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Nissan Titan years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2017, 2018 and 2021. Best years: 2022.
The 2017, 2018 and 2021 Nissan Titan draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2017 has 187 complaints (19 for each year on the road), 2018 has 90 complaints (10 for each year on the road) and 2021 has 55 complaints (9 for each year on the road), against a median of 5 a year across the 10 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2017 is stalling (39 reports).
- 187complaints
- 3recall campaigns
- 1model years with a page
Newest report Aug 29, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2017
Most reported: stalling (39 reports, median 57,000 miles) and engine failure (38 reports, median 74,000 miles).
2018
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
2021
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Best years
2022
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
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At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2017 has the most complaints of any Nissan Titan year here: 187 of 187 (100%).
- Problem across the years
- Stalling is the top problem in every model year with a page, 39 reports in all. Pooled across the years, half of the 17 owners who gave a mileage for stalling were under about 57,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 8% of Nissan Titan complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
- Recalls on the top problem
- None of the 1 model years where owners report stalling has a recall on the same system.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2024 at 37 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 21. So far in 2026, 9 more have come in.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2014 (10), 2015 (12), 2018 (90), 2019 (47), 2020 (22), 2021 (55), 2022 (13), 2023 (17), 2024 (15).
Year by year
2017 Nissan Titan avoid
187 owner complaints, 19 for each year on the road (4.0 times the model median). Most reported: stalling (39 reports, median 57,000 miles), engine failure (38 reports, median 74,000 miles) and misfire (18 reports, median 71,000 miles). 5 reports involved a crash and 5 people were hurt. 3 recalls, including 19V-495 on the electrical system and 18V-240 on the equipment.
Questions
What Nissan Titan years should you avoid?
The 2017, 2018 and 2021 Nissan Titan draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2017 has 187 complaints (19 for each year on the road), 2018 has 90 complaints (10 for each year on the road) and 2021 has 55 complaints (9 for each year on the road), against a median of 5 a year across the 10 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2017 is stalling (39 reports).
What are the best years for the Nissan Titan?
The 2022 draws the fewest complaints for its age: 13, or 3 for each year on the road. Model years before 2016 aren't called best, because complaints filed before 2015 aren't in the files this site reads and their counts run short.
What is the most common problem on the Nissan Titan?
Stalling, with 39 reports across the 1 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2017.
How many recalls does the Nissan Titan have?
3 recall campaigns cover the Nissan Titan model years 2017 on this site.
How many Nissan Titan complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
8% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
Is there a recall for stalling on the Nissan Titan?
No. None of the 1 model years where owners report it has one on the same system.