2025 Nissan Navara assessment | CarExpert

Nissan’s dual-cab beast is coming into its fifth yr on sale, and it’s simply as robust because it was when it landed.

Observe: That is an up to date model of a assessment that was first revealed in August, as there don’t have any been no main specification adjustments, avoid wasting minor value will increase, for the final six months since publication.

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WATCH: Paul’s video assessment of the 2022 Nissan Navara PRO-4X Warrior

The Australia-only Warrior is constructed on the D23-generation Navara, which debuted in 2014 and acquired a more durable facelift in 2021. Which means it’s getting on in years, and it’s exhibiting its age.

On check right here is the range-topping Navara PRO-4X Warrior, modified by Melbourne-based Premcar. Our tester was fitted with an automated transmission, although you will get the identical automobile with a handbook – unusual for contemporary higher-spec utes.

Modifications embrace beefy Cooper Discoverer all-terrain tyres, a winch-compatible bullbar with an built-in entrance gentle bar, under-body armour, and an upgraded suspension setup with a 40mm raise meaning you possibly can go straight from the showroom ground to the paths.

The following-generation Navara is reportedly due in Australia round early 2026. Earlier experiences counsel the following Navara might share a platform with the brand new Mitsubishi Triton, following different ute partnerships like Ford Ranger–Volkswagen Amarok and Mazda BT-50–Isuzu D-Max.

Is the present Navara PRO-4X Warrior nonetheless price a glance, or do you have to maintain out for the following technology?

How does the Nissan Navara examine?

View an in depth breakdown of the Nissan Navara in opposition to equally sized autos.

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How a lot does the Nissan Navara value?

Our tester is the costliest Navara variant cash can purchase in Australia, and the one one to return in at greater than $70,000 earlier than on-road prices.

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To see how the Nissan Navara stacks up in opposition to its rivals, use our comparability instrument

What’s the Nissan Navara like on the within?

Given the 10-year outdated platform on which it’s based mostly, it’s not stunning the inside of the PRO-4X Warrior is trying dated.

The principle factor you’ll discover is how utilitarian it’s in look. Almost each giant floor is plastered in arduous, scratchy plastic, which will definitely be sturdy as time ticks by… nevertheless it ages the Navara alongside the extra luxurious new Ford Ranger.

What doesn’t make sense is the usage of gloss black trim. Whereas it appears menial, we don’t like its inclusion in a automobile like this. It could look good when new, however when you’re going to be shifting issues out and in of the cabin recurrently and certain getting it soiled, it’ll get scratched up very quickly.

You’ll discover it primarily across the chrome-accented gear selector, however at the least there’s subsequent to no motive to be touching the realm too typically. In addition to the small button clean, the only real change on the panel is the one for drive mode on the far left, which is troublesome to succeed in comfortably as the motive force.

There’s some extra gloss black surrounding the infotainment and local weather controls, although the buttons are manufactured from matte plastic as key contact factors. For those who look intently, you’ll additionally discover a faint metallic sparkle to the shiny bezel – good when you’re into that.

The remainder of the cabin is easy in its presentation. Exhausting plastic will be discovered all around the sprint, centre console, and door playing cards. Even the mechanical handbrake deal with is simply arduous plastic, however the traditionalist in me thinks it’s good to nonetheless have a bodily lever in a workhorse just like the Navara.

The steering wheel buttons really feel sturdy and function with a stable motion, and whereas extra of that tough plastic seems within the centre of the wheel, it’s good to have that blacked-out Nissan badge with pink lettering in entrance of you. It, and the badges on the surface, nonetheless characteristic the pre-2020 Nissan brand in case you missed having it round.

Plastic continues elsewhere too, together with the inside door handles. There’s an A-pillar seize deal with that will help you climb into the entrance of the cabin too, although solely on the passenger aspect. Behind the wheel is an easy instrument cluster, which includes two giant analogue dials in your tacho and speedo flanking a central display.

Whereas that display is way from the highest-resolution show, there’s a great deal of data right here relying on which menu you may have chosen. These menus will be cycled via utilizing the buttons on the wheel.

