Nissan Pathfinder

Biggest lemon ever.. Where do I start? Purchased 2009 ST, 6 sp manual model in 2014, 90000kms on clock. By 130,000km, it had already needed shocks, clutch, alternator, battery and EGR replaced. Cruise control stopped working at about 130000km. Electrical wiring issues with brake and headlight constantly blowing. Timing chain replaced 18 months ago… Read more

at nearly $2700. I’ve only kept it due to using it to tow horse float but no Longer have any trust in this vehicle to not break down in traffic while towing so it’s pretty much useless now. My mechanic refuses to repair it now as he says I’m just wasting my money. Too much blow by in engine. It’s now occasionally going into limp mode and error code of camshaft position sensor. Plastic trim around console peeling and arm rests also. Just going through all my receipts and I’ve spent close to $22,000 in repairs (not including services) It’s done 290,000km now and can’t wait to send it to the scrap heap.

Good riddance! – CVT died at 90,000kms. Out of warranty but Essendon Nissan replaced it for no charge- big thanks to them for doing that. We towed a 2600kg caravan and it was horrific. The rear sank so much it made steering near impossible, we replaced the springs to heavier duty ones which made a big difference. The CVT just couldn’t handle the load, constantly… Read more

revving really high trying to push the van, especially up hills. It was very stressful. So many other costly issues: tyres constantly wore unevenly every 20,000kms so needed replacing, RHS front drive shaft? broke so replaced and broke again within 10,000kms. When I said to the girl "that shouldnt happen" her response was "sometimes it happens". Maybe thats the norm with Nissans-ie being unreliable. The dual ac/radiator fan system needed replacing at 80,000kms- cost $2200. Battery died out of the blue a few months ago. It seemed every time it went in for a service it was another $1000-2000. Finally I've offloaded this money pit and made it someone elses problem. Never buying a Nissan again!

Needs more – I’ve had 2 R52 pathfinders over the last 10 years. Both bought new and they’ve been great in getting my family around, but I reckon they could be a lot better. They’re big enough, comfortable enough and drive nicely. I haven’t had any mechanical issues - so what’s not to like? Well, the rear suspension noticeably sags when I have my 3 kids in the… Read more

back and almost bottoms out when I attach my camper trailer (I installed airbags but they’re not enough - still, according to Nissan the rear springs are ‘fine’). So don’t get one of these if you want to tow or carry even moderate loads. Also, this is a car that comes with almost no modem features as standard, particularly when compared to its competitors. It’s a no frills soccer mum car with bad suspension. And Nissan’s servicing and customer service don't help. They couldn’t (or wouldn’t) fix basic things for me like replacing a mudguard that came off, fixing panel mounts that failed and fixing dodgy connections with the rear camera and one of the speakers. Don’t expect to be wowed by Nissan.

This car is worst car I've ever purchased – I purchased an 2019 Pathfinder then ten days later the computer burnt out, so it had to towed to the dealership, I had to wait over three weeks for another computer to be fitted to my car. Since then I've had to call out the the local road assistance over 5 times now, because my battery went flat each time. The service departments did nothing,… Read more

its the worst service I've ever accounted. They kept blaming the wheelchair crane, as I'm disabled and require my wheelchair in and out of the back, so I took it to the crane fitters, he disconnected the crane and it still drained the battery within 10 minutes. So the crane people took my car to Nissan themselves, he was told "That's what new cars do. so every time my battery went flat I couldn't get my wheelchair in or out of this vehicle. I took it to an electrical engineer he tested it and found the battery in Accessories should have been around .1 amp, but this Nissan discharged the Battery at 1.1 amp ten times what it should have been, he did this for no payment, but with Nissan the two visits cost me nearly $400. The sales person when I purchased the vehicle I told him a story about another Nissan and the extremely bad service, he informed me that will never happen at this Nissan dealership just north of Adelaide. What a load of baloney, a $65000 vehicle top of the range Ti. I've had it with Nissan, twice there has been no help, once they have your money that's it. If you are going to purchase a new car do yourself a big favor avoid Nissan and you might have, a less stressful life. " I know you might be saying why go back, yes! I am an idiot"

