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.

Be aware: That is an up to date model of a assessment that was first revealed in August, as there haven’t any been no main specification modifications, avoid wasting minor worth 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 harder facelift in 2021. Which means it’s getting on in years, and it’s displaying 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 may get the identical automotive with a handbook – unusual for contemporary higher-spec utes.

Modifications embody 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 which means you’ll be able to go straight from the showroom flooring to the paths.

The subsequent-generation Navara is reportedly due in Australia round early 2026. Earlier reviews recommend the subsequent 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 value a glance, or must you maintain out for the subsequent technology?

How does the Nissan Navara evaluate?

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How a lot does the Nissan Navara value?

Our tester is the most costly Navara variant cash should buy 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 towards its rivals, use our comparability device

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Given the 10-year outdated platform on which it’s based mostly, it’s not stunning the inside of the PRO-4X Warrior is wanting dated.

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

What doesn’t make sense is using gloss black trim. Whereas it appears menial, we don’t like its inclusion in a automotive like this. It might look good when new, however for those who’re going to be shifting issues out and in of the cabin repeatedly and sure 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 purpose to be touching the world too typically. Apart from 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. When you look intently, you’ll additionally discover a faint metallic sparkle to the shiny bezel – good for those who’re into that.

The remainder of the cabin is straightforward in its presentation. Onerous plastic may be discovered everywhere in the sprint, centre console, and door playing cards. Even the mechanical handbrake deal with is simply laborious 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 arduous 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 emblem 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 facet. Behind the wheel is a simple instrument cluster, which contains two giant analogue dials on your tacho and speedo flanking a central display.

Whereas that display is way from the highest-resolution show, there’s a great deal of info right here relying on which menu you may have chosen. These menus may be cycled by means of 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 may get in the best way.

There’s additionally no guessing in terms of twiddling with the motive force help tech or off-road mechanisms, as there are clear icons on that info display that inform you precisely what’s and isn’t on while 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, they usually’re snug 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 help, alongside heating for each entrance seats by way of two chunky switches.

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

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

The infotainment system is falling behind by at present’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 dearer variants.

Flanking it are eight buttons and two dials, that are all clearly labelled for key capabilities. It’s a low-resolution towards one thing like an Amarok, and it will probably really feel cluttered while you’re attempting to navigate utilizing contact inputs. Every thing you want remains to be there, it will probably simply take a second to search out particular menus or settings.

Sadly there’s no wi-fi smartphone mirroring, and also you’ll as a substitute have to carry 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 automotive.

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 an ordinary iPhone 12 – as long as you’ve taken its case off.

Different charging choices embody that single USB-A port or the 12-volt outlet up entrance, or you’ll be able to open up the centre console storage field to disclose further USB-A, USB-C, and 12V retailers. You even nonetheless get an AUX audio enter, telling of the automotive’s age.

Consistent with the infotainment structure, there are clear buttons across the cabin for lots of the automotive’s key capabilities.

These embody three central buttons for parking sensors, hill descent management, and differential lock, in addition to three to the fitting 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 fitting of the wheel to open or shut the Warrior’s powered rolling tub cowl.

All of those capabilities are clearly labelled and straightforward to search out, which implies you gained’t must spend further time attempting to grasp what the whole lot does for those who’re ever in a pinch.

The 2 costliest customary Navara variants provide dual-zone local weather management, which is managed by way of the hub of buttons and switches beneath the infotainment show.

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

It’s a small climb to get into the second row of the Navara, but it surely’s made simpler by facet steps working the size of the cabin. You’ll be able to 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 large openings.

The second bench affords the identical upholstery and stitching particulars you rise up entrance, they usually’re snug 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 usually flat, it’s interrupted by a small driveline hump but it surely isn’t giant sufficient to trigger any actual inconvenience. When the surprisingly large center seat isn’t being sat on, you’ll be able to fold down the central armrest to disclose two cupholders.

Different facilities within the rear embody 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 might in all probability put a cellphone there for those who actually wanted to. Above which can be two air vents, and that’s about all there may be to maintain rear passengers snug.

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

Not like the usual Warrior, our tester featured an electrical rolling tub cowl made by Victorian-based firm HSP, which may 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 towards break-ins, and when it’s totally open a vibrant LED gentle bar activates on the entrance of the bathtub. The one subject is the duvet mechanism and light-weight eat into area on the entrance, that means you’ll be able to’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 implies the Warrior has achieved nicely to take care of the Navara’s practicality beneath the harder pores and skin.