The 2 giant dials additionally incorporate small temperature and gasoline degree gauges. I just like the direct strategy right here; Nissan doesn’t attempt to cram in any pointless decorations or animations that will get in the way in which.

There’s additionally no guessing relating to fidgeting with the motive force help tech or off-road mechanisms, as there are clear icons on that data display that inform you precisely what’s and isn’t on if you begin urgent buttons.

Fittingly, the seats are the nicest a part of the cabin by some margin. They characteristic leather-accented upholstery with intricate pink, white, and black stitching and PRO-4X Warrior-specific embroidery, and so they’re comfy to take a seat in on longer drives.

Premcar says they’re meant to be “hard-wearing”, however that doesn’t imply you miss out on some nicer seating luxuries. The motive force’s seat nonetheless consists of powered adjustment and lumbar assist, alongside heating for each entrance seats through two chunky switches.

The identical white-stitched upholstery can be used on the lid of the centre console storage field, which is satisfactory in dimension. Different storage up entrance consists of the everyday passenger-side glovebox, two giant central cupholders, and bottle holders within the door playing cards.

Nissan has additionally included two plastic pockets on both aspect of the centre console, both of which is an ideal place to retailer the important thing fob or telephones if you’re on the highway.

The infotainment system is falling behind by right now’s requirements. It’s an 8.0-inch show as you’ll discover in the remainder of the Navara vary – disappointing because it’d be good to have a bigger display within the costlier variants.

Flanking it are eight buttons and two dials, that are all clearly labelled for key features. It’s a low-resolution in opposition to one thing like an Amarok, and it may really feel cluttered if you’re making an attempt to navigate utilizing contact inputs. Every little thing you want remains to be there, it may simply take a second to search out particular menus or settings.

Sadly there’s no wi-fi smartphone mirroring, and also you’ll as an alternative have to deliver a USB-A cable with you if you wish to hook up your cellphone. You do at the least get the reliability of a hardwired connection, and we noticed no glitches with the system in our week with the automobile.

Elsewhere, you’re restricted for cellphone charging choices. There’s no wi-fi charging pad up entrance, and whereas there’s a cellphone storage cubby it’ll solely simply match a regular iPhone 12 – as long as you’ve taken its case off.

Different charging choices embrace that single USB-A port or the 12-volt outlet up entrance, or you possibly can open up the centre console storage field to disclose extra USB-A, USB-C, and 12V shops. You even nonetheless get an AUX audio enter, telling of the automobile’s age.

In line with the infotainment format, there are clear buttons across the cabin for most of the automobile’s key features.

These embrace three central buttons for parking sensors, hill descent management, and differential lock, in addition to three to the suitable of the steering wheel for driver help options, traction management, and the Warrior-specific entrance gentle bar.

There’s a big rotary change forward of the gear selector for 4WD modes, in addition to a discreet change to the suitable of the wheel to open or shut the Warrior’s powered rolling tub cowl.

All of those features are clearly labelled and simple to search out, which suggests you gained’t need to spend further time making an attempt to know what every part does when you’re ever in a pinch.

The 2 most costly commonplace Navara variants supply dual-zone local weather management, which is managed through the hub of buttons and switches beneath the infotainment show.

Every little thing right here is clearly labelled and simple to function, because it’s dominated by giant buttons surrounding a small LCD show. It’s dated in format, however I’d fortunately take standard form-over-function slightly than a touch-only setup.

It’s a small climb to get into the second row of the Navara, nevertheless it’s made simpler by aspect steps operating the size of the cabin. You possibly can pull your self in utilizing the rear-facing seize handles on the B-pillars too, and it’s all made simpler by moderately sized rear doorways that reveal comfortably extensive openings.

The second bench presents the identical upholstery and stitching particulars you rise up entrance, and so they’re comfy sufficient – though they’re a bit flat. There’s a great deal of head room, leg room, and toe room, and I might sit comfortably behind my very own average-height driving place with room to spare.

Whereas the ground is generally flat, it’s interrupted by a small driveline hump nevertheless it isn’t giant sufficient to trigger any actual inconvenience. When the surprisingly extensive center seat isn’t being sat on, you possibly can fold down the central armrest to disclose two cupholders.

