Nissan Frontier by model year

4,516 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Nissan Frontier across 30 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Nissan Frontier

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1998	146
1999	106
2000	224
2001	155
2002	152
2003	92
2004	89
2005	750
2006	838
2007	699
2008	187
2009	44
2010	76
2011	84
2012	101
2013	65
2014	50
2015	48
2016	56
2017	45
2018	29
2019	39
2020	34
2021	32
2022	196
2023	121
2024	33
2025	13
2026	12

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2027				18 to 21
2026	12		1	18 to 21
2025	13		3	18 to 21
2024	33	Drivetrain & axles (18%)	3	19 to 21
2023	121	Electrical system (25%)	1	18 to 21
2022	196	Forward collision avoidance (21%)	6	19 to 20	4 stars
2021	32	Electrical system (19%)	2	19 to 20
2020	34	Drivetrain & axles (32%)	2	19 to 20
2019	39	Drivetrain & axles (18%)	1	17 to 21	4 stars
2018	29	Electrical system (17%)	2	17 to 21
2017	45	Fuel system (22%)	1	17 to 21	4 stars
2016	56	Air bags (18%)	1	17 to 21
2015	48	Air bags (21%)		17 to 21
2014	50	Air bags (22%)	2	17 to 21
2013	65	Air bags (23%)	1	17 to 21
2012	101	Air bags (23%)	3	16 to 21
2011	84	Air bags (19%)	1	16 to 21
2010	76	Air bags (25%)	4	16 to 21
2009	44	Air bags (21%)	3	16 to 21
2008	187	Drivetrain & axles (28%)	5	16 to 21
2007	699	Drivetrain & axles (31%)	1	16 to 21
2006	838	Fuel system (32%)	4	16 to 21
2005	750	Drivetrain & axles (32%)	3	16 to 21
2004	89	Drivetrain & axles (10%)	1	15 to 22
2003	92	Fuel system (20%)	4	14 to 21
2002	152	Fuel system (16%)	4	15 to 21
2001	155	Fuel system (22%)	3	15 to 21
2000	224	Tires (13%)	3	15 to 21
1999	106	Tires (21%)	2	15 to 21
1998	146	Tires (17%)	2	17 to 22