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Describe your car
Enter the VIN to auto-fill the year, make, and model — or skip it for now and enter those details yourself. The VIN is optional at intake and mandatory before booking.
Sell my Nissan Pathfinder
Sell My Nissan Pathfinder in Los Angeles County
Your Nissan Pathfinder (2005–2024) is a midsize three-row SUV — and in Los Angeles County there is always another buyer for one that runs. Skip the listing, the messages, and the no-shows: one intake, one clear offer, free pickup.
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No obligation · Free local pickup
The offer we make is the offer you get for 7 days.*
The price holds as long as the vehicle, title, mileage, and condition match what you submitted. If hidden or unreported damage is found at pickup, we’ll make the adjustment and give you a counter-offer on the spot — and the decision is yours.
Tell us about your car
How selling your Pathfinder works here
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Complete the condition page
Answer the same 12 condition questions our buyer checks at pickup. The condition page defaults to no issues — open the checklist only if something applies.
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Review the next step
See the offer path and share your number for follow-up. Any later changes wait for admin review.
The Pathfinder generations we buy
The third-generation R51 Pathfinder (2005–2012) was truck-based and shared the Frontier platform, with an optional V8. The fourth-generation R52 (2013–2020) switched to a crossover layout with a CVT, and the fifth-generation R53 (2022–present) replaced the CVT with a nine-speed automatic.
R51 Pathfinders are rear-wheel drive with available four-wheel drive, while R52 and R53 models are front-wheel-drive based with available all-wheel drive. All generations in this span seat seven across three rows.
What we buy — your Pathfinder included
Fixable issues welcome
Battery, glass, panels, and exterior damage from the 12-point checklist — each priced in plainly.
Most 2010-and-newer cars
Sedans, SUVs, and vans from any maker, clean or with fixable issues.
Japanese vehicles of any age
Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and Subaru hold up in Southern California, and we price them that way.
Trucks of any age
Pickups are the top of our want list — working trucks, high-mileage trucks, Japanese trucks included.
Where the line is
We buy the cars the big guys reject — but we are not a junk buyer. These fall outside this buying program, and we would rather tell you now than waste your time:
- No working key
- Blown engine
- Shot transmission
- Major structural damage
- Heavily stripped
- Trash-filled or severely neglected
Common Pathfinder problems we still buy
CVT failure on R52 models
The 2013–2020 Pathfinder's continuously variable transmission is widely documented for shudder, slipping, and premature failure, and was the subject of class-action litigation and extended warranties. A CVT quote is the most common reason these are sold.
Radiator cooler mixing on R51 models
Like the Frontier, 2005–2010 R51 Pathfinders can mix coolant and transmission fluid through a failed radiator cooler. The resulting transmission damage often totals an older SUV economically.
Timing chain guide wear
The 4.0-liter V6 in R51 models wears timing chain guides and tensioners, producing a characteristic whine. The repair requires major engine disassembly that many owners decline.
A/C, fan, and cooling faults on R52
R52 Pathfinders report A/C compressor failures, cooling fan issues, and rear air conditioning line problems. On a family hauler in warm weather, those repairs often trigger a sale.
Every one of these is a condition answer on the form — report it and it is priced in from the start, never discovered at pickup.
Pathfinder seller questions
My Pathfinder has over 150,000 miles. Is that a problem?
High mileage alone does not disqualify a Pathfinder. If it starts, drives, and has a working key, report the mileage honestly in the form and we will price the whole car, not just the odometer.
What Pathfinder years do you buy?
We buy Nissan Pathfinder vehicles across the 2005–2024 range we commonly see, and we will look at older ones case by case. Condition matters more than the year — a high-mileage Pathfinder that starts, drives, and has a working key is exactly what the form is for.
What happens on pickup day?
Our buyer checks the VIN, title, mileage, and the same condition items you submitted for your Pathfinder. If everything matches, you sign the transfer paperwork, receive payment, and hand over the keys — and the tow is free in Los Angeles County.
My Pathfinder has cvt failure on r52 models. Will you still buy it?
In most cases, yes — that is a known Pathfinder issue and it is priced into the offer from the condition answers you submit, not discovered at pickup. Describe it honestly and the offer already reflects it.
Ready when you are
Complete one vehicle intake, see your offer, and arrange free local pickup. No obligation, and no strangers coming to your door.
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