"How reliable is the 2000 Nissan Frontier?"

"Based on 224 NHTSA complaints, the 2000 Nissan Frontier has a median complaint mileage of 83500 miles. The most common issue is Tires."

"What are common problems with the 2000 Nissan Frontier?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2000 Nissan Frontier is Tires, accounting for a significant portion of the 224 total complaints filed."

2000 Nissan Frontier: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 224 complaints

224

Total Complaints

83,500mi

Median Mileage

Tires

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

48,500 25th Percentile

83,500 Median Mileage

130,983 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Tires

Fuel System, Gasoline

Driveshaft

Front

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Vehicle Speed Control

Fuel/Propulsion System

Air Bags

Tread/Belt

Unknown Or Other

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MASTER CYLINDER FAILED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND THEN HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT ANY WARNING BEFORE AND EVEN AFTER INCIDENT. *AK"

"DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW IS LOOSE ,WILL NOT COMPLETLY STAY UP UNLESS IT'S ROLLED UP OR DOWN , DEALER CLAIMS A DESIGN DEFECT. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Tires 19 complaints

25th: 68,339 mi Median: 100,300 mi 75th: 160,000 mi

Fuel System, Gasoline 13 complaints

25th: 70,200 mi Median: 86,250 mi 75th: 114,655 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 33 TX: 23 FL: 19 AZ: 15 NY: 11 MA: 10 VA: 9 OH: 8 GA: 8 OK: 7

Who Files Complaints?

50%

Original Owners

50%

Second+ Owners

Nissan Frontier — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1998	146	110,000	Electrical System	14
1999	106	80,000	Tires	10
2001	155	78,500	Tank Assembly	13
2002	152	69,000	Vehicle Speed Control	13
2003	92	65,500	Fuel System, Gasoline	11
2004	89	70,000	Steering	10
2005	750	92,700	Power Train	11
2006	832	84,350	Power Train	23
2007	698	85,500	Power Train	9
2008	187	87,174	Power Train	2
2009	44	57,048	Air Bags	1
2010	75	41,000	Air Bags	3
2011	84	49,100	Air Bags	5
2012	98	45,000	Air Bags	7
2013	65	27,000	Air Bags	8
2014	49	35,500	Air Bags	5
2015	48	27,500	Air Bags	2
2016	55	35,000	Air Bags	6
2017	44	17,500	Fuel/Propulsion System	7
2018	29	6,500	Electrical System	0
2019	37	12,000	Power Train	3
2020	29	28,000	Power Train	3
2021	25	36,000	Unknown Or Other	3
2022	185	2,000	Power Train	22
2023	101	11,250	Electrical System	5
2024	23	-	Service Brakes	0

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28