Just saying guys – So I bought my 2005 ST-L diesel with the 6speed manual box about 4years ago it only had 167k on it now it's done 340k and still going strong I service it every 10k but sometimes gets pushed out to 15k depending on how busy I am I was driving it Everyday to and from work then on trips away or 4wd trips on the weekend it never stopped till about… Read more

6months ago I bought a cheap little rice burner to go to and from work and keep the Pathy for weekend only just so I'm not racking up the Klms so quick just to go to work.. Things I've done I've put a 2010 Navara turbo on with a 3" exhaust into a 4.5" tip, DPF Delete, Bullbar and Sliders, lights, winch, snorkel and LOKKA mechanical lockers yes it does t have very good flex but is really goes it goes so much further then I honestly thought it would when I first bought it I'm running a 4" lift with 315/75/16 mud tyres so it's a little slower of the mark but that 2010 turbo helps heaps and has a heavy duty clutch I don't get the best fuel consumption but it's still a crap load better then a patrol or cruiser (but don't get me wrong I still love patrols and cruisers the things you can do with one of these) but depends what you want to pay I still get 680ks out of a tank and that's okay to me especially for the way I drive it..

It's down falls are the rear door handles they were the worst design and people will laugh at me for this but I actually Fixed them with kneed it believe it or not I haven't had a Problem since. The other problem I had before I put the bullbar on was the plastic radiator it has 2litlle tabs sitting forward and if you hit anything sand or a rut with the standard bumper it bend the little tabs and (cracks) and leaks all your radiator fluid out easy way to Fix that cut the tabs off they don't do anything.. Yes like I said being IRS and IFS they don't flex much at all it's a shame Nissan didn't put a live axle rear in like the Navara but coil sprung not leaf. But if you know what your doing off road you don't have a problem and besides that's all part of the fun anyway..

But other then that it's a Mickey car I honestly haven't had any major problems with it at all and my mates tell me all the time you drive it like its a Commodore lol YES IT GETS A HARD TIME but it's never failed me I think alot of people have trouble with the automatic transmission in these but honestly I feel automatic transmissions are rubbish in any car..

I think the best thing is that all the work I've done to it yes I've installed everything myself but everything has been responsibly cheap I really haven't spent alot of money with all upgrades the most expensive was the tyres but like the clutch and the Lockers (front and rear) were all cheap... But at the End of the day everyone has there own opinion and yes sometimes no matter the make of the vehicle it could be a lemon.

And for anyone interested in diff locks look up ( LOKKA ) $600 each full mechanical I can't fault them they're unreal as opposed to E-Lockers $1800 each or ARB Air-Lockers $1200 each check them out..

2010 pathfinder 12 years old, 250K & no worries at all – I felt tempted to purchase a newer Ranger, Navara, or Triton, but having looked at the reviews and hearing all the horror stories I realised there was no need. She's getting old but still a very reliable and practical vehicle. The interior and paint is holding up well. A few little things like wear and tear but nothing out ordinary or expensive.… Read more

She's all stock. I love my pathfinder. So much so I will lament the day I see it go because the new stuff seems like rubbish.

