Nissan Pathfinder Wheel Trims Replacement Parts

Wheel trims (plastic hub caps) were fitted to some base-specification Nissan Pathfinders, particularly earlier examples on steel wheels, but the majority of UK Pathfinders came with alloy wheels from the factory and therefore never had wheel trims at all. If your Pathfinder has alloys, wheel trims are not the part you need — you may be looking for alloy wheel centre caps instead, which are a separate item. Check whether your car currently has steel or alloy wheels before requesting a quote from a breaker.

The Pathfinder sold in the UK spans three main generations: the R50 (1996–2004), the R51 (2005–2014), and the R52 (2014–2021). Wheel trims on steel wheels were most plausible on entry-level variants of the earlier R50 generation; the R51 and R52 were predominantly supplied in the UK with alloy wheels across all common trim levels. If you have an R50 on steel wheels, a breaker may be able to help with trims, but for R51 and R52 models you almost certainly need alloy wheel centre caps rather than wheel trims.

Both a 2001 and a 2003 Pathfinder fall within the R50 generation (1996–2004), so the steel wheel specification is likely to be consistent across those years. However, you should confirm the exact steel wheel rim size and fitment with the breaker against your specific registration, as minor specification changes within a generation can affect trim clip fitment. Never assume fitment without checking.

Trim level itself does not change the physical fitment of a wheel trim onto a steel wheel rim — what matters is the steel wheel diameter and the number of fixing clips, not whether the car is an S or SE. That said, higher trim levels such as SE and SVE on UK Pathfinders were almost universally supplied with alloy wheels, meaning wheel trims were rarely if ever fitted to those variants at all. If you have an SE or SVE, confirm with the breaker whether your vehicle actually has steel wheels before ordering trims.

No — a wheel trim is a full plastic cover that fits over a steel wheel, whereas an alloy wheel centre cap is a small cap that covers only the central hub of an alloy wheel. Most UK Pathfinders, particularly R51 (2005–2014) and R52 (2014–2021) models, will need a centre cap rather than a wheel trim. When contacting a breaker, specify that you need an alloy wheel centre cap and quote your registration so they can match the correct cap to your wheel design.

The R50 (up to 2004) and the R51 (from 2005) are distinct generations with different body and chassis designs, and any steel wheel specifications are unlikely to be shared across that boundary. Given that wheel trims were rarely fitted to R51 models in the UK anyway, cross-generation interchange for this part is almost certainly not relevant in practice. If you do have an unusual steel-wheeled example, confirm compatibility directly with the breaker against both registrations before purchasing.