Nissan Titan XDYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 200 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Nissan Titan XD.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints200Top: Engine Safety recalls52016–2023 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Ryan Hildebrand, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Nissan Titan XD years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Titan XD median. Tap a year for its full report.

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Avoid
Caution
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Best
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2023Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2016Not rated–/100199 complaints · 3 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Nissan Titan XD problems

All model years combined: 200 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

130Engine4 crash/fire/injury

43Power train1 crash/fire/injury

31Fuel/propulsion system

23Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

9Vehicle speed control

8Steering

7Structure

5Service brakes

5Engine and engine cooling

1611 other systems

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Engine	130	4
Power train	43	1
Fuel/propulsion system	31	0
Electrical system	23	1
Vehicle speed control	9	0
Steering	8	1
Structure	7	1
Service brakes	5	2
Engine and engine cooling	5	0
11 other systems	16	2

5 recalls

Nissan Titan XD recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Back over prevention: display function22V-772 · 2022 · Oct 13, 2022 · 27,388 vehicles Turn signal: bulbs21V-471 · 2020–2021 · Jun 23, 2021 · 30,799 vehicles Other: labels18V-240 · 2016 · Apr 16, 2018 · 483 vehicles Seat belts: rear/other17V-268 · 2016 · Apr 24, 2017 · 44,264 vehicles Storage: tank assembly16V-847 · 2016 · Nov 22, 2016 · 12,112 vehicles

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Titan XD

Nov 15, 2023
Loss of motive power due to broken crankshaft with no ability to restart.PE23020 · 2016 · closed Jun 27, 2025
No recall
Sep 17, 2021
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2016 · still open
Open