MYRModel Year Report

Nissan Frontier — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 2006, 2005, 2007, 2000 · Best bets: 2015, 2009, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Nissan Frontier Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2026 highlighted. 1998: 129 complaints 1998 1999: 78 complaints 2000: 189 complaints 2001: 134 complaints 2002: 124 complaints 2002 2003: 77 complaints 2004: 66 complaints 2005: 532 complaints 2006: 616 complaints 2006 2007: 520 complaints 2008: 136 complaints 2009: 37 complaints 2010: 59 complaints 2010 2011: 64 complaints 2012: 78 complaints 2013: 48 complaints 2014: 42 complaints 2014 2015: 33 complaints 2016: 42 complaints 2017: 38 complaints 2018: 25 complaints 2018 2019: 28 complaints 2020: 22 complaints 2021: 17 complaints 2022: 110 complaints 2022 2023: 62 complaints 2024: 17 complaints 2025: 7 complaints 2026: 5 complaints 2026
2026: 5 complaints
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YearComplaints
1998129
199978
2000189
2001134
2002124
200377
200466
2005532
2006616
2007520
2008136
200937
201059
201164
201278
201348
201442
201533
201642
201738
201825
201928
202022
202117
2022110
202362
202417
20257
20265

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2026 Not enough data 5 Only 5 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2025 Not enough data 7 Only 7 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2024 Not enough data 17 Only 17 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2023 Recommended 62 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2022 Caution 110 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2021 Not enough data 17 Only 17 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2020 Not enough data 22 Only 22 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2019 Not enough data 28 Only 28 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2018 Not enough data 25 Only 25 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2017 Recommended 38 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2016 Recommended 42 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2015 Recommended 33 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2014 Recommended 42 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2013 Recommended 48 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2012 Recommended 78 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2011 Recommended 64 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2010 Recommended 59 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2009 Recommended 37 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2008 Caution 136 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2007 Avoid 520 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2006 Avoid 616 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2005 Avoid 532 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2004 Recommended 66 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2003 Recommended 77 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2002 Caution 124 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2001 Caution 134 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2000 Avoid 189 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
1999 Recommended 78 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
1998 Caution 129 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.