Underrated car of the segment – Ultra spacious, plenty of luggage space , comfortable 7 seater suv. Delivers 7.7l per 100km on highways , and tireless driving on highways. In urban areas - it is not fuel efficient , it only delivers 12.5l-13l per 100km. Show details

Perfect family Car – i have a 2016 Nissan Pathfinder and i drive this car every single day to work and back and ive never had a problem. its almost at 95k kilometres and not a cvt problem. i bought this in June 2016 and ive never ever had a problem. i just drove 2000ks in it for a big holiday with my family and we had no problems. kids enjoyed there own aircon… Read more

controls and i had my own. Headlights are full led and really bright. when it hits 100k ill definitely be buying another one

Nissan Pathfinder – We bought a 2016 Nissan Pathfinder. The car looks great. Is big and comfortable. We had the car only a few days and noticed vibration when excellerating. We took it to the car dealership multiple times before we gave up and took the car to our own Mechanic 4 weeks into our Warranty. You guessed it transmission is stuffed ! We are hoping the car… Read more

dealership honour's their warranty and fixes the car otherwise we have to take legal action and we paid over 30 thousand in cash only 4 weeks ago for the veichle.

Lemon – From 6 months in, had issues. Rear bearings, rear camera, stats and abnormal leather wear all within warranty... and 1 month out of warranty CV replacement and recently found crap load of rust around rear doors... on a 4 year old vehicle. I regret the day I walked into Frankston Nissan and signed up for this lemon!! All servicing was done at Nissan. Use the car as a SUV. 80,000k's. Show details

Fuel consumption is not recorded – I have brought brand new pathfinder from Essendon Nissan, after I took the car for service this fuel consumption is not recoded. They were saying it’s normal which cannot be true. Because it’s saved before the first service. Now it’s not erasing as well. Not recommending to go to Essendon Nissan I believe they broke the system on my 1st service. Show details

Reliable, comfortable and for its size its been cheaper to run then most things in this size class – This car has been straightforward and reliable, we service it with Nissan and have not had any issues. ours is a 2019 and today has just over 65,000kms, servicing intervals are 7,500km with the Hybrid but it kept the car running perfectly. We have done some offroading and camping and its been capable for those 2-3 weekends a year we get away off… Read more

the beaten track. The space inside is big enough for the kids in the back seats and we fit the two greyhounds in the boot area comfortably for road trips.

We use the car as our main family car and on the motorway its super smooth and easy to drive, the cruise control is great with the auto braking and distance tracking.

Overall I recommend this car to any family looking for a bit of an all rounder Hybrid, Big Car, 4wd, Commuter, and creature comforts.

Good mid class suv – after owning my 2016 pathfinder (silver) for 5 years i’ve noticed the towing is good for my camper going up the hill and the bluetooth is pretty good and my kids love having the movie screens in the back seat with the moon roof open. it’s also comfortable to drive on long trips. we did a drive from anna bay where we live to canberra without any problems there and back Show details

A Good Family Car upgrade! – The Pathfinder ST-L has good value compared to my previous car Outlander Aspire. *Good points: Entry level features of what used to be part of the Luxury vehicles i.e. Adaptive Cruise, Sunroof to the Front, Panoramic to the Rear, Blind side sensors, Light adjusting rear view mirror, Heated seats. *Bad Points: For a mid-range there is no wiper… Read more

sensor, Audio is still has that late 1990-2000 feel, no 0nAdroid Auto/Apple Carplay (does have phone connectivity). *Other points-Anticipate approx. 20%-30% increase in your Fuel budget i.e. my Outlander was approx. $70 full tank vs. Pathfinder $95. Servicing though is about the same. It took me time to get used to as the Pathfinder felt like if I can coin the terms, rugged 4x4 rather than an Outland which is a city 4x4.

Would not have purchased any other 4x4 – Purchased the car new in 2011. The 2.5 engine has just ticked over 246,000 kms. Not a single issue other than normal maintenance. The car has been set up for towing. More than half the kms used was towing vans in excess of 2.5 tons. Brilliant car. Longevity in my opinion was determined by two factors, how the car was first run in and servicing… Read more

every 5000 kms for the first 100,000 kms at least. The car was remapped at 140,000 kms. Best money I have spent on the car. The car is now ten years old and still looks and runs like new.

