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What 110 owners told NHTSA about the 2022 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 (110)Crash / fire / injury (13)Driver assistance (33)Electrical system (30)Transmission & drivetrain (24)Brakes (18)Speed control (13)Seats (9)Engine (6)Backup camera & sensors (4)Body & structure (3)Fuel system (3)

2 of 110 complaints match · Driver assistance · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Sep 13, 2022Transmission & drivetrainBrakesDriver assistanceCrash

Went on vacation 9-11-22, at the cabin neighbor call said the truck had rolled back into garage causing hood damage, received no notice at transmission recall, then it happen9-13-22 at place of employment lucky no one was injured. Transmission all of sudden start hunting for gear having hard time at highway speeds want to shift down 7th gear, AEB LOCK THE BRAKES UP WHEN NOTHING was in front of around the vehicle fortunately night time vehicle unsafe dealer has no parts to fix it, lemon vehicle

NHTSA ODI 11484301

Jul 14, 2022AirbagsBrakesDriver assistanceCrash

June 24, 2022 driving the vehicle at average speed 52-54 in highways when i pressed the brake it didnt respond, the automatic emergency braking did not activate or stop the vehicle. The air bag's also didn't were deployed, or engaged. The vehicle stop with the back section of the close vehicle in front. Thanks GOD, NOBODY WAS HURT PHYSICALLY.

NHTSA ODI 11473850

Working with the data? Download all 110 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 2022 Nissan Frontier verdict →