Nissan Titan Reliability
4,416 NHTSA complaints (2004–2024). Complaint rate: 134.3 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2004–2008 Nissan Titan (92 crash-related complaints). The 2022–2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: POWER TRAIN.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Nissan Titan Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 703 | 1.4% |
| ENGINE | 483 | 1.2% |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | 332 | 0.0% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 267 | 2.2% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 189 | 2.1% |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | 183 | 0.0% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 165 | 7.9% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 144 | 6.9% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 132 | 3.8% |
| AIR BAGS | 130 | 30.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004AVOID | — | 1,295 | 44 | 19 | View 2004View→ |
| 2005AVOID | — | 1,103 | 15 | 7 | View 2005View→ |
| 2006AVOID | — | 545 | 18 | 15 | View 2006View→ |
| 2007AVOID | — | 195 | 6 | 4 | View 2007View→ |
| 2008AVOID | — | 173 | 9 | 1 | View 2008View→ |
| 2009 | — | 66 | 10 | 2 | View 2009View→ |
| 2010 | — | 61 | 6 | — | View 2010View→ |
| 2011GOOD | — | 31 | 1 | 1 | View 2011View→ |
| 2012GOOD | — | 28 | 6 | — | View 2012View→ |
| 2013GOOD | — | 19 | 1 | — | View 2013View→ |
| 2014GOOD | — | 12 | 3 | — | View 2014View→ |
| 2015GOOD | — | 15 | 2 | — | View 2015View→ |
| 2016AVOID | — | 286 | 9 | 3 | View 2016View→ |
| 2017AVOID | — | 248 | 9 | 11 | View 2017View→ |
| 2018AVOID | — | 121 | 5 | 2 | View 2018View→ |
| 2019 | — | 60 | 7 | 4 | View 2019View→ |
| 2020GOOD | — | 30 | 3 | 1 | View 2020View→ |
| 2021 | — | 65 | 7 | 3 | View 2021View→ |
| 2022GOOD | — | 21 | 0 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023GOOD | — | 25 | 5 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 17 | 0 | — | View 2024View→ |
See also: Nissan Titanaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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