Best Family Car Ever – This is our 3rd Pathfinder (I have leased them through work) and we just keep going back to them. A beautiful smooth drive, massive boot, 7 seats (with the back row big enough to fit 2 people, unlike most "7 seaters". Excellent for road trips - just so comfortable in every way. Show details

Good family car for less than 7 people – We were a family of 7 when we purchased our pathfinder in 2016. With the third row of seats there is very limited boot space so not practical if going on a picnic or beach outing, great boot space if you don't have 7 people in the car. I also found the service intervals excessive and felt like I was constantly booking my pathfinder in for a service. We had issues with the moon roof leaking, however this was covered under warranty.  Show details

Shuddering from front wheel – I purchased a 2nd hand Nissan Pathfinder R52 a year ago and within a few months i was experiencing shuddering in the front left wheel at low speeds and more oftern when turning. From my research this is a common Nissan Pathfinder problem. Do not buy a Nissan Pathfinder without first know the problem has been fixed  Show details

2008 pathfinder st d2.5lt changed dpf filter and it’s came back in 2 days. full tank gives me 550kms. Worst experience – Everyday transport use to got work and come back. Everyday car most drive to work Every 10000kms but when I bought it’s already been serviced so I need to service my car at 150000 Show details

Shuddering/Jitter - caused by faulty CVT/transmission – We bought Hybrid Pathfinder STL 4WD, 2015 as 2014 built with an extended warranty to 6 yrs. Before the 3rd year ends, I keep on complaining the shuddering but they say it is not reported to the computer, they fixed other parts just to rule out the cause of shuddering. Now it’s nearing the 6yr warranty period, it’s still shuddering and this time… Read more

I insist it has something to do with the transmission.

They came back to me and confirmed, gearbox is faulty and luckily, they said they will replace the gear box which is roughly will cost $18K AUD for the unit only under warranty. If after warranty, it got worst and we decided to have it fix that’s equivalent to a small brand new car.

So CALLING OUT THERE FOR all NISSAN Pathfinder owners, observe if there’s any vibration before accelerating eg when your at stop light and ready to go, that’s likelihood of CVT.

Comfortable big car – We've had our Pathfinder from new since 2016 and it hasn't missed a beat. No issues with the CVT that some others mention. It looks great in the pearl paint and is a really big comfortable family car with plenty of power. I would highly recommend it. The only thing I could mention is the rear tailgate opens up to my head level (I'm 6ft tall) so I… Read more

have to be careful getting the groceries out but you'll only bang your head once, trust me! Value for money was the thing that sold us as we were looking at a Kluger but it was 6k dearer and didn't even have rear a/c for the kids so it was an easy decision in the end. Fuel economy around the city isn't flash (approx. 12ltrs/100kms) but thats understandable given the power and size but its really good on the freeway where it is about ( 8ltrs/100kms)

I was loyal to Nissan, then I bought this car – We bought our 2015 Pathfinder brand new. We were about to have 3 kids all in car seats, and needed a car that could comfortably fit everyone in. Out of the 5 cars I've owned in my life, 4 have been Nissan. My experience with this car has ensured that this will be the last Nissan I own. Firstly, the positives. The size of the car does fit a… Read more

family of 5 perfectly and all the groceries, school bags etc that come along with. The driving position is comfortable for those of us on the tall side.

But, that's where the compliments end. My car goes through a full set of brake pads every 30,000kms. It needed new brake rotars at 70,000. I'm a part time worker, so it's not like I do the traffic stop, start or a lot of hard driving in it.

CV joint needed replacing at 60,000kms. Transmission has started shuddering.

The air conditioning control and radio control unit needed replacing after 2 months of owning the car, as it would just turn itself on and blast air-conditioning or radio and randomly change radio stations.

The rear camera goes dark and flickers sometimes. When I brought this up with the Nissan dealership hoping to get it addressed before the warranty expired their answer was "oh, they do that. One day it will just stop working all together." Helpful.

