"How reliable is the 2004 Nissan Titan?"

"Based on 1295 NHTSA complaints, the 2004 Nissan Titan has a median complaint mileage of 60000 miles. The most common issue is Power Train."

"What are common problems with the 2004 Nissan Titan?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2004 Nissan Titan is Power Train, accounting for a significant portion of the 1295 total complaints filed."

2004 Nissan Titan: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 1295 complaints

1295

Total Complaints

60,000mi

Median Mileage

Power Train

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

24,055 25th Percentile

60,000 Median Mileage

87,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Power Train

178

Driveline

123

Differential Unit

Rotor

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Service Brakes

Seal

Engine

Electrical System

Engine And Engine Cooling

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, IT HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK *MR"

"RADIO CONSISTENTLY FADES IN AND OUT OF STEREO (TO MONO) IN FM MODE. *AK"

"THE RF STEREO FADES FROM STEREO TO MONO, AND HAS VERY LOW SOUND OUTPUT. THE AUX INPUT ALSO HAS A VERY LOW NOTICEABLE SOUND LEVEL OUTPUT IN COMPARISON TO CD PLAYER. CONTACTED NISSAN AND STATED THEY HAD NO IDEA OF THE PROBLEM---SHADY IF YOU ASK ME. THE SOUND PACKAGE COST $1800 DOLLARS, BUT THE SIMPLE ..."

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.

Power Train 178 complaints

25th: 62,000 mi Median: 79,750 mi 75th: 100,020 mi

Driveline 123 complaints

25th: 55,000 mi Median: 67,200 mi 75th: 85,000 mi

Differential Unit 80 complaints

25th: 20,100 mi Median: 33,500 mi 75th: 53,000 mi

Rotor 79 complaints

25th: 4,000 mi Median: 6,000 mi 75th: 9,345 mi

Service Brakes, Hydraulic 73 complaints

25th: 12,563 mi Median: 46,250 mi 75th: 72,500 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 159 TX: 85 FL: 77 VA: 64 PA: 54 NC: 51 GA: 48 TN: 43 CO: 38 AZ: 36

Who Files Complaints?

30.7%

Original Owners

69.3%

Second+ Owners

Nissan Titan — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2005	1102	67,250	Power Train	15
2006	545	65,000	Power Train	18
2007	195	65,000	Power Train	6
2008	173	63,297	Power Train	9
2009	66	56,873	Air Bags	10
2010	58	55,000	Service Brakes	3
2011	31	32,500	Unknown Or Other	1
2012	28	64,000	Air Bags	6
2016	286	18,500	Engine	9
2017	248	17,900	Engine	9
2018	120	7,118	Engine	5
2019	60	10,000	Engine	7
2020	30	5,400	Electrical System	3
2021	65	14,900	Power Train	7
2022	21	-	Power Train	0
2023	25	-	Power Train	5

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