Where each one leads
Jeep Wrangler
- Against cars of the same age, the Jeep Wrangler comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 2% more often than average) than the Nissan Pathfinder (passes 11% less often than average).
- Against cars of the same year, the Jeep Wrangler comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 25% less often than average) than the Nissan Pathfinder (fails 2% more often than average).
- New Jeep Wrangler cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 117 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 210 for the Nissan Pathfinder in 2022.
Nissan Pathfinder
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Too close to call: official combined fuel use, Canada (l/100 km).
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Jeep Wrangler | Nissan Pathfinder | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1984–2026 | 1986–2026 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 71,721 (2010–2022) | 13,055 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 7,374 | 3,884 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 4,168 | — |
| In traffic in Finland | — | 146 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Jeep Wrangler | Nissan Pathfinder | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 76% | 53% |
| … against cars of the same age | +2% | −11% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.1% | 1.6% |
| … against cars of the same year | −25% | +2% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 22.6% | — |
| US owner complaints | 16,046 | 7,370 |
| Most complaints about | Steering | Power train |
| Model year with most complaints | 2018 (1,827) | 2005 (1,050) |
| US recall campaigns | 92 | 49 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 6,389 | 3,459 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 144 | 37 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Jeep Wrangler | Nissan Pathfinder | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | — | 5★ (2026) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Jeep Wrangler | Nissan Pathfinder | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 11.0 l/100 km (2026) | 10.8 l/100 km (2026) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 12.4 l/100 km | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 117 g/km | 210 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 201 kW (269 hp) | 186 kW (249 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 2,328 kg | 2,152 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €85,344 | — |
| Average odometer in Finland | — | 351,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).