"How reliable is the 2021 Nissan Frontier?"

"Based on 25 NHTSA complaints, the 2021 Nissan Frontier has a median complaint mileage of 36000 miles. The most common issue is Unknown Or Other."

"What are common problems with the 2021 Nissan Frontier?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2021 Nissan Frontier is Unknown Or Other, accounting for a significant portion of the 25 total complaints filed."

2021 Nissan Frontier: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 25 complaints

Total Complaints

36,000mi

Median Mileage

Unknown Or Other

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

17,000 25th Percentile

36,000 Median Mileage

36,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Unknown Or Other

Power Train

Fuel/Propulsion System

Electrical System

Air Bags

Service Brakes

Sidewall

Occupant Classification

Automatic Emergency Braking

Seats

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Descending my driveway which is an approximately 15 degree slope with the transmission selected to remain in 1st gear, and approximately one third of a tank of fuel or less remaining in the fuel tank the engine seems to momentarily cut out as the vehicle feels like the transmission is in neutral, bu..."

"My husband and I bought a new truck. My husband pulled the truck into our garage, once in the garage the back tires started to spin out of control, he looked down and saw he had his foot on the brake only, but truck surged forward causing no injuries but have minor truck and property damage. Have a ..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 4 SC: 3 WI: 3 FL: 3 GA: 3 KY: 2 TN: 1 OH: 1 VA: 1 NC: 1

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	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
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