Then there is the little things that aren't deal breakers like the above but certainly do not increase my love of the car like ... no Bluetooth audio and whacking my head on that tailgate everytime I load shopping.

Maybe I just got the Friday car aka lemon - but I won't be returning to the Nissan fold after I move this piece of junk on.

This would be a 4 stars car if not for the repeating failure of the CVT – A good size, comfortable family SUV let down by major product defect of the CVT transmission. Brought it brand new in 2015 for top dollars, well serviced and looked after. Valve body of the transmion broken down before 3 years warranty. Replaced by Nissan. Entire Transmission and transfer case failed in 5 years and 80,000km. So the previously… Read more

replaced transmission last another 2 years or 30,000km. This time, Nissan only happy to cover the partial replacement cost.

Stay away from it.

Best family suv with lots of space, purchased 2017 model ST-L great features !! – Great family car. I was very confused regarding SUV then decide to test xtrail . Once I saw this huge monster test drive impressed me with the space and features great car !! Show details

Solid reliable family car – We purchased the Pathfinder N Trek ST-L new in 2015 and have travelled around 130,000ks with no mechanical issues so far. I used the car as my business vehicle for 3.5 years with a mix of city and country driving. It has a solid feel to it on both sealed and unsealed surfaces. I think that the set up of the dash controls and the camera assistance… Read more

for parking and reversing are excellent. I took on the extended warrantee (5 years) which expires in Oct 20 but apart from replacing 2 electric radiator cooling fans (noisy bearings) there has been no warrantee claims. It towed our caravan (17ft 1600kg) and my opinion is that the CVT is not as pleasant to tow with, as a standard transmission, it has not given any issues. The 3.5 litre V6 is a lovely smooth powerful engine and matched to the all wheel drive is a great combination. Fuel in city is around 13l/100k and 9-10l/100k open road. Build quality has been fine with no rattles or noises and service costs at Nissan are not exorbitant (not cheap either). The car is on the large side and can be challenging to park in some shopping centre parks but the display which uses the cameras to show the car from above really helps to make sure you are within your space and to avoid obstacles. All the extra features such as blind spot monitor, cross vehicle alert when reversing and the general solid feel of the vehicle make it a very pleasant car to drive.

So far this is the best 7 seater family car – If you are a daddy or mom of a growing family, this is the best car so far under $50k. Tilt and slide is the best part that I love in this car. It makes 3rd row access super easy while a child booster seat is still fitted on the 2nd row. Performance wise its 3500cc engine is very powerful, it tows Jayco camper trailer like a breeze. Steering… Read more

reaction is also very impressive part for me. Very smooth riding while quiet and compy. Some people complains about the CVT mission but I didn't experience any issue with this car including CVT since I own this car in 2016.

Perfect car for people looking for spacious car – 7 adult seats. Sensors are great. 360 degree view camera is a great advantage for parking Smart cruze helps to manage car speed as per front car. Smart braking system is also great Show details

CVT transmission is crap - STAY AWAY – Family car which i feel is unsafe to Drive. We purchased this car brand new in July 2015 for approx $54,000. When we purchased the vehicle it came with 3 year warranty, at the time we enquired about extended warranty as we always purchase the extended warranty. We were told by the salesman that we didn't have to purchase it then and there and we… Read more

could purchase it later on just as long as it was within the 3 years. When the car was about 2 years old we enquired about the warranty and was told by the service manager that we could not purchase it. So that was left at that. We have recently asked another dealer with regards to warranty just for our curiosity and yes you can purchase the extended warranty within the original warranty period. Maybe this is why the dealership we bought our car from is no longer in business as they didn't know what they were on about. We had no major issues until about 5 months ago. We noticed the back brake lights would stay on intermittently - when this light was on we could start the car without putting our foot on the brake, therefore this rendered this a a saftey issue, also we noticed that the car would lack power/ flat lined when we would accelerate, lwe took it to our mechanic who replaced the relay and this fixed the problem (apparently there was a recall but we never received any notification). The second issue we now have is a rattling sound which I notice more when the air conditioner is on - this has turned out to be the cooling fan which will cost us between $2000 - $2200 to fix. The third and most concerning issue is the shuddering, upon researching forums etc this is a big problem for this car. It is the CVT (Transmission) and to replace this we are looking at approx $10,000. Our car has just done 110,000km and the last 2 issues had occurred just prior to the car doing 100,000km. How can we afford these repairs??? Apparently the transmission has been fixed in the newer model but I would steer clear from any new or used Pathfinder. Looks like we have to cut our losses on this piece of crap and get rid of it!! Buyer be aware!!!!

