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2025 Nissan Frontier

Gas

Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD
3 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-10-26

Safety Signal

85 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

RecallsNHTSA campaigns 3

Complaintsnone reporting a crash, fire or injury 9

Crash ratingNHTSA overall 4★

Fuel economybest combined, EPA 21 mpg

Starting MSRP12 trims · manufacturer $32,050

2027 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

The 2025 Nissan Frontier is sold in the U.S. as a gas large pickup truck with 3 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Frontier 2WD, is EPA-rated at 21 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 9 complaints, most often about the wheels. NHTSA crash-tested it at 4 stars overall. Manufacturer pricing runs from $32,050 to $37,690 across 12 trims.

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Trims & pricing

Source: manufacturer press kitWhich trim should I buy? → Compare a trim →

Trim	Powertrain	Drive	MSRP	HP	Torque	MPG comb	Seats	Cargo (2nd row)	Wheels
S King Cab	Gas	4X2	$32,050	310 hp	281 lb-ft	—	—	—	—
SV King Cab	Gas	4X2	$34,390	310 hp	281 lb-ft	—	—	—	—
S King Cab	Gas	4X4	$35,050	310 hp	281 lb-ft	—	—	—	—
SV King Cab	Gas	4X4	$37,690	310 hp	281 lb-ft	—	—	—	—
S Crew Cab	Gas	4X2	—	310 hp	281 lb-ft	21 mpg	5	43.2 cu-ft	16 in
S Crew Cab	Gas	4X4	—	310 hp	281 lb-ft	19 mpg	5	43.2 cu-ft	16 in
SV Crew Cab	Gas	4X2	—	310 hp	281 lb-ft	21 mpg	5	43.2 cu-ft	17 in
SV Crew Cab	Gas	4X4	—	310 hp	281 lb-ft	19 mpg	5	43.2 cu-ft	17 in
SL Crew Cab	Gas	4X2	—	310 hp	281 lb-ft	21 mpg	5	43.2 cu-ft	17 in
SL Crew Cab	Gas	4X4	—	310 hp	281 lb-ft	19 mpg	5	43.2 cu-ft	17 in
PRO-X Crew Cab	Gas	4X2	—	310 hp	281 lb-ft	21 mpg	5	43.2 cu-ft	17 in
PRO-4X Crew Cab	Gas	4X4	—	310 hp	281 lb-ft	18 mpg	5	43.2 cu-ft	17 in

MSRP excludes destination. Open a trim for the complete spec sheet and standard/optional equipment. Have the car in front of you? Decode its VIN to see which of these trims it is and what it was priced at.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Annual fuel*
Frontier 2WD	Gas	RWD	3.8L 6-cyl	19	24	21	$3,200
Frontier 4WD	Gas	4WD (part-time)	3.8L 6-cyl	17	21	19	$3,550
Frontier 4WD PRO4X	Gas	4WD (part-time)	3.8L 6-cyl	16	20	18	$3,700

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 48509, 48514, 48515.

Emissions & certification

Source: EPA emission certificates

Configuration	Smog rating	Emission standard	Where it can be sold new	SmartWay
Frontier 2WD, Frontier 4WD, Frontier 4WD PRO4X	5 / 10	Federal Tier 3 Bin 50 / California LEV-III ULEV50	All 50 states (federal, all altitudes); California and states following California standards	—

Certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S.

The smog rating scores tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, 1 (worst) to 10 (best), and is comparable only within a model year. The standard is the federal bin or California tier the configuration was certified to. Both come from the EPA certificate behind the window sticker.

