Model year 2012 · R51 (2005–2012)

2012 Nissan Pathfinder specs

The 2012 Nissan Pathfinder tows 6,000–7,000 lb, carries up to 1,047–1,276 lb of payload, has 8.6–9.0 in of ground clearance, weighs 4,428–5,051 lb at the curb and measures 192.3 in long, by configuration, per Nissan’s own documents.

We hold 9 configurations of the 2012 Pathfinder, and Nissan gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 9
Documents: 2

2012 Pathfinder LE 4x4 V8, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Configurations

Every 2012 Pathfinder configuration

9 retail configurations sold in 2012, each with the figures Nissan publishes for it. A number a factory package raises shows under the configuration’s own. Nissan gives figures for weights, dimensions, towing and clearance and angles.

20129 configurations

2012 Nissan Pathfinder R51: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Ground clearance	Approach	Breakover	Departure	Max towing	Max payload	Curb weight	Tires
S 4x2 V6	8.7 in	28.0°	22.0°	23.7°	6,000 lb	up to 1,047 lb	4,428 lb	P245/75R16
S 4x4 V6	9.0 in	28.5°	22.8°	24.3°	6,000 lb	up to 1,047 lb	4,647 lb	P245/75R16
SV 4x2 V6	8.6 in	27.8°	21.9°	22.1°	6,000 lb	up to 1,047 lb	4,572 lb	P265/65R17
SV 4x4 V6	8.9 in	28.5°	22.7°	22.6°	6,000 lb	up to 1,047 lb	4,795 lb	P265/65R17
Silver Edition 4x2 V6	8.6 in	27.8°	21.9°	22.1°	6,000 lb	up to 1,047 lb	4,640 lb	P265/65R17
Silver Edition 4x4 V6	8.9 in	28.5°	22.7°	22.6°	6,000 lb	up to 1,047 lb	4,853 lb	P265/65R17
LE 4x2 V6	8.6 in	27.8°	21.9°	22.1°	6,000 lb	up to 1,047 lb	4,676 lb	P265/60R18
LE 4x4 V6	8.9 in	28.5°	22.7°	22.6°	6,000 lb	up to 1,047 lb	4,935 lb	P265/60R18
LE 4x4 V8	9.0 in	28.7°	22.9°	22.9°	7,000 lb	up to 1,276 lb	5,051 lb	P265/60R18

MakerSource: 2012 Nissan Pathfinder Press Kit (overview, price list and specifications)

A dash means the maker’s documents we have don’t give that number for that configuration, and a column with no number for any configuration of the year isn’t shown. “Door label” means the maker prints it only on each vehicle’s certification label, and “not published” that the maker doesn’t print it, or points elsewhere. “Up to” is a ceiling the maker prints over several configurations; a range is the maker’s own, printed across the grades of that configuration.

02 / What changed

New for 2012

The 2012 is the earliest Pathfinder model year we hold, so there is nothing before it to compare.

03 / Tires

2012 Pathfinder stock tire sizes

The tire sizes Nissan fits at the factory in 2012, the standard ones first.

2012 Nissan Pathfinder stock tire sizes, with the configurations they are fitted to
Tire size	Wheel	Diameternominal
P245/75R16Standard: S	16 in	30.5 in
P265/65R17Standard: SV, Silver Edition	17 in	30.6 in
P265/60R18Standard: LE	18 in	30.5 in

Pathfinder tire sizes, with wheel specs and what bigger tires change

04 / Sources

The 2012 documents

2 documents behind the 2012 Pathfinder’s figures. The maker’s own come first; a third-party page fills in only a number the maker doesn’t publish, and wears its own mark.

Documents last checked Oct 12, 2026. How we read them and what the marks mean: how we source the numbers. A figure doesn’t match its document? Report a wrong number.

These are Nissan’s published figures for the models it describes, not a weighbridge or a tape measure; your own vehicle’s options change them. Found a figure that doesn’t match the document? Tell us.