.7 MPG, for an estimated $2,900 a year in fuel.

It has 0 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 15 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the power train.

The Nissan Pathfinder has 21 model years in our data, from 2005 to 2026, classed as Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD, Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD, Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD.

Its most efficient year was 2015 at 26 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 17 to 26 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the power train (1,047), engine (655), unknown or other (603).

Buying used? 2020 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2015 is the year to avoid.

2014 has the most recalls (12); all years together count 35 campaigns and 3,271 owner complaints.

How the 2005 Pathfinder compares

The 2005 Nissan Pathfinder is a SUV - offered with a 4.0L 6-cyl engine and rear-wheel drive and 4-wheel or all-wheel drive.

It measures about 188 inches long and 73 inches wide on a 112-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,782 lb (4dr SUV 4WD Se Off-Road).

About the Nissan Pathfinder

The Nissan Pathfinder is a range of sport utility vehicles manufactured by Nissan since 1985. Until the third-generation model, the Pathfinder is based on Nissan's compact pickup truck platform which it shares with the Navara/Frontier.

From the Wikipedia article "Nissan Pathfinder", licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.