Nissan Pathfinder R51 — Reliability

R51 2005–2012 1 engine

Reliability Summary

Engine VQ40DE — 70/100 ACCEPTABLE
Known Issues 1

Engine in this model

ACCEPTABLE 70

VQ40DE

VQ40DE 4.0 V6

Navara/Pathfinder. Nissan VQ family (same as 350Z/370Z lineage). Timing chain. Oil cooler leak (comm...

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Known Issues Across All Engines

Issue Engine Severity Onset
Oil cooler / radiator mixing (auto) VQ40DE high 80,000 km – 150,000 km