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What 42 owners told NHTSA about the 2016 Nissan Frontier

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (42)Crash / fire / injury (4)Airbags (10)Engine (8)Fuel system (8)Body & structure (4)Brakes (3)Transmission & drivetrain (3)Electrical system (2)Steering (2)Wheels (2)Driver assistance (1)

1 of 42 complaints match · Body & structure · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jan 17, 2019Electrical systemBody & structureEngineFire

IN MOTION, PULLING INTO PARKING STALL, WHEN SOMETHING STARTED TO SMELL LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE, STARTED TO SEE FLAMES COMING FROM MOTOR. CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. POLICE CASE #19-0773 *DT *DT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11170646

Working with the data? Download all 42 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 10, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2016 Nissan Frontier verdict →