To see how the Nissan Navara stacks up towards its rivals, use our comparability device

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 towards its rivals, use our comparability device

How does the Nissan Navara drive?

When you thought the Warrior seemed large, wait till you get behind the wheel.

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

Apart from parking and navigating tighter areas, there aren’t 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. Be aware 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 for those who’re pulling out of a decent area it’s value ensuring you’ve introduced your gymnasium tools.

The steering is heavy at low speeds on account of these chunky all-terrain tyres, coupled with the very fact it’s nonetheless working 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 particularly noticeable on chilly begin and below laborious 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 customary on the non-Warrior PRO-4X – permits the Navara to raised deal with smaller imperfections like velocity bumps.

It’s laborious to look previous the standard ute highway manners, as a result of it tends to clatter over bumps at larger velocity whereas clearly relaying any imperfections immediately into the cabin.

That’s to not say it rides poorly, however it could be drastically improved by including weight to the bathtub. It’s already fairly a heavy automobile at almost 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 alternative additions is the 40mm suspension raise, and also you definitely discover it while you’re out on the highway. It’s a commanding driving place, and you are feeling like you’re nicely above a lot of the different automobiles on the highway.

Which means it’s simple to know precisely the place you’re putting the Navara, and blind-spot monitoring helps to keep away from working different folks off the highway while you go for a lane change. Due to its measurement and your peak above the highway, it’s laborious to not really feel such as you’re untouchable.

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

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

Further rubber between the automotive and the highway additionally means the automotive will typically observe 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 brief, permitting the engine to rev up rapidly 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 large on paper it does make a distinction in the actual world.

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

No less than the automated transmission is a top quality unit, evidenced by its capacity to easily shift when it ought to fairly 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 financial system declare.

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

Our earlier critiques of the automotive share the identical sentiment, and we’ve seen Navara gasoline financial system figures above the 10L/100km mark. A few of that might be right down to the added weight of the tyres, bumpers, and below armour on the Warrior, which hasn’t been given its personal financial 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 automotive’s brakes to make corrections which may be unsettling for those who’re not anticipating it.

It additionally has one specific on-road quirk in that it doesn’t have a footrest on your left foot. As most different automobiles have one I discovered myself looking for 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 appears to be like the half, however that LED bar it homes may 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 best way 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 the whole lot forward with out having to undergo the trouble of an aftermarket job.

To see how the Nissan Navara stacks up towards its rivals, use our comparability device

What do you get?

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

Navara SL highlights:

• 17-inch metal wheels
• Full-size spare metal wheel
• Automated halogen headlights
• Energy-adjustable facet mirrors
• Tailgate help (pickup solely)
• 8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system
• Wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• Bluetooth
• 7.0-inch digital journey pc 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 flooring mats

ST provides (over the SL):

• 17-inch alloy wheels
• LED headlights
• LED fog lights
• LED tail lights
• Automated high-beam
• Privateness glass
• Energy sliding rear window
• Rain-sensing wipers
• Heated facet 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 flooring 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 facet mirrors, facet 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 help

PRO-4X Warrior provides:

• Winch-compatible Nissan Real buillbar
• Entrance gentle bar
• Pink 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 towards its rivals, use our comparability device

Is the Nissan Navara secure?

The Navara had a five-star ANCAP security ranking based mostly on exams performed in 2015, although this has now expired.

That ranking was based mostly on a frontal offset rating of 14.01 out of 16, a facet influence rating of 16 out of 16, and pedestrian and whiplash safety scores of Marginal and Good, respectively.

Customary security tools consists of:

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

ST fashions and up add:

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

To see how the Nissan Navara stacks up towards its rivals, use our comparability device

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 will probably now be prolonged to 10 years or 300,000km for those who maintain to the scheduled upkeep at your most well-liked vendor.

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CarExpert’s Tackle the Nissan Navara

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

After all, it’s laborious 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 automotive 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 out there in its competitors, we predict it’d be value seeing some further configurations out there in future Navara fashions.

The PRO-4X Warrior is a cushty 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 automotive 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.

When you can’t spring for the top quality, you’ll be able to go for the cheaper SL Warrior as a powerful different. It does have fewer options as customary, but it surely’s value taking a look throughout the vary to see what works finest.

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