Midsize pickups · D41 generation
Good choice About average
It scores 58 out of 100 for reliability compared with other midsize pickups. Over the next 5 years we expect it to cost about $17,783 to own, including $2,159 in repairs.
Early estimate: this rating uses our own sales estimate for the Nissan Frontier.
Reliability
58/100
About average
Repairs, 5 years
$2,159
at 12,000 mi a year
Fuel, 5 years
$9,714
21 mpg, $3.40/gal
Price today
$24,011
$21,130 – $26,892, estimate
Recalls
3
on record
Owner complaints
22
filed with NHTSA
These are estimates, not guarantees. They come from public NHTSA complaint and recall data and EPA fuel economy, assuming 5 years of ownership and 12,000 miles a year. Change the assumptions or see how it works.
Expected over 5 years, by area of the car.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2024 Nissan Frontier vehicles. The right-side headlight assemblies may have missing or illegible headlight aim markings, which can result in improperly aimed headlights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2024 Frontier vehicles. The front right-side lower link may have been manufactured with an oversized ball joint, which can result in corrosion and ball joint separation from the front right-side lower link.
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2024 Titan, Frontier, Infiniti QX60, Pathfinder, 2023-2024 Sentra, Versa, Kicks, Infiniti QX50, and 2023 Rogue vehicles. Due to a manufacturing issue, the driver's air bag inflator may absorb moisture, and cause the air bag to deploy improperly.
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Of the years we rate, the 2018 scores best (98/100) and the 2023 worst (32/100).
| Year | Reliability |
|---|---|
| 2027 | Not rated yet |
| 2026 | Not rated yet |
| 2025 | Not rated yet |
| 2024 | 58/100 |
| 2023 | 32/100 |
| 2022 | 36/100 |
| 2021 | 90/100 |
| 2020 | 84/100 |
| 2019 | 88/100 |
| 2018 | 98/100 |
| 2017 | 92/100 |
| 2016 | 94/100 |
| 2015 | 96/100 |
Not especially. It scores 58 out of 100, about average for midsize pickups; the 2015, 2016 and 2018 scored better.
It scores 58 out of 100 against other midsize pickups from 2015 to 2024, which is about average. Based on 22 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, we expect about $2,159 in repairs over the next 5 years at 12,000 miles a year.
About $17,783 over 5 years: $5,910 in lost value, $2,159 in repairs and $9,714 in fuel at $3.40 a gallon. A typical one sells for about $24,011 today.
Of the years we rate, the 2018 scores best (98/100) and the 2023 worst (32/100).
3 recalls on record with NHTSA.