We are 103,000+ car owners sharing real-world car information.

Join Us
Sign up your car for the TrueDelta survey and get free access to all of the data on this page. Click here to get started!

Nissan Pathfinder and Ford Explorer Lemon Odds and Nada Odds for the Year Ending June 30, 2018

An asterisk (*) marks results based on small sample sizes.

Year Make/Model Nada Odds per 100 Cars Lemon Odds per 100 Cars    
34 vehicles, 11.6 months per vehicle, 15800 miles driven2017 Ford Explorer Join or sign in to view   see reported repairs
  34 vehicles, 11.6 months per vehicle, 15800 miles driven

Return to top

Nissan Pathfinder vs. Ford Explorer Lemon Odds and Nada Odds

Other sources of Nissan Pathfinder and Ford Explorer reliability data provide only averages, which can conceal as much as they reveal. So we also report the percentage of Nissan Pathfinders and Ford Explorers with no repairs at all in the past year and the percentage of Nissan Pathfinders and Ford Explorers that are lemons (required three or more repair trips in the past year). These figures might surprise you.

These stats are promptly updated four times a year, to closely track Nissan Pathfinder and Ford Explorer lemon odds as the cars age. Others can be over a year behind. Only TrueDelta tells you how reliable the Nissan Pathfinder and Ford Explorer have been recently.

To see how frequently Nissan Pathfinder and Ford Explorer problems occur, check out our car reliability stats.

What Our Members Are Saying about the Brand Reputation of the Nissan Pathfinder

Nissan Pathfinder Brand Reputation: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2002 4dr SUV 240-horsepower 3.5L V6
4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range
This car was engineered and assemble in Japan and it makes a difference. The post 1995 Pathfinders were built in the US and their reliability has been significantly worse. I would not buy a US built Pathfinder. see full Nissan Pathfinder review
2002 4dr SUV 240-horsepower 3.5L V6
4-speed automatic 4WD w/low range
Has a good reputation. see full Nissan Pathfinder review
2000 4dr SUV 170-horsepower 3.3L V6
4-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
Reliability see full Nissan Pathfinder review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Brand Reputation of the Ford Explorer

Ford Explorer Brand Reputation: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2004 4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6
5-speed automatic AWD
Lots of them on the road. see full Ford Explorer review
2004 4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6
5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range
Ford may not be perfect, but they are still solid. see full Ford Explorer review
Ford Explorer Brand Reputation: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2013 4dr SUV turbocharged 365hp 3.5L V6
6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
Ford Explorers were long a bad brand based on the tire fiasco that was proven, for the most part, was owner created. So have high expectations that it will improve. see full Ford Explorer review
2006 4dr SUV 210-horsepower 4.0L V6
5-speed automatic 4WD w/low range
Fords do not have the same reputation for quality as imports. see full Ford Explorer review
2006 4dr SUV 292-horsepower 4.6L V8
6-speed automatic RWD
Ford is not considered a premium brand. see full Ford Explorer review