Different facilities within the rear embrace a singular USB-A port on the again of the centre console, subsequent to a notch that appears too small to be helpful for storing something; although you may most likely put a cellphone there when you actually wanted to. Above which are two air vents, and that’s about all there may be to maintain rear passengers comfy.

It’d be flawed to go with out mentioning the bathtub out the again, which in our tester was fitted with some further goodies. As commonplace there’s the beefy black sports activities bar up high, in addition to giant devoted badging and an embossed Navara brand on the tailgate – to not point out the distinctive decals on the perimeters of the automobile.

In contrast to the usual Warrior, our tester featured an electrical rolling tub cowl made by Victorian-based firm HSP, which will be managed by the inside change, the important thing fob, or a management panel on the bathtub’s front-left nook.

It’s a pleasant bonus and improves safety in opposition to break-ins, and when it’s absolutely open a brilliant LED gentle bar activates on the entrance of the bathtub. The one concern is the quilt mechanism and lightweight eat into area on the entrance, that means you possibly can’t entry the complete vertical capability beneath the sports activities bar.

You continue to get loads of area to hold issues round in right here although, which suggests the Warrior has performed properly to take care of the Navara’s practicality beneath the more durable pores and skin.

To see how the Nissan Navara stacks up in opposition to its rivals, use our comparability instrument

What’s below the bonnet?

The Navara vary is powered by a pair of two.3-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder engines mated to both handbook or automated transmissions. Our tester was fitted with the twin-turbo choice, mated to a seven-speed automated.

4-wheel drive variants have a part-time four-wheel drive system with low-range and an electronically locking rear differential.

To see how the Nissan Navara stacks up in opposition to its rivals, use our comparability instrument

How does the Nissan Navara drive?

For those who thought the Warrior appeared massive, wait till you get behind the wheel.

Anybody used to driving a passenger automobile might (understandably) really feel intimidated on the prospect of driving a automobile as tough-looking as this, however when you’re out and about you’ll discover it’s all surprisingly acquainted.

In addition to parking and navigating tighter areas, there are not any unusual emotions you wouldn’t count on from a ute like this.

There’s a push-button starter to the left of the wheel, which glows pink when the headlights are on. Observe the engine gained’t activate as quickly as you press the button, as a result of it’ll take a second to heat its glow plugs earlier than it fires up.

Slide the gear selector down and into D to get shifting, however when you’re pulling out of a decent area it’s price ensuring you’ve introduced your fitness center gear.

The steering is heavy at low speeds on account of these chunky all-terrain tyres, coupled with the very fact it’s nonetheless operating a hydraulic power-steering system, which comes with compromises in on a regular basis driving.

That diesel engine brings with it a loud soundtrack, which is very noticeable on chilly begin and below arduous acceleration. It does quieten down as soon as issues heat up, and when you’re rolling you can begin to soak up the Warrior’s upgrades.

Past contributing to the heavy steering, the upgraded suspension {hardware} – which is commonplace on the non-Warrior PRO-4X – permits the Navara to raised deal with smaller imperfections like pace bumps.

It’s arduous to look previous the everyday ute highway manners, as a result of it tends to clatter over bumps at greater pace whereas clearly relaying any imperfections straight into the cabin.

That’s to not say it rides poorly, however it will be enormously improved by including weight to the bathtub. It’s already fairly a heavy car at practically 2.3 tonnes, however some further weight on the rear would make it simpler for the upgraded suspension to compress as wanted and iron out bumps.

One of many Warrior’s selection additions is the 40mm suspension raise, and also you definitely discover it if you’re out on the highway. It’s a commanding driving place, and you are feeling like you’re properly above many of the different vehicles on the highway.

Which means it’s straightforward to know precisely the place you’re inserting the Navara, and blind-spot monitoring helps to keep away from operating different individuals off the highway if you go for a lane change. Due to its dimension and your top above the highway, it’s arduous to not really feel such as you’re untouchable.

The excessive driving place is complemented by good visibility throughout, and it’s straightforward to do head checks due to the unobstructed rear aspect home windows. Even visibility out the rear-view mirror isn’t horrible, although it’s potential you’ll discover some glare on the rear window from the infotainment show at night time.

