MODELYEARINDEX

Which Nissan Titan years to avoid

Across 7 scored model years, the 2017 and 2021 model years carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates.

Ownership label · Nissan Titan Full report
F
Grade 2010–2021
2017 vs model median 2.8×
Model median3× median
Engine 21
Drivetrain 11
Electrical 11
Avoid

2017 · 2021

Best

2010 · 2011

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
0.47× 24 B
2011
0.44× 15 A
2017
2.77× 107 F
2018
1.07× 46 C
2019
1.00× 37 C
2020
0.67× 26 B
2021
1.61× 65 D
2022 P
0.34× 21 B
2023 P
0.72× 26 B
2024 P
0.34× 19 A

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2017 F 107 reports · median 17,000 mi

  1. Engine 21

    Very soon after I purchased the titan truck, randomly, while the car sits idle or while driving the truck anywhere (I.e. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Drivetrain 11

    The contact owns a 2017 nissan titan. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle vibrated intensely. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road, tightened the bolts on the drive shaft, and took… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Electrical 11

    The contact owns a 2017 nissan titan. The contact stated that there was an odor of anti-freeze in the vehicle. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

9 crash · 5 fire · 8 injuries

2021 D 65 reports · median 14,900 mi

  1. Drivetrain 23

    The truck is prone to harsh transmission shifting. It is abrupt and harsh enough when coming to a stop to create a safety issue. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Driver Assist 9

    The emergency braking driver assist is panic braking going over railroad tracks. It is "seeing" the railroad tracks as a vehicle and emergency braking with no cars around. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Electrical 8

    Truck shows a message when started and while driving/running. (key system error) also the warning light icon stays lite but sometimes it does go off, other times not owner complaint filed with NHTSA

7 crash · 3 fire · 1 injuries

The best year for the Titan

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2011 is the best-scoring Titan model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 86.4 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2011 0.44× 15 A
2010 0.47× 24 B
2020 0.67× 26 B

Recalls

19 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
19V654000 BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA 2018, 2019 1,228,830
23V067000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL 2010, 2011 404,690
22V671000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2020–2023 197,230
22V457000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2020–2022 180,176
10V072000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES 2010 179,383
19V495000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING 2017–2019 91,319
17V268000 SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER 2017 44,264
10V208000 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM 2010 41,649
21V169000 TIRES 2018–2021 36,141
21V471000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:BULBS 2020, 2021 30,799
22V772000 BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION 2022 27,388
22V527000 BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA 2022 10,477

+ 7 further campaigns

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2017 were reported at a median of 17,000 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Nissan Titan years should you avoid?
2017, 2021 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Nissan Titan model year measured over an identical 60-month window.
What is the best year for the Nissan Titan?
2011 is the best-scoring Nissan Titan model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 86.4 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Nissan Titan have?
19 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Nissan Titan model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2017 Titan
Complaints in window
107
Severity-weighted
169
Model median (weighted)
61
vs model median
2.77×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
3
Open investigations
1
Score 19.9 F