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2016 Nissan Pathfinder

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$29,830

starting MSRP

Key specs

Base trim shown

SUV

Body style

23

Combined MPG

7

Seating capacity

197.2” x 69.6”

Dimensions

Front-wheel drive

Drivetrain

Overview

(52 reviews)

The good:

  • Low curb weight
  • Gas mileage
  • Second row can tip forward with installed child seat
  • Easy-Fill Tire Alert makes adding air to tires simple

The bad:

  • Loss of tough body-on-frame platform of previous generation
  • Less power than with prior generation's V-8
  • Less towing capability than previous generation

4 trims

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Notable features

  • Seven-seat crossover SUV
  • Front- or four-wheel drive
  • 260-hp V-6
  • 5,000-pound towing capacity

2016 Nissan Pathfinder review: Our expert's take

Vehicle Overview

The Nissan Pathfinder was redesigned for 2013 and switched to a unibody platform from a body-on-frame design to improve gas mileage and driving refinement. The seven-seat Pathfinder is powered by a 3.5-liter V-6 engine and comes with front- or four-wheel drive. Competitors include the Honda Pilot, Toyota Highlander, Ford Explorer and Chevrolet Traverse.

New for 2016
A Cold Package with heated cloth front seats, a heated steering wheel and heated side mirrors is optional for the SV trim level. The SL model gains a heated steering wheel.

Significant Standard Features

  • 260-horsepower, 3.5-liter V-6 engine
  • Continuously variable automatic transmission
  • Seats up to seven in three rows
  • 60/40-split second row with tip-up seats
  • Keyless entry and push-button start
  • Tri-zone automatic air conditioning
  • Easy-Fill Tire Alert system alerts driver when correct air pressure is achieved
  • Three-row side curtain airbags
  • Required in every new car: front airbags, antilock brakes and an electronic stability system

Significant Available Features

  • Front- or four-wheel drive
  • Power liftgate
  • Dual-panel moonroof
  • Leather seats
  • Heated and cooled front seats
  • Rear entertainment system with two 7-inch screens
  • Navigation system
  • Backup camera
  • Surround-view camera system
  • Blind spot warning system with rear cross-traffic alert

Consumer reviews

(52 reviews)
Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.8
  • Interior 4.6
  • Performance 4.7
  • Value 4.4
  • Exterior 4.6
  • Reliability 4.6
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Most recent consumer reviews

Enjoyable car

Bought new in CT to retire to FL, seats 7, towing pkg, 4 wd. Hit byone car from side, rear ended by another and hit road debris at 70 mph. All repairs done by Nissan and still like new. Poor mpg around town but decent on cruise control. We keep our cars well past 100k (250k on WRX), so we will likely keep it for many years.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does recommend this car
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The 2016 Nissan Pathfinder sl beautiful car if you

This car is an excellent car it has everything you could want in a car. Now the price of this vehicle is ridiculously high considering the actual trade in value as soon as you purchase the vehicle is only between 9 and 11 thousand so if you don’t plan on keeping it until it dies I wouldn’t recommend it

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 1.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Transporting family
  • Does not recommend this car
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Better Insulation for Nissan Vehicles.

The only suggestion I have is that it does not give a quiet ride. I cannot drive and listen to the radio. I can't hear anything on the radio. so I turn it off. This is the fourth Nissan that I have owned, and the fact that Nissan's vehicles do not give a quiet ride is applicable to the other ones I have owned. I did not know the difference until I rode in my cousin's Cadillac Escalade

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 4.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Safety

Based on the 2016 Nissan Pathfinder base trim.
Combined side rating front seat
5
Combined side rating rear seat
5
Frontal barrier crash rating driver
4
Frontal barrier crash rating passenger
5
Overall frontal barrier crash rating
4
Overall rating
5
Overall side crash rating
5
Risk of rollover
17.4%
Rollover rating
4
Side barrier rating
5
Side barrier rating driver
5
Side barrier rating passenger rear seat
5
Side pole rating driver front seat
5

Warranty

New car and Certified Pre-Owned programs by Nissan Certified Select
New car program benefits
Bumper-to-bumper
36 months/36,000 miles
Corrosion
60 months/unlimited distance
Powertrain
60 months/60,000 miles
Roadside assistance
36 months/36,000 miles
Certified Pre-Owned program benefits
Maximum age/mileage
Nissan and non-Nissan vehicles less than 10 years old and less than 100,000 miles. (Nissan vehicles less than 6 years from original new car in-service date must have more than 60,000 to qualify for Certified Select.)
Powertrain
6 months/6,000 miles from date of sale
Dealer certification required
84-point inspection
Roadside assistance
Yes
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