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Nissan Frontier

Every model year 2016–2026: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side.

YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2026GasA17★★★★☆21 mpg
2025GasB37★★★★☆21 mpg
2024GasC321★★★★☆21 mpg
2023GasA164★★★★☆21 mpg
2022GasF6110★★★★☆20 mpg
2021GasB217★★★★☆20 mpg
2020GasB223★★★★☆20 mpg
2019GasA128★★★★☆21 mpg
2018GasB225—21 mpg
2017GasA138★★★★☆21 mpg
2016GasB143—21 mpg

What changed year to year

  • 2024: 6 → 3 EPA configurations
  • 2023: best combined mpg 20 → 21; 2 → 6 EPA configurations
  • 2020: best combined mpg 21 → 20; 8 → 2 EPA configurations
  • 2017: 6 → 8 EPA configurations

Best Frontier years to buy used

  1. 2019 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 28 complaints
  2. 2017 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 38 complaints
  3. 2023 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 64 complaints
  4. 2018 — Safety B, 2 recalls, 25 complaints
  5. 2025 — Safety B, 3 recalls, 7 complaints

Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.

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