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Nissan Frontier problems by year

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA and recall campaigns for every Nissan Frontier model year from 2019 to 2025.

Complaints by model year

2025
7 complaints · 3 recalls
2024
19 complaints · 3 recalls
2023
64 complaints · 1 recalls
2022
110 complaints · 6 recalls
2021
17 complaints · 2 recalls
2020
23 complaints · 2 recalls
2019
28 complaints · 1 recalls

Newer model years look better than they eventually will — complaints accumulate for years after a truck goes on sale. Complaint counts reflect how many of these trucks are on the road as much as how reliable they are. A best-selling truck collects more complaints than a rare one at the same defect rate, so these figures compare a model against its own other years far better than against a different model.

Most-reported system by year

YearComplaintsRecallsMost reported
202573Service Brakes (28.6%)
2024193Power Train (31.6%)
2023641Electrical System (43.8%)
20221106Forward Collision Avoidance (30%)
2021172Electrical System (23.5%)
2020232Power Train (52.2%)
2019281Power Train (25%)

Common questions

Which Nissan Frontier year has the most complaints?

Across 2019-2025, the 2022 Nissan Frontier has the most NHTSA complaints at 110, and the 2025 the fewest at 7. Recent model years always look better than they will eventually: complaints accumulate for years after a truck goes on sale, so a two-year-old truck has not had time to collect them.

What year Nissan Frontier should I avoid?

Complaint totals are a starting point, not a verdict — complaint counts reflect how many of these trucks are on the road as much as how reliable they are. A best-selling truck collects more complaints than a rare one at the same defect rate, so these figures compare a model against its own other years far better than against a different model. Open each year below to see which systems the complaints actually concern; a year with many complaints about one fixed-by-recall component is a different proposition from one with problems spread across the powertrain.

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