Worst years for a Nissan Frontier
Owners have filed 4,485 complaints about the Nissan Frontier with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2026. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.
Avoid
2022 Nissan Frontier194 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly driver assist & collision avoidance.
Every Nissan Frontier year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2025 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 2024 | A | 30 | 0 | 1 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2023 | C | 116 | 8 | 2 | 11,250 | Electrical System |
| 2022 | D | 194 | 22 | 3 | 2,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2021 | B | 25 | 3 | 0 | 36,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2020 | C | 34 | 3 | 0 | 28,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2019 | C | 39 | 3 | 3 | 12,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2018 | A | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6,500 | Electrical System |
| 2017 | C | 45 | 7 | 1 | 17,500 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2016 | C | 56 | 6 | 3 | 35,000 | Airbags |
| 2015 | C | 48 | 2 | 1 | 27,500 | Airbags |
| 2014 | C | 50 | 5 | 1 | 36,000 | Airbags |
| 2013 | C | 65 | 8 | 1 | 27,000 | Airbags |
| 2012 | C | 98 | 7 | 0 | 45,000 | Airbags |
| 2011 | C | 84 | 5 | 1 | 49,100 | Airbags |
| 2010 | B | 76 | 3 | 0 | 41,000 | Airbags |
| 2009 | B | 44 | 1 | 2 | 57,048 | Airbags |
| 2008 | C | 187 | 2 | 4 | 87,174 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2007 | C | 699 | 9 | 0 | 85,250 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2006 | D | 836 | 23 | 3 | 84,350 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2005 | C | 750 | 11 | 12 | 92,861 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2004 | C | 89 | 10 | 6 | 70,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2003 | C | 92 | 11 | 2 | 65,500 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2002 | C | 152 | 13 | 2 | 69,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2001 | D | 155 | 13 | 8 | 80,850 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2000 | D | 224 | 20 | 6 | 83,500 | Tires |
| 1999 | C | 106 | 10 | 0 | 80,000 | Tires |
| 1998 | C | 146 | 14 | 0 | 110,000 | Tires |
What breaks on a Nissan Frontier
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Nissan Frontier
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Nissan Frontier, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Nissan Frontier problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Nissan Frontier
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.