Nissan Frontier MPG by Year

EPA rates the best gas Frontier of each model year at 20 to 21 mpg combined.

Every year from 2010 to 2026 is below, with city and highway ratings and EPA's yearly cost to run each version.

Data: US EPA, fueleconomy.govUpdated Oct 1, 2026

Every Frontier model year

Newest first. Each cell is the best-rated version of that kind that year, with its city and highway ratings and EPA's yearly cost to run it. Open a year for every version.

Model year	Best gas
2026 Frontier	21 mpg 19 city / 24 hwy $3,200 a year
2025 Frontier	21 mpg 19 city / 24 hwy $3,200 a year
2024 Frontier	21 mpg 18 city / 24 hwy $3,200 a year
2023 Frontier	21 mpg 18 city / 24 hwy $3,200 a year
2022 Frontier	20 mpg 18 city / 24 hwy $3,350 a year
2021 Frontier	20 mpg 18 city / 24 hwy $3,350 a year
2020 Frontier	20 mpg 18 city / 24 hwy $3,350 a year
2019 Frontier	21 mpg 19 city / 23 hwy $3,200 a year
2018 Frontier	21 mpg 19 city / 23 hwy $3,200 a year
2017 Frontier	21 mpg 19 city / 23 hwy $3,200 a year
2016 Frontier	21 mpg 19 city / 23 hwy $3,200 a year
2015 Frontier	21 mpg 19 city / 23 hwy $3,200 a year
2014 Frontier	21 mpg 19 city / 23 hwy $3,200 a year
2013 Frontier	21 mpg 19 city / 23 hwy $3,200 a year
2012 Frontier	21 mpg 19 city / 23 hwy $3,200 a year
2011 Frontier	21 mpg 19 city / 23 hwy $3,200 a year
2010 Frontier	21 mpg 19 city / 23 hwy $3,200 a year

When the best ratings changed

Each year against the model year before it. Years not listed kept the same best ratings.

2020 Gas down 1 mpg to 20
2023 Gas up 1 mpg to 21

Nissan Frontier best combined rating by model year

The best-rated gas version of each model year, from EPA.

2026: gas 21 mpg

Show as a table

Nissan Frontier best combined mpg by model year
Model year	Best gas version
2010	21
2011	21
2012	21
2013	21
2014	21
2015	21
2016	21
2017	21
2018	21
2019	21
2020	20
2021	20
2022	20
2023	21
2024	21
2025	21
2026	21

Frontier years to avoid and problems by year

How the Frontier's fuel economy since 2010 compares with 54 other models

Questions

Which Nissan Frontier year has the best MPG?

By EPA's ratings, the best gas Frontier gets 21 mpg combined (2010 to 2019 and 2023 to 2026).

How much does a year of fuel cost for a Nissan Frontier?

At EPA's current prices and 15,000 miles a year, the best gas version costs $3,200 (2010 to 2019 and 2023 to 2026) to $3,350 (2020 to 2022). Each year's page has the cost of every version.

Sources and method

US EPA and Department of Energy fuel economy data (fueleconomy.gov), file dated Sep 29, 2026.
EPA fuel price assumptions: regular $4.47, midgrade $5.07, premium $5.48, diesel $6.38 a gallon; electricity $0.15 per kWh. The yearly cost is EPA's estimate for 15,000 miles, 55% of them in the city; a plug-in hybrid's assumes EPA's typical mix of charging and gas.

Ratings are EPA estimates. Real-world mileage depends on how, where and in what weather you drive. How we build these pages. Spotted an error? Tell us.