The Lemon Index$1,600 middle bill · most between $825 and $2,800
Lower than the $1,800 middle bill owners of all 89 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 80,000 miles (6 reports).
Nissan Pathfinder owners reported paying a median of $1,600 for a catalytic converter replacement, with the middle half of bills between $825 and $2,800. That's from 10 owner reports (9 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50020%
- $500–$1,00010%
- $1,000–$2,50040%
- $2,500–$5,00010%
- $5,000 and up20%
Share of the 10 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2002 Nissan Pathfinder1too few for a middle
- 2003 Nissan Pathfinder1too few for a middle
- 2005 Nissan Pathfinder2too few for a middle
- 2006 Nissan Pathfinder3$1,600 middle bill
- 2008 Nissan Pathfinder1too few for a middle
- 2014 Nissan Pathfinder1too few for a middle
- 2005–2012 Nissan Pathfinder (YouTube)1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2005 Nissan Pathfinder22 complaints name it2% of that year's complaints
- 2002 Nissan Pathfinder18 complaints name it12% of that year's complaints
- 2003 Nissan Pathfinder10 complaints name it9% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a catalytic converter. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Engines in these years
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Engine codes that can lead here: P0420 P0430. A code is where a shop starts, not proof the part failed.
Keep going
- Nissan Pathfinder reliability by year
- Catalytic converter replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Nissan Pathfinder owners reported
Radiator replacement (85) · Transmission replacement (73) · Timing chain replacement (16) · Engine replacement (6) · Fuel pump replacement (6) · Brake repair (5) · ECM (engine computer) replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11631831, 10865781, 10538179, 10483769, 10426274, 10360468, 10322647, 10246539, 10226738.
Said out loud on YouTube: $100 ▶
Quick answers
How much does catalytic converter replacement cost on a Nissan Pathfinder?
Nissan Pathfinder owners reported a median of $1,600, and the middle half paid $825 to $2,800, from 10 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Nissan Pathfinder catalytic converter replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Nissan Pathfinder middle bill of $1,600 is lower than the $1,800 owners of all 89 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Nissan Pathfinder repair costs come from?
From 9 complaints to NHTSA and 1 YouTube video: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Nissan Pathfinder years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2005 (22), 2002 (18), 2003 (10) Nissan Pathfinder named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.