Nissan Frontier
Owners filed 3,352 complaints across 29 model years of the Nissan Frontier. The 2006 drew the most (617); the 2025 the fewest (7).
Model years29
Complaints3,352
Recalls104
Fires46
Deaths6
Every Nissan Frontier model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 1 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2024 | 22 | 3 | 1 | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2023 | 66 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2022 | 111 | 6 | 3 | 11 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2021 | 18 | 2 | — | 1 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2020 | 23 | 2 | — | 3 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2019 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2018 | 25 | 2 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2017 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2016 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2015 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2014 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2013 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2012 | 78 | 3 | — | 4 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2011 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2010 | 59 | 6 | — | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2009 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2008 | 136 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2007 | 520 | 2 | — | 6 | Power Train | Above average | |
| 2006 | 617 | 7 | 2 | 13 | Power Train | Fatalities reported | |
| 2005 | 532 | 6 | 8 | 9 | Power Train | Fatalities reported | |
| 2004 | 66 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2003 | 77 | 7 | 2 | 9 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Fatalities reported | |
| 2002 | 124 | 8 | 2 | 12 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2001 | 134 | 7 | 8 | 11 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 189 | 6 | 4 | 17 | Tires | Routine | |
| 1999 | 78 | 5 | — | 9 | Tires | Routine | |
| 1998 | 129 | 5 | — | 12 | Electrical System | Routine |
Which Nissan Frontier years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2006 is the weakest year on record, with 617 complaints concentrated in the power train. It carries 7 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.