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2019 Nissan Frontier problems

The 2019 Nissan Frontier has 39 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (18%) concerns drivetrain & axles. After that come air bags (13%) and electrical system (13%).

At a glance

Complaints
39 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Drivetrain & axles 18% of complaints
Crashes and fires
3 and 3
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0
Typical mileage
12,000 miles 13 complaints with mileage

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Where the complaints are

Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

  • Drivetrain & axles 18%
  • Air bags 13%
  • Electrical system 13%
  • Brakes 8%
  • Backover prevention 5%
  • Engine 5%
  • Seat belts 5%
  • Steering 5%
  • Body & structure 5%
  • Suspension 3%

When problems show up

Complaints by mileage, 2019 Nissan Frontier Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 12,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 9 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 1 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 12,000 miles
Based on 13 complaints that include mileage. 77% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles9
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles1
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Among the 13 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 12,000 miles.

Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 6 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 84% of model years in our database.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2019 ranks 24th most-complained-about out of 27 model years of the Nissan Frontier with enough data (30 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.

What owners wrote

A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.

In a no fault accident, I was passenger. When the collision happened, I was wearing seatbelt, and then I was up in the dash/ windshield, there were flames, smoke. The airbags had "exploded" The seatbelt was hanging out of the passenger door after I exited. Still dangling out the door where it did not retract. I busted the windshield with my head, concussion, four teeth porcelain knocked out of them, and many other problems.

September 2024 CrashFireInjury

When I step on the gas padle it gose in to limb mode not all the time.I put in to the floor the moter dose not revup I all most got hit 2 times scary!!!!!! When pulling out in tarfet not a good speller.sorry

Reported at 11,239 miles, August 2020

The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the infotainment system was inoperative; the contact had to restart the infotainment system several times for the infotainment system to return to normal operation. The failure occurred on several occasions. No warning light was illuminated. The contact researched and was made aware of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V654000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the VIN was not included.

Reported at 70,000 miles, December 2024

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