Reliability & cost of ownership
Nissan Frontier Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Nissan Frontier? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Nissan Frontier problems by model year
104 recall entries and 3,366 owner complaints on file across 29 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Nissan Frontier, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train990 complaints
- fuel system, gasoline505 complaints
- engine350 complaints
- engine and engine cooling325 complaints
- electrical system314 complaints
- air bags298 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system242 complaints
- unknown or other177 complaints