There are another tendencies to maintain an eye fixed out for behind the wheel. The all-terrain tyres, whereas off-road prepared, are inclined to create extra highway noise than you is perhaps used to. It’s nowhere close to the roar of chunky mud-terrains, however it’s nonetheless noticeable.

Additional rubber between the automobile and the highway additionally means the automobile will generally comply with cambers within the highway, requiring the motive force to carry the steering wheel at a slight angle to proceed on straight.

Sink your proper foot from a standstill and the Navara takes off in a spritely method. That’s as a result of first and second gear are each comparatively quick, permitting the engine to rev up shortly when wanted.

Past that although, the Navara begins to lose its benefit because it climbs into the upper gears. It’s not essentially sluggish, however we’d prefer it to be faster than it’s.

With 140kW and 450Nm, it’s down on one thing like a Ford Ranger Bi-Turbo (154kW, 500Nm) or a Toyota HiLux SR (150kW, 500Nm), and whereas that’s not huge on paper it does make a distinction in the true world.

You’ll discover how different vehicles begin to draw back if you climb previous 50km/h. You’ll additionally discover it making a good bit of noise with out really shifting away sooner if you put your foot down on the freeway, which once more suggests to us that it will profit from some type of energy enhance with the beefier, heavier {hardware}.

Not less than the automated transmission is a high quality unit, evidenced by its skill to easily shift when it ought to slightly than stumbling and second-guessing. Its seven gears imply you may have loads of vary for low-RPM freeway cruising, although that didn’t assist us in getting near Nissan’s gasoline economic system declare.

We’ll caveat that by saying our week with the automobile was stricken by heavy visitors each on the freeway and in suburban areas, settings through which the Navara drinks a good bit extra gasoline than we’d like.

Our earlier opinions of the automobile share the identical sentiment, and we’ve seen Navara gasoline economic system figures above the 10L/100km mark. A few of that could possibly be all the way down to the added weight of the tyres, bumpers, and below armour on the Warrior, which hasn’t been given its personal economic system declare by Nissan.

From a normal perspective, it’s a stable ute to drive on the highway. It has fundamental driver help tech like non-adaptive cruise management, lane departure warning, and selectable lane-keep help, although the latter makes use of the automobile’s brakes to make corrections which will be unsettling when you’re not anticipating it.

It additionally has one explicit on-road quirk in that it doesn’t have a footrest in your left foot. As most different vehicles have one I discovered myself trying to find one in useless, which can be a results of the clutch pedal’s location in manual-equipped fashions.

Other than that, the Warrior-specific upgrades are worthwhile. That distinctive bumper with its pink decrease portion not solely seems to be the half, however that LED bar it homes could be very good to have.

In regional areas at night time the usual LED headlights’ high-beams do an distinctive job in lighting up the way in which forward, however flicking the change to activate the sunshine bar makes it nearly like daylight forward.

It’s reassuring to have the ability to see every part forward with out having to undergo the trouble of an aftermarket job.

To see how the Nissan Navara stacks up in opposition to its rivals, use our comparability instrument

What do you get?

There are six distinct grades of Navara, every with distinctive gear additions over the previous variant.

Navara SL highlights:

• 17-inch metal wheels
• Full-size spare metal wheel
• Computerized halogen headlights
• Energy-adjustable aspect mirrors
• Tailgate help (pickup solely)
• 8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system
• Wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• Bluetooth
• 7.0-inch digital journey laptop with digital speedometer
• Vinyl flooring (single cab and twin cab solely)
• Carpet flooring (king cab solely)
• Material upholstery
• Outboard rear seat ISOFIX factors (twin cab solely)
• Trailer sway management
• Hill descent management (4×4 solely)
• Hill begin help

SL Warrior provides:

• Winch-compatible hooped bullbar
• Built-in LED lightbar
• Branded underbody black bash plate
• 275/70 R17 Cooper Discoverer All Terrain AT3 tyres
• 40mm suspension raise
• Tow bar
• 100kg GVM improve (3250kg)
• New springs, dampers and jounce bumpers
• Fender flares and tub liner
• All-weather ground mats

