Just curious, did you try making the actual object that is using path finding very small? Maybe reduce the size to only 1 pixel? Just to see if the theory about it stops when it touches the border of the destination?
If it's smaller, maybe it will get closer to the destination point
*EDIT*
I think it's obvious that I don't really ever use path finding - so these problems are new to me also!
~Sol
The moving object is 15x15 px by default. 1x1px is almost impossible for me to see. I tried with 5x5px and it doesn't get any nearer. In fact, what I discovered that the exact position of arrival is not fixed.
So for example, if I send instance1 of moving object to another object's position it will arrive (for example, this isn't 100% true but just to give an example) at the top left of the object (inside the object not outside of its borders).
If I choose instance2 of the moving object from another location, it will arrive at middle left instead of top left as the first instance. Clearly the targeted position if I use a sprite as the position is messed up (perhaps a bug?) or there is something I am not understanding with path finding that is going under the hood.