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Recalls (3)

Source: NHTSA recall database

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Latches/Locks/Linkages

PD185, PMA61

26,432 vehicles 70% reported repaired built Aug 4, 2025 – Sep 8, 2025

Problem Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Altima, Sentra, 2025-2026 Frontier, and 2026 Kicks vehicles. The door strikers may have been improperly welded and break, allowing the door to open while moving. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components." Risk A door that opens unexpectedly while the vehicle is in motion increases the risk of injury or a crash. Fix Dealers will replace the door strikers, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2026. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 800-647-7261. Nissan's numbers for this recall are PD185 and PMA61. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning January 28, 2026.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 26V023000 reported Jan 20, 2026 Nissan North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Exterior Lighting

R25C3

13,719 vehicles 89% reported repaired built Dec 12, 2024 – Jun 17, 2025

Problem Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Nissan Frontier vehicles. Due to a software logic error, the daytime running lights may dim unexpectedly when the idle start-stop feature cycles the engine from off to on. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment." Risk Daytime running lights that dim unexpectedly may cause confusion to other vehicles or pedestrians, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will update the engine control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 17, 2025. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 800-647-7261. Nissan's number for this recall is R25C3.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 25V508000 reported Aug 7, 2025 Nissan North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

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Back Over Prevention

PD152, PD153, PMA48

79,755 vehicles 91% reported repaired built Aug 8, 2024 – Apr 2, 2025

Problem Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Frontier and Kicks vehicles. The center information display unit may display a blank screen when shifted into reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility." Risk A rearview image that does not display can reduce the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. Fix Dealers will update the software on the vehicle’s center information display, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 10, 2025. The manufacturer numbers for this recall are PD152 and PMA48.

Filed with NHTSADefect report PDF Owner letter PDF Remedy instructions PDF

NHTSA campaign 25V324000 reported Jun 4, 2025 Nissan North America, Inc. the full filing, and every vehicle covered →

These are vehicle campaigns — the ones the automaker filed against this model. NHTSA also records equipment recalls, filed by a parts maker against a component (a tyre, a child seat, an aftermarket part), and those are not listed here or counted above. nhtsa.gov/recalls shows both for a VIN.

Whether any of this applies to one specific Frontier

A campaign covers a build range, not a model year, so two identical-looking cars from 2025 can differ. Both of these check a VIN against the manufacturer’s own list, free, in about ten seconds. Nissan publishes its own lookup because federal rule 49 CFR 573.15 requires it to, and to keep it current to within seven days.

NHTSA VIN check →Nissan’s own VIN lookup →

Hear about a recall before the letter does

The manufacturer’s letter is the last step of a recall: it has up to 60 days after filing to mail owners, at the address on the registration. We email you the day NHTSA posts a recall on the 2025 Nissan Frontier, with what to do next. Nothing else, ever — no newsletter, no marketing, one-click unsubscribe in every message.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

9complaints filed

0 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported

1.5 per 10,000 built · Nissan reported 58,828 Frontier built (its Early Warning production report to NHTSA)

Filed per year: 2025: 4 · 2026: 5

Most-cited components

Wheels 2

Steering 2

Service Brakes 2

Unspecified 2

Power Train 2

Visibility/Wiper 1

In owners' own words

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, one per problem area. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed.

My 2025 Nissan Frontier SV with 4,300 miles is experiencing an ongoing drivetrain issue related to the driveshaft and transfer case. There is a defect related to these parts that results in the drivetrain binding causing the vehicle to have rough shifting and at times, lunge forward when braking to a stop due to the drivetrain binding…

Power Train Sep 22, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11766263

had my tires balanced but still shakes at highway speeds.without nissan addessing more damage will happen to other parts.i bought it used in september 2026

Steering Oct 10, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11770280

The contact owns a 2025 Nissan Frontier. The contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera image was blank. The failure reoccurred twice. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer.

Back Over Prevention Apr 8, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11729869

At around 9000 miles, the dealership had to replace the front rotors and brakes due to rotors cracking and warping. Now at 22,000 miles I’m having the same issue and I only do normal driving. There is obviously something wrong with the breaking system in the front of this vehicle. when I press the brakes, the steering wheel shakes

Service Brakes Mar 25, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11726968

Vehicle vibrates at highway speeds starting at 65-70 mph and above. The vibration can be felt thought the steering wheel, after long periods of driving it leads to numb hands. The continuous vibration will cause premature damage to other systems of the vehicle (drive-train and fluid leaks)

Wheels Apr 8, 2025 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11653400

Transmission down shifts hard sometimes. Notice more when coming off highway and making exits slowing down

Power Train Jan 18, 2026 NHTSA owner report · ODI 11711724

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

Configuration	Overall	Frontal	Side	Rollover	Rollover risk
PU/CC 4WD	★★★★☆	★★★☆☆	★★★★★	★★★☆☆	20%
PU/CC RWD	★★★★☆	★★★☆☆	★★★★★	★★★☆☆	20%
PU/EC 4WD	not rated	not rated	not rated	★★★☆☆	20%
PU/EC RWD	not rated	not rated	not rated	★★★☆☆	20%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program. Standard driver-assist: forward collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking.

