2018 Nissan Frontier problems and recalls

Owners filed 10 complaints on the 2018 Nissan Frontier in the last three full years, out of 25 on record. The most cited component is the Electrical System.

25
Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
48.8
Severity index

Severity index 48.8 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 48.8p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 5 complaints (20.0%)5 20%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 4 complaints (16.0%)4 16%Service BrakesService Brakes: 4 complaints (16.0%)4 16%SuspensionSuspension: 3 complaints (12.0%)3 12%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 3 complaints (12.0%)3 12%Air BagsAir Bags: 2 complaints (8.0%)2 8%StructureStructure: 2 complaints (8.0%)2 8%Power TrainPower Train: 2 complaints (8.0%)2 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM520.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER416.0%
SERVICE BRAKES416.0%
SUSPENSION312.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL312.0%
AIR BAGS28.0%
STRUCTURE28.0%
POWER TRAIN28.0%

Complaints filed per year

0362018: 32019: 62020: 32021: 22022: 12023: 32024: 22025: 518196202122232425
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20183
20196
20203
20212
20221
20233
20242
20255
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 1.7x those in 2020 to 2022 (10 against 6).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V55100022/08/2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITIONNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017 Nissan NV200, Sentra, NV3500 Van, NV3500 Bus, NV200 Taxi, NV1500, NV2500 Van, Chevrolet City Express, 2017-2018 Frontier, Versa Note, and Versa Sedan vehicles that have a mechanical (physical) key ignition system. In
19V65400012/09/2019BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERANissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX8

Other Nissan Frontier model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 10 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-07. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.