2005 Nissan Pathfinder: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1560 complaints
1560
Total Complaints
93,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
21
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

71,000 25th Percentile
93,000 Median Mileage
115,063 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
450
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
171
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
167
ENGINE
144
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
138
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
65
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
64
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
40
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
38
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
32

Severity Assessment

21
Crashes
11
Fires
18
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING BELOW 25 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION TWICE. THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. A WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD THE SAM..."
"WHILE DRIVING BELOW 25 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION TWICE. THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. A WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD THE SAM..."
"WHILE DRIVING BELOW 25 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION TWICE. THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. A WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD THE SAM..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28