2023 Nissan Frontier engine problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2023 Nissan Frontier — 20% of all complaints for this model year.
13
Engine complaints
20%
share of all complaints
—
median reported incident mileage
1 / 1
crash / fire reports
What owners report
“We have a fleet of 2023-2025 Nissan Frontiers. Starting in December of 2024 we began having problems with the vehicles electrical system going wild and shutting the trucks down. It causes all of the lights to come on and the truck to stall and not restart, We did not realize that we had a problem…”
filed Sep 24, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Engine problems in other Frontier years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Frontier | 2 | 11% |
| 2022 Frontier | 6 | 5% |
| 2020 Frontier | 5 | 22% |
| 2019 Frontier | 2 | 7% |
| 2018 Frontier | 1 | 4% |
| 2017 Frontier | 4 | 11% |
| 2016 Frontier | 8 | 19% |
| 2015 Frontier | 2 | 6% |
| 2013 Frontier | 4 | 8% |
| 2012 Frontier | 12 | 15% |
| 2011 Frontier | 4 | 6% |
| 2010 Frontier | 7 | 12% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2023 Nissan Frontier
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.