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2025 Nissan Pathfinder Brakes Problems

Complaints
11about this part
Share
19%of 57 total for the year
Median mileage
5,000miles
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the brakes of the 2025 Nissan Pathfinder, 19% of the 57 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 5,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“3-25-25 I got into my car at approximately 7:20 am with my children to take them to school and as soon as I drove out of my driveway I noticed a warning light flashing on my dashboard. I drove for maybe a mile before pulling over to turn my car off and back on to see if it would go away. I also called my husband to inform him and he looked it up to see what the light was. He said it was the automatic emergency braking (AEB) warning light. …”

NHTSA complaint #11650485, filed 2025-03

“The hydraulic braking system failed, causing a complete loss of brake pedal resistance and a severe brake fluid leak. The vehicle is currently located at an authorized Nissan dealership and is available for inspection upon request. The vehicle suffered a sudden braking failure while traveling at highway speeds with my family inside. The brake pedal lost all resistance, requiring me to slam the pedal completely to the floor just to slow the vehicle down from 30 mph to 10 mph. …”

NHTSA complaint #11759683, filed 2026-08

“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. …”

NHTSA complaint #11772304, filed 2026-10

“serious incident that happened. While we were driving heading uphill to the beach, the check engine light and multiple warnings suddenly appeared. It said 'transmission error' and 'engine power reduced,' and the car just shut down with the kids inside. We were at risk of the car rolling backwards. I really think this is a major safety issue tied to the vehicle's design or manufacturing. Second incident was also driving on the road and suddenly all the lights appeared again and the engine shut off on its own leaving me and the kids stuck on road. …”

NHTSA complaint #11721628, filed 2026-03

“On 03/25/2025, at 7:20 a.m., my wife, on the way to drop off the kids at school, called me and said a light came on the dash and the car was stalled on the railroad track, and a train was coming. I could hear the train whistle blowing. The car would not move off the tracks and she didn't know what the light meant. She said she turned off the car and started it again and got it off the tracks before the train could hit her, but the car was still stuck in the road. I looked online and discovered it was the Automatic Emergency Brake System warning. …”

NHTSA complaint #11650470, filed 2025-03

Related recalls

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Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026320%
20251119%
20242630%
20232221%
20223526%
2020815%
20191418%
20182127%
2017116%
20161413%
2015268%
2014427%
2013678%
201229%
2011613%
201025%
2009514%
200893%
200751%
200691%
2005182%
20041522%
20031312%
200274%
2001115%
20001110%
199966%
19981510%
1997157%
1996159%
1995116%
199455%
199336%
199213%
199113%
199013%
198917%

Other parts of the 2025 Nissan Pathfinder

Other or unknown
16 complaints
Engine
9 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
8 complaints
Electrical system
7 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
7 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaints
Body and structure
5 complaints
Vehicle speed control
5 complaints
Seat belts
4 complaints
Fuel system
3 complaints
Air bags
2 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2025 Nissan Pathfinder

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology