The Weekly Driver
Reliability
Nissan

Frontier

Midsize Truck
3 Generations
11 Engines
3,121 Total Complaints
Generations by reliability score
1 above the class average1 about average1 below average

Generation Timeline

2000-2004 D22
5 engines
581 complaints 19 fire reports 2 deaths reported
7.8/10
→
2005-2021 D40
5 engines
2,332 complaints 20 fire reports 3 deaths reported
3.0/10
→
2022-2025 D41
1 engine
208 complaints 7 fire reports
7.3/10
→

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