NHTSA has received 54 owner complaints about the 2025 Nissan Pathfinder, or 30.2 per year on the road — fewer complaints than typical (complaint index 0.75, where 1.00 is the average of all tracked vehicles). Among the 86 model-year 2025 vehicles we track, it ranks #50 of 86 by complaints per year (#1 = fewest). Against other Nissan models its rate is 7% higher; against other Midsize SUVs it is 42% lower.
Counts are normalized by time on the road, not by sales volume: a popular model generates more reports than a rare one, and complaints are not verified individually. How we count
Complaints filed between 2025-03-25 and 2026-10-13. Median delay from incident to filing: 3 days.
54Complaints
30.2Complaints per year on the road
0.75Complaint index vs. all tracked vehicles
1Recalls
3.7%Share involving a crash or fire
38Last 12 months
Analysis
The previous model year (2024) drew 30.5 complaints per year, about the same. The following model year (2026) drew 11.0 per year, fewer than this one.
The most common problem area is Body & structure (18.5% of complaints), followed by Engine (14.8%) and Unspecified or other (14.8%). Body & structure complaints are 2.0 times as common here as across all tracked vehicles. 2 reports (3.7%) describe a crash or fire; owners mention 3 injuries and 0 deaths.
Half of the reported incidents happened within 12 months of the model year's start; the busiest period was the first year (50% of incidents). In the last 12 months 38 new complaints were filed, versus 16 in the 12 months before — up 138%.
I bought my 2025 Pathfinder in November 2025. In early December, the automatic emergency braking symbol started flashing; I took it to the Nissan dealership in Downey, and they told me that unless there was a permanent error code, they couldn't do anything.
Driver-assist systems · 2026-06-21 · ODI 11745429
I was involved in a multi-car accident on Oct. 7, 2025. During the accident, I slammed on my brakes because the car in front of me was slamming on its brakes. The car behind me pummeled into my Pathfinder, sending me careening into the car in front of me.
I purchased the car in June 2025 and the sunroof exploded while I was driving down the highway in Dec. 2025. The explosion scared me, the driver. Shattered glass covered me, my front passenger, and my adult son in the back seat.
Body & structure · 2026-10-13 · ODI 11770989
Since purchasing this new Nissan in October 2025, the vehicle feels very unstable with random movement side to side on the interstate. My side impact warnings go off very frequently when traveling in my sales territory due to this.
Driver-assist systems · 2026-10-11 · ODI 11770430
My 2025 Nissan Pathfinder has experienced recurring transmission problems, including unexpectedly switching from Automatic Drive into Manual 1st Gear without driver input.
Engine · 2026-10-09 · ODI 11770150
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER Campaign 25V173000 · 2025-03-19
Summary: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Murano, Pathfinder, and INFINITI QX60 vehicles. One or both front brake caliper assemblies may have reduced strength and could break. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."
Risk: A broken front brake caliper can cause a loss of front brake function, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the front brake caliper assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 9, 2025. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 800-647-7261 or INFINITI's customer service at 1-800-662-6200. Nissan's numbers for this recall are PD137 and PD138.
