Nissan Frontier Specifications & MPG Data
2015–2026 model years57 variantsUp to 21 MPG combined
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View details →Nissan Frontier Generations
Grouped by year ranges where the engine lineup, drivetrain options, and EPA class stay consistent — a derived approximation of the factory generations, not a manufacturer-published list.
| Years | Variants | Engines | Drive | Class | Best MPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2026 | 21 | 3.8L | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive, Rear-Wheel Drive | Standard Pickup Trucks 2WD, Standard Pickup Trucks 4WD | 21 |
| 2015–2019 | 36 | 2.5L, 4.0L | 4-Wheel Drive, Part-time 4-Wheel Drive, Rear-Wheel Drive | Small Pickup Trucks 2WD, Small Pickup Trucks 4WD | 21 |
Nissan Frontier — All Years Overview
| Year | Trim | Engine | Trans | Drive | City | Hwy | Combined | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Auto (S9), 6 cyl, 3.8 L | 6 · 3.8L | Automatic (S9) | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 17 | 21 | 19 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2026 | Auto (S9), 6 cyl, 3.8 L | 6 · 3.8L | Automatic (S9) | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 16 | 20 | 18 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2026 | Auto (S9), 6 cyl, 3.8 L | 6 · 3.8L | Automatic (S9) | Rear-Wheel Drive | 19 | 24 | 21 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2025 | Auto (S9), 6 cyl, 3.8 L | 6 · 3.8L | Automatic (S9) | Rear-Wheel Drive | 19 | 24 | 21 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2025 | Auto (S9), 6 cyl, 3.8 L | 6 · 3.8L | Automatic (S9) | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 17 | 21 | 19 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2025 | Auto (S9), 6 cyl, 3.8 L | 6 · 3.8L | Automatic (S9) | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 16 | 20 | 18 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2024 | Auto (S9), 6 cyl, 3.8 L | 6 · 3.8L | Automatic (S9) | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 18 | 22 | 20 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2024 | Auto (S9), 6 cyl, 3.8 L | 6 · 3.8L | Automatic (S9) | Rear-Wheel Drive | 18 | 24 | 21 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2024 | Auto (S9), 6 cyl, 3.8 L | 6 · 3.8L | Automatic (S9) | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 18 | 21 | 19 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2023 | Auto (S9), 6 cyl, 3.8 L | 6 · 3.8L | Automatic (S9) | Rear-Wheel Drive | 18 | 24 | 21 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2023 | Auto (S9), 6 cyl, 3.8 L | 6 · 3.8L | Automatic (S9) | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 17 | 21 | 19 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2023 | Auto (S9), 6 cyl, 3.8 L | 6 · 3.8L | Automatic (S9) | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 16 | 21 | 18 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2023 | Auto (S9), 6 cyl, 3.8 L | 6 · 3.8L | Automatic (S9) | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 18 | 22 | 20 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2023 | Auto (S9), 6 cyl, 3.8 L | 6 · 3.8L | Automatic (S9) | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 17 | 21 | 19 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2023 | Auto (S9), 6 cyl, 3.8 L | 6 · 3.8L | Automatic (S9) | Rear-Wheel Drive | 18 | 24 | 20 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2022 | Auto (S9), 6 cyl, 3.8 L | 6 · 3.8L | Automatic (S9) | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 17 | 21 | 19 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2022 | Auto (S9), 6 cyl, 3.8 L | 6 · 3.8L | Automatic (S9) | Rear-Wheel Drive | 18 | 24 | 20 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2021 | Auto (S9), 6 cyl, 3.8 L | 6 · 3.8L | Automatic (S9) | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 17 | 23 | 19 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2021 | Auto (S9), 6 cyl, 3.8 L | 6 · 3.8L | Automatic (S9) | Rear-Wheel Drive | 18 | 24 | 20 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2020 | Auto (S9), 6 cyl, 3.8 L | 6 · 3.8L | Automatic (S9) | Rear-Wheel Drive | 18 | 24 | 20 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2020 | Auto (S9), 6 cyl, 3.8 L | 6 · 3.8L | Automatic (S9) | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 17 | 23 | 19 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2019 | Auto 5-spd, 4 cyl, 2.5 L | 4 · 2.5L | Automatic 5-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 17 | 22 | 19 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2019 | Auto 5-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Automatic 5-spd | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 15 | 21 | 17 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2019 | Auto 5-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Automatic 5-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 16 | 23 | 19 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2019 | Auto 5-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Automatic 5-spd | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 15 | 21 | 17 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2019 | Auto 5-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Automatic 5-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 16 | 22 | 18 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2019 | Man 5-spd, 4 cyl, 2.5 L | 4 · 2.5L | Manual 5-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 19 | 23 | 21 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2019 | Man 6-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Manual 6-spd | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 16 | 21 | 18 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2019 | Man 6-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Manual 6-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 16 | 22 | 19 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2018 | Auto 5-spd, 4 cyl, 2.5 L | 4 · 2.5L | Automatic 5-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 17 | 22 | 19 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2018 | Auto 5-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Automatic 5-spd | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 15 | 21 | 17 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2018 | Auto 5-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Automatic 5-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 16 | 23 | 19 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2018 | Auto 5-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Automatic 5-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 16 | 22 | 18 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2018 | Auto 5-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Automatic 5-spd | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 15 | 21 | 17 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2018 | Man 5-spd, 4 cyl, 2.5 L | 4 · 2.5L | Manual 5-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 19 | 23 | 21 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2018 | Man 6-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Manual 6-spd | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 16 | 21 | 18 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2018 | Man 6-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Manual 6-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 16 | 22 | 19 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2017 | Auto 5-spd, 4 cyl, 2.5 L | 4 · 2.5L | Automatic 5-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 17 | 22 | 19 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2017 | Auto 5-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Automatic 5-spd | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 15 | 21 | 17 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2017 | Auto 5-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Automatic 5-spd | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 15 | 21 | 17 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2017 | Auto 5-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Automatic 5-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 16 | 22 | 18 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2017 | Auto 5-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Automatic 5-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 16 | 23 | 19 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2017 | Man 5-spd, 4 cyl, 2.5 L | 4 · 2.5L | Manual 5-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 19 | 23 | 21 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2017 | Man 6-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Manual 6-spd | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 16 | 21 | 18 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2017 | Man 6-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Manual 6-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 16 | 22 | 19 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2016 | Auto 5-spd, 4 cyl, 2.5 L | 4 · 2.5L | Automatic 5-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 17 | 22 | 19 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2016 | Auto 5-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Automatic 5-spd | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 15 | 21 | 17 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2016 | Auto 5-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Automatic 5-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 16 | 22 | 18 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2016 | Man 5-spd, 4 cyl, 2.5 L | 4 · 2.5L | Manual 5-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 19 | 23 | 21 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2016 | Man 6-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Manual 6-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 17 | 22 | 19 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2016 | Man 6-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Manual 6-spd | Part-time 4-Wheel Drive | 16 | 21 | 18 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2015 | Auto 5-spd, 4 cyl, 2.5 L | 4 · 2.5L | Automatic 5-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 17 | 23 | 19 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2015 | Auto 5-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Automatic 5-spd | 4-Wheel Drive | 15 | 21 | 17 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2015 | Auto 5-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Automatic 5-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 16 | 22 | 18 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2015 | Man 5-spd, 4 cyl, 2.5 L | 4 · 2.5L | Manual 5-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 19 | 23 | 21 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2015 | Man 6-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Manual 6-spd | Rear-Wheel Drive | 17 | 22 | 19 | Regular Gasoline |
| 2015 | Man 6-spd, 6 cyl, 4.0 L | 6 · 4.0L | Manual 6-spd | 4-Wheel Drive | 16 | 21 | 18 | Regular Gasoline |