Service bulletins & campaigns

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Communicationsfiled with NHTSA 4

Most recentmanufacturer date 2026-04-13

Kindsas classified by NHTSA 4 service bulletins

Most often about: Structure.

NTB09-131C Service bulletin
2026-04-13 · Structure — Body
CERTIFICATION LABEL AND VIN PLATE REPLACEMENT SERVICE INFORMATION Because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “Certification Label” or “VIN Plate/Label” may be needed. HINT: Certification Label = FMVSS (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards) label. These items may be available from Nissan by request if certain criteria are met. This bulletin lists the criteria and provides
NTB09-131C Service bulletin
2026-04-13 · Structure — Body
CERTIFICATION LABEL AND VIN PLATE REPLACEMENT SERVICE INFORMATION Because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “Certification Label” or “VIN Plate/Label” may be needed. HINT: Certification Label = FMVSS (Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards) label. These items may be available from Nissan by request if certain criteria are met. This bulletin lists the criteria and provides
NPSB 15-460 Service bulletin
2025-10-21 · Structure — Body
CAMPAIGN BULLETIN Monroney Label NCAP Rating Reference: PD171, PMA54 Date: September 26, 2025 Attention: Dealer Principal, Sales, Service & Parts Managers *****Dealer Announcement***** To ensure continued customer satisfaction and confidence, Nissan is conducting a quality action on certain specific model year 2025 Nissan Frontier and Kicks vehicles identified in Service Comm. This action updates
NTB25-042 Service bulletin
2025-09-10 · Structure — Body
EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE FROM WINDSHIELD AREA YOU CONFIRM The customer states there is a screeching, humming, buzzing, whistling and/or squealing type wind noise from the windshield/roof area of the vehicle, AND The wind noise is most noticeable at speeds of 50 mph or higher. ACTION Use the SERVICE PROCEDURE starting on page 4 to install two (2) pieces of foam (one on each side) between the windshield

A service bulletin is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a known condition. It is not a recall, not a finding that the vehicle is defective, and the work is not automatically free — though a bulletin is often what a dealer works from when you describe a symptom, so quoting the document number can save a diagnosis. The count is every communication filed; the list shows the most recent, one entry per campaign, because a single campaign is usually filed as several documents on the same day. The summaries are NHTSA's; the full documents come from the manufacturer.

At the New York inspection station

Source: New York State DMV

New York inspections 0.29%

failed the safety inspection

1,388 initial inspections of 1,377 vehicles.

Measure	The 2025 Frontier	Every 2025 vehicle	Behind it
Failed the safety inspection	0.29%	0.36%	1,388
Air-bag warning lamp stayed lit	0.14%	0.16%	1,388
Miles driven a year	8,150	8,354	odometer at inspection
Average odometer	11,959	12,194	odometer at inspection

New York does not emissions-test model years this new, so the safety inspection is the record here. First inspections only, so a car that failed and came back is counted once; private and special plates, not taxis, livery or commercial plates. A rate appears only where at least 200 inspections stand behind it. “Every 2025 vehicle” is every 2025 model-year car, SUV and pickup inspected in the same window, all makes. This is the state’s record of test results, not a reliability score by itself. Source: New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov, Open NY terms).

