"How reliable is the 2015 Nissan Frontier?"

"Based on 48 NHTSA complaints, the 2015 Nissan Frontier has a median complaint mileage of 27500 miles. The most common issue is AIR BAGS."

"What are common problems with the 2015 Nissan Frontier?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2015 Nissan Frontier is AIR BAGS, accounting for a significant portion of the 48 total complaints filed."

2015 Nissan Frontier: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 48 complaints

Total Complaints

27,500mi

Median Mileage

AIR BAGS

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

10,625 25th Percentile

27,500 Median Mileage

55,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS

STRUCTURE:BODY

POWER TRAIN

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ENGINE

SEAT BELTS

TIRES

SEATS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW NISSAN FRONTIER 2015 AT THE STERLING MCCALL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I NOTICED THAT THE WHOLE BOTTOM TRUNK DOOR OF THE VEHICLE IS ROUGH AND THE PAINT IS FALLING OFF. I CONTACTED THEMBY E-MAILING THREE EMPLOYEES OF THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINING MY CONCERN FOR THE TRUCKS DEFECTS BUT NOT ..."

"THE TRUCK HAS AN INSUFFICIENT HEATER FOR THE NORTH EAST'S COLD WEATHER. THE ENGINE WARMS UP QUICKLY, WITHIN 2 MILES. THE HEAT OUTPUT AT CHEST LEVEL TAKES AS MUCH AS 10-15 MINUTES IF NIGHT TIME TEMPS WERE LESS THAN 20 DEGREES F. AT THAT POINT. IT TAKES LONGER AT THE FLOOR LEVEL NO MATTER WHAT POSITI..."

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.

AIR BAGS 10 complaints

25th: 46,750 mi Median: 52,000 mi 75th: 59,500 mi

POWER TRAIN 5 complaints

Median: 20,000 mi

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3 complaints

Median: 60,000 mi

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 3 complaints

Median: 20,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

MI: 8 FL: 6 OR: 6 AL: 5 NY: 4 VT: 3 MD: 3 TX: 2 LA: 1 NM: 1

Who Files Complaints?

10.4%

Original Owners

89.6%

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
2000	224	83,500	TIRES	20
2001	155	78,500	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE: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
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