Skip to main content

Used 2003 Nissan Pathfinder Consumer Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars
171 reviews

See Edmunds pricing data

Has Your Car's Value Changed?

Used car values are constantly changing. Edmunds lets you track your vehicle's value over time so you can decide when to sell or trade in.

Price history graph example

Trending topics in reviews

Pros
Cons
4 out of 5 stars

Not to Shabby

JarHed, 12/02/2002
2003 Nissan Pathfinder SE 4WD 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Very happy with the overall performance of my P-finder. 6 disc indash player is great and fairly easy to operate. Stereo sounds great right from the factory. Plenty of power to spare. Only bads, head room. I'm 6'3 and my head scrapes the top. When you really get on it, it doesnt know what gear to find.

Report Abuse

4.88 out of 5 stars

The Almost Perfect Pathfinder

Nidgie2000, 10/30/2002
2003 Nissan Pathfinder SE 4WD 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

My 1990 Pathfinder is a stick shift with 225,000 miles. I had taken very good care of it and had just replaced the A/C and timeing belt. I thought it could go at least another 100,000miles but I really was getting tired of the stick shift so I finally decided to let my son have it and get another car. I got another Pathfinder, 2003 4WD SE, cloth seats, Popular Package. This car is absolutly superb in everyway. The comfort level is outstanding. The performance is fabulous. I can't say enough about this car!!!

Report Abuse
2003 Nissan Pathfinder for sale near you
Showing 3 of 7 listings
See all 7 listings

1 out of 5 stars

Possibly the worst transmission in world

Mark, 11/15/2018
2003 Nissan Pathfinder SE 4WD 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 6 people found this review helpful

I currently own a 2003 Nissan Pathfinder SE. It's RWD/4WD and I have absolutely no complaints in terms of performance. It's pretty comfortable for a truck. Haven't had many issues for storage. It has some pretty good features in it for an 03. HOWEVER, I've had this truck for 4 years and I've spent almost as much in maintainence as I spent purchasing it. The biggest problem is the 3-speed automatic trans. It stopped shifting past 2nd gear about a year after I got it. So I bought a brand new, $800, trans for it and now it barely shifts and it won't go in reverse. I'm not saying all Nissans are crap, but all they're Pathfinder models don't seem to be worth it.

Safety
3 out of 5 stars
Technology
5 out of 5 stars
Performance
3 out of 5 stars
Interior
5 out of 5 stars
Comfort
4 out of 5 stars
Reliability
1 out of 5 stars
Value
2 out of 5 stars
Report Abuse

3.5 out of 5 stars

Why buy the Infiniti QX4?

cactusrose, 04/29/2003
2003 Nissan Pathfinder LE Rwd 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

So my toddler is bleeding from the head and we are on the way to the emergency room in my bronze Nissan Pathfinder. As we pass a silver Infiniti QX4 he points out of the window and says "Daddy's car." Now if even a concussed two year old can see through the exterior shiny trim of a QX4 that hides the Pathfinder beneath, where's the snob value in buying the Infiniti? Buy a Pathfinder and save yourself $5,000. By the way, he's fine...

Report Abuse

5 out of 5 stars

One owner. Garage kept

John Bosselli, 09/12/2016
2003 Nissan Pathfinder SE Rwd 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 4A)
1 of 4 people found this review helpful

Has new battery, new suspension, tires about one year old. 84,000 miles. very clean no pets or kids. back seat hardly sat in.

Safety
5 out of 5 stars
Technology
4 out of 5 stars
Performance
5 out of 5 stars
Interior
5 out of 5 stars
Comfort
5 out of 5 stars
Value
5 out of 5 stars
Report Abuse
Items per page:
5