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2025 Nissan Pathfinder problems

The 2025 Nissan Pathfinder has 95 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (11%) concerns brakes. Next are engine (9%) and forward collision avoidance (9%).

At a glance

Complaints
95 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Brakes 11% of complaints
Crashes and fires
6 and 0
Injuries and deaths
12 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Where the complaints are

Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

  • Brakes 11%
  • Engine 9%
  • Forward collision avoidance 9%
  • Drivetrain & axles 8%
  • Electrical system 7%
  • Wipers, windshield & visibility 7%
  • Cruise control 5%
  • Body & structure 5%
  • Seat belts 4%
  • Backover prevention 3%

What the data shows

Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 12 injuries reported.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2025 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 36 model years of the Nissan Pathfinder with enough data (95 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.

What owners wrote

A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.

On july 18 2026, I was stand still on South bound Tampa ave and Norfhoff, city of northridge CA .When suddenly car it accelerated from "AUTO HOLD" I push my service brake but dont response, and unfortunately rear end then car front on me, after the collision the car going in reverse in accelerated way finally stop and the car, and remained accelerated for couple minutes. My safety was in risk, and for family and other drivers, will be bad accident i I was in crosswalk, trust in AUTO HOLD SYSTEM.

July 2026 CrashInjury

The contact owned a 2025 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that the ABS warning light had illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the ABS system needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired; however, the contact believed that the ABS system was not calibrated due to the ABS warning light re-illuminated.

Reported at 5,000 miles, August 2025 CrashInjury

The contact owns a 2025 Nissan Pathfinder. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked inside a parking lot, the contact discovered that an L shaped cracked had formed on the windshield. The contact stated that the crack appeared to have started on the top, passenger side of the window, running down that part of the glass before veering of towards the driver side of the windshield. The contact stated that the failure appeared to have occurred without incident.

Reported at 7,000 miles, May 2026

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