Used car safety, rank #133 of 181
Nissan Frontier Crew Cab short bed 2WD Safety Rating (2017-20)
Real IIHS driver death rates for the 2017-20 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab short bed 2WD, a small pickup, compared with its class and with the current model.
The 2017-20 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab short bed 2WD has an IIHS driver death rate of 58 per million registered vehicle years against a small pickups average of 28.0, which is 107% above the class average. That places it #133 of 181 used vehicles with a safety score of 31.7/100.
What the Nissan Frontier Crew Cab short bed death rate means
At 58 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, the Nissan Frontier Crew Cab short bed 2WD is 107% worse than the small pickups average of 28.0. The 95% confidence interval is 27 to 88, which overlaps the class average, so some of the gap may be chance.
The other-driver death rate of 65 measures the opposite risk: how many drivers of other vehicles died in crashes with a Nissan Frontier Crew Cab short bed. It is higher than the Nissan Frontier Crew Cab short bed's own driver death rate, the usual pattern for this class. Remember that death rates describe vehicles and their drivers together: IIHS adjusts for driver age and gender, but not for where or how carefully people drive. Our score weights this model's own rate at 70% and its class at 30%; see how we rank used cars.
Compared with similar used pickups
The safest small pickups in the IIHS study, by our score, with the Nissan Frontier Crew Cab short bed 2WD highlighted. It ranks 9 of the 9 shown; the class leader is the GMC Canyon Crew Cab 4WD at a death rate of 5.
| Vehicle | Years | Death rate | Score | Reliability | Used price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMC Canyon Crew Cab 4WD | 2017-20 | 5 (0 to 14) | 84.6 | 4.0/5 | $22,000 to $35,000 |
| Toyota Tacoma Double Cab long bed 4WD | 2018-20 | 6 (0 to 18) | 82.7 | 3.5/5 | $26,000 to $38,000 |
| Ford Ranger Crew Cab 4WD | 2019-20 | 14 (0 to 31) | 72.9 | n/a | n/a |
| Jeep Gladiator 4WD | 2020 | 15 (0 to 37) | 71.8 | n/a | n/a |
| Chevrolet Colorado Crew Cab 4WD | 2017-20 | 21 (10 to 32) | 67.1 | n/a | n/a |
| Toyota Tacoma Double Cab short bed 4WD | 2018-20 | 24 (13 to 35) | 62.8 | 3.5/5 | n/a |
| Toyota Tacoma Double Cab short bed 2WD | 2018-20 | 27 (8 to 46) | 58.9 | 3.5/5 | n/a |
| Chevrolet Colorado Extended Cab 2WD | 2017-20 | 34 (8 to 59) | 50.4 | n/a | n/a |
| Nissan Frontier Crew Cab short bed 2WD (this page) | 2017-20 | 58 (27 to 88) | 31.7 | n/a | n/a |
Class average for small pickups: 28.0 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years.
The new Nissan Frontier Crew Cab short bed
Death rates lag the market by several years. For the current Nissan Frontier Crew Cab short bed we score IIHS crash tests instead; here is how the latest model years rate on our new-car scale.
| Model year | Model | IIHS award | New-car score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nissan Frontier | No award | 74.8 |
New-car scores use a different scale (crash tests, not death rates) and are not directly comparable with the 31.7 used-car score above.
Safety recalls for the Nissan Frontier Crew Cab short bed 2WD
No recalls on record for the 2020 model year.
Nissan Frontier Crew Cab short bed 2WD: Common Questions
Is the Nissan Frontier Crew Cab short bed 2WD a safe car?
Not on this measure: its drivers died at a higher rate than its class average. IIHS recorded a driver death rate of 58 per million registered vehicle years for the 2017-20 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab short bed 2WD, 107% above the class average (28.0 for small pickups). That earns a used-car safety score of 31.7 out of 100 and rank #133 of 181 used vehicles.
What is the Nissan Frontier Crew Cab short bed 2WD driver death rate?
58 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, with a 95% confidence interval of 27 to 88. Drivers of other vehicles that collided with a Nissan Frontier Crew Cab short bed died at a rate of 65 per million. Source: IIHS driver death rates by make and model, covering 2017-20 models.
How does the Nissan Frontier Crew Cab short bed 2WD compare with other small pickups?
The small pickups class averages 28.0 driver deaths per million; the Nissan Frontier Crew Cab short bed 2WD sits at 58. Among the 9 small pickups compared above it ranks 9 by safety score; the top of that group is the GMC Canyon Crew Cab 4WD with a death rate of 5.