"How reliable is the 2016 Nissan Titan?"

"Based on 286 NHTSA complaints, the 2016 Nissan Titan has a median complaint mileage of 18500 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE."

"What are common problems with the 2016 Nissan Titan?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2016 Nissan Titan is ENGINE, accounting for a significant portion of the 286 total complaints filed."

2016 Nissan Titan: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 286 complaints

286

Total Complaints

18,500mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

5,000 25th Percentile

18,500 Median Mileage

42,375 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE

127

POWER TRAIN

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

STEERING

STRUCTURE:BODY

SERVICE BRAKES

AIR BAGS

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ON STREET, TRAVELING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH NEEDED MAXIMUM BRAKING, AFTER PUSHING EXTREMELY HARD ON BRAKE PEDDLE THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND, FOOT SEEMED TO GO TO FLOOR, MINOR SLOWING WITH ONE BREAK (RIGHT SIDE)MOMENTARILY LOCKING UP ABOUT FIVE FEET FROM IMPACT, NO IDEA WHAT THE CAUSE"

"DURING AN EMERGENCY STOP A LOUD POP WAS HEARD AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT SHIFTED FORWARD CAUSING THE DRIVER'S WEIGHT TO MOVE INTO THE FOOTWELL. AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED THE SEAT CUSHION BENEATH THE SEAT HAD RIPPED AND VISIBLE BITS OF FOAM WERE OBSERVED UNDER THE SEAT. TRUCK WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP F..."

"CUMMINS 5.0 LITER ENGINE MISSING OUT AT 1700 RPMS, YOU CAN REV THE DIESEL ENGINE TO 1700 RPMS AND THEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE UNIT STARTS MISSING OUT. BUT YET A CUMMINS ENGINEER STATED THAT SOME OF THEM DO IT, AND SOME DON'T. WELL BEING A CUMMINS TECH MY SELF I KNEW THIS WAS NOT TRUE. NISSAN REFUSES ..."

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

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