Compare the 2025 Frontier with

Any vehicle, your weights →

Head-to-head	Verdict
2025 Chevrolet Silverado · Large Pickup truck · grade B	Silverado +19.2
2025 Ford F-150 · Large Pickup truck · grade F	Frontier +6.4
2025 GMC Sierra · Large Pickup truck · grade B	Sierra +17.1
2025 Ram 1500 · Large Pickup truck · grade D	Frontier +23.8
2025 Toyota Tundra · Large Pickup truck · grade B	Frontier +2.3

Frontier by model year

all years, side by side →

Year Safety Recalls Complaints

2027 A^* 0 0 21 mpg 2026 A 1 11 21 mpg 2025 this page B 3 9 21 mpg 2024 B 3 22 21 mpg 2023 A 1 66 21 mpg 2022 D 6 112 20 mpg 2021 B 2 20 20 mpg 2020 B 2 23 20 mpg 2019 A 1 28 21 mpg 2018 B 2 25 21 mpg 2017 A 1 38 21 mpg 2016 B 1 43 21 mpg

Common questions about the 2025 Frontier

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

How much does the 2025 Nissan Frontier cost?

Manufacturer pricing runs from $32,050 for the S King Cab 4X2 to $37,690 for the SV King Cab 4X4, across 4 trims. Those are MSRPs from the manufacturer's own press material; they exclude destination, options, taxes and whatever the dealer adds. Every trim and price is listed above.

Does the 2025 Nissan Frontier have any recalls?

NHTSA has posted 3 recall campaigns for the 2025 Nissan Frontier. The most serious on file is 26V023000, covering Latches/Locks/Linkages. Check your own VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a recall applies to specific build ranges, not every car.

How safe is the 2025 Nissan Frontier?

NHTSA gave the 2025 Nissan Frontier 4 stars overall in its New Car Assessment Program tests — 3-star frontal crash, 5-star side crash, 3-star rollover. WhichTrim also grades it B (85/100) on its recall record, which is a different question from crash protection.

What is the fuel economy of the 2025 Nissan Frontier?

Across the 3 EPA-rated configurations of the 2025 Nissan Frontier, the best EPA combined figure is 21 mpg. Figures are the EPA's own, per configuration, and every one is listed above.

What do owners complain about on the 2025 Nissan Frontier?

Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Nissan Frontier, most often about wheels, steering, service brakes. Complaints are unverified owner reports, so treat the pattern as a signal and the individual report as an anecdote.

How clean is the 2025 Nissan Frontier?

The EPA smog rating for the 2025 Nissan Frontier is 5 out of 10. That score covers tailpipe pollutants other than greenhouse gases, and it only compares vehicles within the same model year. It is certified for all fifty states, so it can be registered new anywhere in the U.S. Its configurations were certified to different standards — California LEV-III ULEV50, Federal Tier 3 Bin 50 — which the table above lists per configuration.

Are there service bulletins for the 2025 Nissan Frontier?

The manufacturer has filed 4 service bulletins and related communications with NHTSA for the 2025 Nissan Frontier, most often covering structure. The most recent is dated 2026-04-13. A bulletin is not a recall: it is the repair procedure a manufacturer sends its dealers for a condition it knows about, and the work is not automatically paid for. It is still worth knowing — if the symptom matches, quoting the bulletin number at the service desk can save a diagnosis. The document numbers and summaries are listed above.

How does the 2025 Nissan Frontier do at state inspection?

In New York’s inspection lanes over the 12 months to Oct 10, 2026, the 2025 Nissan Frontier failed the safety inspection on 0.29% of first inspections — close to the 0.36% for every 2025 model-year vehicle inspected. The figures are New York State DMV’s own inspection records, first inspections only, and the table above sets each one against every vehicle of the same model year.

Which 2025 Nissan Frontier trim is the best value?

$5,640 separates the cheapest of the 4 trims from the most expensive, so the answer depends on which of the differences you would actually use. Every trim has its own page here with the manufacturer's full specification and equipment list, plus a short summary of exactly what it adds over the base trim — worth reading before a dealer frames the walk-up for you. The trim-by-trim ladder shows what every step up costs and what it makes standard.

Is the 2025 Nissan Frontier better than the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado?

The Chevrolet Silverado wins clearly, 88.4 to 69.2, on fuel & range, performance. The Nissan Frontier is ahead on safety. We publish a full side-by-side of the 2025 Nissan Frontier against the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado — specifications by family, equipment feature by feature, safety record and ownership costs. You can re-weight what matters to you and the verdict recalculates.

