Engine oil leaking excessively on the Nissan Pathfinder
Engine oil leaking excessively on the Nissan Pathfinder is recorded on 2,549 tests — 11.4% of all its MOT tests, against 5.4% across every car in the data. That is 2.1× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 5.4% of tests record it — this model is 2.1× that share |
| The 368 models compared | 49 of 368, highest first |
| The model's own record | 22,325 tests · every year of the Pathfinder → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Nissan Pathfinder tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2005, 3.8% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 3.3%. The share has fallen 0.5 points over that time. Worst year 2009 at 8.7%; best 2012 at 2.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 153 | 4,004 | 3.8% |
| 2006 | 314 | 6,840 | 4.6% |
| 2007 | 590 | 7,486 | 7.9% |
| 2008 | 323 | 3,750 | 8.6% |
| 2009 | 442 | 5,084 | 8.7% |
| 2010 | 220 | 3,620 | 6.1% |
| 2011 | 219 | 4,878 | 4.5% |
| 2012 | 90 | 3,184 | 2.8% |
| 2013 | 112 | 3,182 | 3.5% |
| 2014 | 86 | 2,622 | 3.3% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £200–£700 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Engine oil leaking excessively: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Nissan Pathfinder MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Nissan model →