Nissan TITAN — Years to Avoid
Which model years have the most problems and which are safe to buy.
Avoid These Years
2016 Nissan TITAN
287 complaints (926% of segment average)
Main issue: CUMMINS 5.0 LITER ENGINE MISSING OUT AT 1700 RPMS, YOU CAN REV THE DIESEL ENGINE TO 1700 RPMS AND THEN ALL OF SUDDEN THE UNIT STARTS MISSING OUT. BUT YET A CUMMINS ENGINEER STATED THAT SOME OF THEM DO IT, AND SOME DON'T. WELL BEING A CUMMINS TECH MY SELF I KNEW THIS WAS NOT TRUE. NISSAN REFUSES
2017 Nissan TITAN
251 complaints (810% of segment average)
Main issue: VERY SOON AFTER I PURCHASED THE TITAN TRUCK, RANDOMLY, WHILE THE CAR SITS IDLE OR WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK ANYWHERE (I.E. ON CITY STREETS, ON THE HIGHWAY, IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD) THE TRUCK PRODUCES A STRONG SCENT OF DIESEL MIXTURE/EXHAUST FUMES IN THE CABIN OF THE TRUCK. THE FUMES ARE SO STRONG IT MAKES
2018 Nissan TITAN
123 complaints (397% of segment average)
Main issue: MY JOB REQUIRES ME TO TRAVEL A LOT AND IN DOING SO WHEN I'M EITHER MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE OR NEEDING TO PULL OUT AT INTERSECTIONS FROM A DEAD STOP . IT'S AS THO MY TRUCK STALLS AND MY THROTTLE RESPONSE GOES DEAD . LEAVING THE OTHER CARS DO COME CLOSE IN REAR ENDING ME . IT'S SCARY ESPECIALLY WH
2021 Nissan TITAN
67 complaints (216% of segment average)
Main issue: The truck is prone to harsh transmission shifting. It is abrupt and harsh enough when coming to a stop to create a safety issue. If one is not hard on the brakes at the time, the truck will lurch forward with the last downshifts, with the potential to strike pedestrians or the car in front. My Tita
Safe to Buy
2014 Nissan TITAN
12 complaints — well below segment average
2015 Nissan TITAN
15 complaints — well below segment average
2024 Nissan TITAN
18 complaints — well below segment average
2013 Nissan TITAN
19 complaints — well below segment average
2022 Nissan TITAN
21 complaints — well below segment average
2023 Nissan TITAN
26 complaints — well below segment average
2012 Nissan TITAN
28 complaints — well below segment average