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 887 complaints and a score of 5/100 ("Total Klunk").
All Years Ranked
2012Smooth Ride 23 2009Smooth Ride 37 2010Smooth Ride 40 2011Smooth Ride 45 2020Smooth Ride 53 2025Smooth Ride 55 2004Smooth Ride 67 2019Smooth Ride 76 2018Solid Pick 78 2024Solid Pick 86 2023Solid Pick 107 2016Solid Pick 107 2003Solid Pick 110 2000Solid Pick 129 2022Solid Pick 136 2002Solid Pick 171 2017Proceed with Caution 187 2001Proceed with Caution 239 2008Proceed with Caution 328 2015Proceed with Caution 321 2007Check Engine 560 2014Check Engine 572 2006Total Klunk 836 2005Total Klunk 1,048 2013Total Klunk 887
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91
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72
68
67
60
57
49
41
41
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21
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5