Best Year to Buy a Nissan Pathfinder
Reliability rankings across 25 model years, based on NHTSA owner complaints
Based on 25 model years of NHTSA complaint data, the 2012 Nissan Pathfinder is the most reliable year to buy with a Klunk Score of 95/100 ("Smooth Ride") and only 23 owner complaints. The 2013 model year is the least reliable with 886 complaints and a score of 5/100 ("Total Klunk").
All Years Ranked
2012Smooth Ride 23 2009Smooth Ride 37 2025Smooth Ride 42 2010Smooth Ride 40 2011Smooth Ride 45 2020Smooth Ride 50 2004Smooth Ride 67 2024Smooth Ride 68 2019Smooth Ride 73 2018Smooth Ride 76 2023Solid Pick 97 2016Solid Pick 105 2003Solid Pick 110 2000Solid Pick 129 2022Solid Pick 133 2002Solid Pick 171 2017Proceed with Caution 183 2001Proceed with Caution 239 2015Proceed with Caution 318 2008Proceed with Caution 328 2007Check Engine 560 2014Check Engine 570 2006Total Klunk 836 2005Total Klunk 1,048 2013Total Klunk 886
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91
90
90
89
87
82
82
81
80
74
73
72
68
67
60
58
49
42
41
22
21
6
5
5