2019 Nissan Frontier: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 37 complaints
37
Total Complaints
12,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

9,337 25th Percentile
12,000 Median Mileage
24,540 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
7
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
AIR BAGS
4
SERVICE BRAKES
3
STEERING
2
ENGINE
2
SEAT BELTS
2
WHEELS
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
3
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TRANSMISSION MAKES CLUNKING NOISE WHILE CLUTCH PUSHED IN GOING OVER A BUMP AT SLOWER SPEEDS"
"TROUBLE WITH THE REAR VIEW CAMERA GIVING FALSE READINGS"
"AFTER 9/19 PURCHASE, FOUND THAT USING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR FROM PARK INTO DRIVE INTERMITTENTLY REFLECTED '4' ON THE DASHBOARD AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO THE SELECTED GEAR. I FOUND THAT I HAD TO EITHER RETURN THE SHIFTER TO THE 'P' POSITION AND/OR RETURN TO THE 'P' POSITION FOLLOWED BY..."

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