Used car safety, rank #108 of 181
Nissan Frontier King Cab 2WD Safety Rating (2017-20)
Real IIHS driver death rates for the 2017-20 Nissan Frontier King Cab 2WD, a small pickup, compared with its class and with the current model.
The 2017-20 Nissan Frontier King Cab 2WD has an IIHS driver death rate of 40 per million registered vehicle years against a small pickups average of 28.0, which is 43% above the class average. That places it #108 of 181 used vehicles with a safety score of 44.9/100.
What the Nissan Frontier King Cab death rate means
At 40 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, the Nissan Frontier King Cab 2WD is 43% worse than the small pickups average of 28.0. The 95% confidence interval is 12 to 68, which overlaps the class average, so some of the gap may be chance.
The other-driver death rate of 50 measures the opposite risk: how many drivers of other vehicles died in crashes with a Nissan Frontier King Cab. It is higher than the Nissan Frontier King Cab'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 King Cab 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 King Cab 2WD (this page) | 2017-20 | 40 (12 to 68) | 44.9 | n/a | n/a |
Class average for small pickups: 28.0 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years.
The new Nissan Frontier King Cab
Death rates lag the market by several years. For the current Nissan Frontier King Cab 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 44.9 used-car score above.
Safety recalls for the Nissan Frontier King Cab 2WD
No recalls on record for the 2020 model year.
Nissan Frontier King Cab 2WD: Common Questions
Is the Nissan Frontier King Cab 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 40 per million registered vehicle years for the 2017-20 Nissan Frontier King Cab 2WD, 43% above the class average (28.0 for small pickups). That earns a used-car safety score of 44.9 out of 100 and rank #108 of 181 used vehicles.
What is the Nissan Frontier King Cab 2WD driver death rate?
40 driver deaths per million registered vehicle years, with a 95% confidence interval of 12 to 68. Drivers of other vehicles that collided with a Nissan Frontier King Cab died at a rate of 50 per million. Source: IIHS driver death rates by make and model, covering 2017-20 models.
How does the Nissan Frontier King Cab 2WD compare with other small pickups?
The small pickups class averages 28.0 driver deaths per million; the Nissan Frontier King Cab 2WD sits at 40. 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.