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Paid vehicle-history reports will not tell you the difference between “nothing happened to this car” and “we never received that record” — both of the big two say as much in their own help pages. Most of what is on this page comes from complete federal registers, so we can tell you which is which, row by row.

Data	Held	Source	What it covers — or what empty means
Fuel economy & configurations	3 configurations	EPA certification records	Every configuration the EPA certified for sale, with its own test figures.
Emission certificates	3 configurations	EPA emission certificates	Smog rating, standard and the sales area that decides where the car can be sold new.
Recalls	3	NHTSA recall campaigns	A complete federal register: every campaign covering this model year, with severity and advisory flags.
Owner complaints	9	NHTSA complaint database	Also complete, but unverified: these are reports owners filed, not findings. Counts scale with how many were sold.
Crash ratings	4 tested	NHTSA NCAP	Only the configurations NHTSA chose to crash-test, which is never all of them.
Service bulletins	4	NHTSA manufacturer communications	Everything the manufacturer told its dealers about a defect or malfunction, short of a recall.
Investigations	none	NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation	No defect investigation has been opened.
Driver-assist crash reports	none	NHTSA Standing General Order 2021-01	No report has been filed. Only entities named in the order report, and only crashes they hear of — so this is also what an unequipped car, or a manufacturer without telematics, looks like.
Specifications filed with NHTSA	none	NHTSA vPIC, decoded from VIN patterns	We had no VIN pattern to decode for this model year, or the manufacturer filed nothing usable.
Trims, pricing & equipment	12 trims	Manufacturer press kit	Transcribed from the manufacturer's own press material, every value carrying the document it came from.

Rebuilt nightly; this page was generated 2026-10-26. Every figure above is traceable to the source named beside it, and the JSON for this page carries the same values with their identifiers.

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). The most serious recall counts in full and each further one counts 85% of the one before, because a vehicle sold in millions is recalled more often than a rare one without being more dangerous — and because a flat subtraction bottomed the scale out, scoring a vehicle with 22 recalls within a point of one with six. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Read it as what it counts: recall campaigns on the federal record, weighted by severity. The damping reduces the sales bias by roughly 40% but does not remove it: like our complaint counts, this is not normalized by how many were sold, so a best-seller still scores somewhat worse than an obscure model with the same real risk. NHTSA crash ratings, do-not-drive and park-outside advisories, and the crash, fire, injury and death counts in owner complaints are reported separately on every page and never blended into the letter — a vehicle can hold five stars and a poor letter at once, and where that happens we say so rather than leave you to notice. Because the scale subtracts from a clean sheet, a model year too new to have been recalled, complained about or bulletined scores full marks on an empty record; we label those grades provisional rather than present them as earned.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed nightly. Trim-level specifications and pricing are transcribed from the manufacturer's official press kit; every value carries its source in the data file.

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2025 Nissan Frontier

Trims & pricing

Specs & fuel economy

Emissions & certification

The cheapest ownership win

Recalls (3)

Latches/Locks/Linkages

Exterior Lighting

Back Over Prevention

Whether any of this applies to one specific Frontier

Hear about a recall before the letter does

Parts & accessories for the 2025 Nissan Frontier

Owner complaints

Most-cited components

In owners' own words

Crash ratings

Service bulletins & campaigns

At the New York inspection station

failed the safety inspection

Compare the 2025 Frontier with

Frontier by model year

Common questions about the 2025 Frontier

How much does the 2025 Nissan Frontier cost?

Does the 2025 Nissan Frontier have any recalls?

How safe is the 2025 Nissan Frontier?

What is the fuel economy of the 2025 Nissan Frontier?

What do owners complain about on the 2025 Nissan Frontier?

How clean is the 2025 Nissan Frontier?

Are there service bulletins for the 2025 Nissan Frontier?

How does the 2025 Nissan Frontier do at state inspection?

Which 2025 Nissan Frontier trim is the best value?

Is the 2025 Nissan Frontier better than the 2025 Chevrolet Silverado?

What we hold, and what an empty row means

Where to go next

Sources & method