Awesome car for large families – Great vehicle for large families. What we love about this car is easy access to the large boot area. 1 flock of a lever and the rear seats are flat opening up a large boot! We chose the 4Wd option for better handling and mild off road. Handles like a dream and better than the previous model. Fuel economy is on par with all SUV’s. The only negative is boot is not auto and hangs a little low. Show details

The only thing I don’t like is the cheap paint and cost of Sat Nav map update – I have had my 2014 Ti Hybrid Pathfinder for over 4 years now and I’m very happy with it. It’s quiet, runs smoothly, has great pickup from stop, handles the road well and is comfortable. I drive 30km each way to/from work each day in the outer suburbs. I had not had any mechanical or noise problems since I bought the car brand new except after my… Read more

battery died and the electronics affected my boot from opening and closing automatically, contacted my service centre who reset it at no charge. It gets serviced as per service book. I love the reverse parking cameras, the sunroof, spacious legroom in the back, heated seats and my grandkids love watching movies on the tvs in the headrests. Never had any problems with the handsfree or Bluetooth either. I have a chronic back injury and being 165cm tall I find it easy to get into and out of the front and middle row seats, it’s difficult to step up to get into 3rd row seats but once up and in, there is adequate leg room for an adult. I love the large screen on the Sat Nav but not happy about the cost to get GPS maps updated (over $250) so will be buying a portable GPS system that has cheaper map updates instead. I will never get a car with an inbuilt system again, such a rip off. Besides I much prefer the GPS that was in my xtrail. Only other issue I’ve had is the paint. When bird poop leaves scratch marks in the paint when you wash it off then I feel it’s not a premium quality paint. Especially when it was deposited on the vehicle only 3-4hrs earlier. For the price it’s disappointing there’s not rain sensing windscreen wipers, GPS map updates included and services are every 7000km.

Very Poor – Purchased new early 2014, drove well for 3.5 yrs, 3 yr warranty, engine needed replacing mid 2018 @ 70000km from blowing white smoke, transmission needed replacing late 2018, dealer and Nissan did not offer any assistance at all as I missed 30000km service however only service I missed and engine failed after 4 more services.... tyres worn every… Read more

45000km, brakes worn every 40000km, mechanic told rear brakes quarter size of fronts with fronts still undersized for a large suv, fuel consumption 14.5l/100km-told was around 10-11 when bought...many other minor items failing such as stereo speakers, visors, sensors ect ect... please don’t ruin your short term life like me buying anything from Nissan, especially a pathfinder even when they say there has been upgrades as it still essentially same vehicle....Also encountered 65% depreciation across 6 years with only 70000km...

Fantastic family car – I am driving pathfinder for almost 3 years since 2016, had no issue at all, it's a fantastic suv for family. As it is a big suv, over 5m length, cabin is super roomy. Easy access to the 3rd row while boosters are attached on the 2nd rows is one of the best thing that I like on this car. (the booster needs to be attached with isofix) It has tow… Read more

mode which helps towing a heavy van. (max 2700kg) Driving, especially steering is also excellent. (I feel it's even nicer than my sedan)

Wish to have its interior up to date fashion, looks like a bit old design, but that doesn't really matter for the purpose of family suv. So I give 5 stars.