The Lemon Index$4,200 middle bill · most between $1,500 and $6,000
Higher than the $1,300 middle bill owners of all 90 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 109,000 miles (75 reports).
Nissan Pathfinder owners reported paying a median of $4,200 for a radiator replacement, with the middle half of bills between $1,500 and $6,000. That's from 85 owner reports (85 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5002%
- $500–$1,00011%
- $1,000–$2,50018%
- $2,500–$5,00025%
- $5,000 and up45%
Share of the 85 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2005 Nissan Pathfinder32$4,800 middle bill
- 2006 Nissan Pathfinder17$4,400 middle bill
- 2007 Nissan Pathfinder20$5,000 middle bill
- 2008 Nissan Pathfinder6$3,600 middle bill
- 2009 Nissan Pathfinder1too few for a middle
- 2010 Nissan Pathfinder1too few for a middle
- 2015 Nissan Pathfinder1too few for a middle
- 2016 Nissan Pathfinder2too few for a middle
- 2017 Nissan Pathfinder5$1,000 middle bill
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
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.
Keep going
- Nissan Pathfinder reliability by year
- Radiator replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Nissan Pathfinder owners reported
Transmission replacement (73) · Timing chain replacement (16) · Catalytic converter replacement (10) · 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): 11440263, 11398173, 11385507, 11359899, 11315371, 11312264, 11184914, 11180200, 11035544, 11011172, 10994351, 10978542 and more.
Quick answers
How much does radiator replacement cost on a Nissan Pathfinder?
Nissan Pathfinder owners reported a median of $4,200, and the middle half paid $1,500 to $6,000, from 85 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Nissan Pathfinder radiator replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Nissan Pathfinder middle bill of $4,200 is higher than the $1,300 owners of all 90 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Nissan Pathfinder repair costs come from?
From 85 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
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.