ST provides (over the SL):

• 17-inch alloy wheels
• LED headlights
• LED fog lights
• LED tail lights
• Computerized high-beam
• Privateness glass
• Energy sliding rear window
• Rain-sensing wipers
• Heated aspect mirrors
• Single tube sports activities bar in polished stainless-steel
• Drive mode selector (4×4 AT solely)
• Off-road monitor (4×4 solely)
• Satellite tv for pc navigation
• DAB+ digital radio
• Leather-based-accented steering wheel
• Leather-based-accented shifter
• Carpet flooring
• Anti-dazzle rear-view mirror

ST-X provides:

• 18-inch alloy wheels
• Full-size alloy spare wheel
• Double tube sportsbar in polished stainless-steel
• Sliding in-tray tie-down hooks
• Towbar
• Tub liner
• Proximity entry with push-button begin
• Twin-zone local weather management
• Tyre strain monitoring
• Carpet ground mats

PRO-4X provides:

• 17-inch black alloy wheels
• All-terrain tyres
• Full-size metal spare wheel
• Black fender flares
• Black roof rails
• Black-painted aspect mirrors, aspect steps, grille and door handles
• Black stainless-steel double tube sports activities bar with sail panel
• Leather-based-accented upholstery
• Embroidered entrance seats with PRO-4X logos and red-accent stitching
• Heated entrance seats
• Energy-adjustable entrance seats with lumbar assist

PRO-4X Warrior provides:

• Winch-compatible Nissan Real buillbar
• Entrance gentle bar
• Crimson bash plate and 3mm under-body plating
• 275/70 R17 Cooper Discoverer AT3 tyres
• Full-size alloy spare wheel and tyre
• 100kg GVM improve (3250kg)
• 40mm suspension raise
• New springs, dampers and jounce bumpers
• Warrior-specifc fender flares
• Warrior decal pack
• Warrior headrest embroidery

To see how the Nissan Navara stacks up in opposition to its rivals, use our comparability instrument

Is the Nissan Navara secure?

The Navara had a five-star ANCAP security score based mostly on assessments carried out in 2015, although this has now expired.

That score was based mostly on a frontal offset rating of 14.01 out of 16, a aspect impression rating of 16 out of 16, and pedestrian and whiplash safety scores of Marginal and Good, respectively.

Commonplace security gear consists of:

• Seven airbags
• Autonomous emergency braking
• Ahead collision warning
• Driver consideration monitoring
• Reversing digital camera (pickup solely)

ST fashions and up add:

• Blind-spot monitoring and help
• Rear cross-traffic alert
• Lane-keep help
• Lane departure warning
• Encompass-view digital camera
• Rear parking sensors

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How a lot does the Nissan Navara value to run?

The Nissan Navara is roofed by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre guarantee like the broader Nissan vary, although it may now be prolonged to 10 years or 300,000km when you maintain to the scheduled upkeep at your most popular supplier.

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CarExpert’s Tackle the Nissan Navara

It’s a tried-and-true beast of a ute, and remains to be price a glance when you’re searching for an upmarket off-roader.

After all, it’s arduous to look previous its age. There’s no hiding the very fact the Navara is nearing the top of its life.

The inside tech is the naked minimal for a brand new automobile in 2024, and the addition of wi-fi smartphone mirroring would do wonders to increase its life.

Whereas its engine is confirmed at this level, it does lack energy.

Given the multitude of powertrain choices obtainable in its competitors, we predict it’d be price seeing some extra configurations obtainable in future Navara fashions.

The PRO-4X Warrior is a snug ute to drive on the highway, though it’s not approachable as some rivals in day by day use due to its sluggish and heavy steering.

It’s an added bonus to have a automobile from a world producer modified by an Australian model, however there’s no hiding behind the very fact these tweaks include an added premium.

Even with that extra cash you continue to get a dated inside, which sadly does really feel miles behind the competitors.

For those who can’t spring for the top quality, you possibly can go for the cheaper SL Warrior as a powerful various. It does have fewer options as commonplace, nevertheless it’s price taking a look throughout the vary to see what works finest.

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