Nissan Frontier vs Jeep Gladiator: recalls and problems

Since 2000 the Nissan Frontier has 37 recalls and 3,162 owner complaints; the Jeep Gladiator has 18 recalls and 1,000 complaints. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each were sold.

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At a glance

Nissan FrontierJeep Gladiator
Recalls3718
Do-not-drive / park-outside recalls01
Owner complaints3,1621,000
Crashes reported13725
Fires reported4630
Injuries reported10722
Most reported problemPower TrainSteering

NHTSA data, model years 2000 onward.

Complaints by model year

Nissan FrontierJeep Gladiator
2005 Nissan Frontier: 532 complaints20052006 Nissan Frontier: 617 complaints2007 Nissan Frontier: 520 complaints20072008 Nissan Frontier: 136 complaints2009 Nissan Frontier: 37 complaints20092010 Nissan Frontier: 59 complaints2011 Nissan Frontier: 64 complaints20112012 Nissan Frontier: 80 complaints2013 Nissan Frontier: 48 complaints20132014 Nissan Frontier: 42 complaints2015 Nissan Frontier: 33 complaints20152016 Nissan Frontier: 44 complaints2017 Nissan Frontier: 38 complaints20172018 Nissan Frontier: 25 complaints2019 Nissan Frontier: 28 complaints20192020 Nissan Frontier: 23 complaints2020 Jeep Gladiator: 485 complaints2021 Nissan Frontier: 21 complaints2021 Jeep Gladiator: 294 complaints20212022 Nissan Frontier: 112 complaints2022 Jeep Gladiator: 121 complaints2023 Nissan Frontier: 68 complaints2023 Jeep Gladiator: 57 complaints20232024 Nissan Frontier: 23 complaints2024 Jeep Gladiator: 23 complaints2025 Nissan Frontier: 11 complaints2025 Jeep Gladiator: 17 complaints20252026 Nissan Frontier: 11 complaints2026 Jeep Gladiator: 3 complaints2026

Every model year

YearFrontier recallsFrontier complaintsGladiator recallsGladiator complaints
202611123
2025311117
2024323223
2023168657
202261128121
20212218294
20202237485
2019128——
2018225——
2017138——
2016144——
2015033——
2014242——
2013148——
2012380——
2011164——
2010459——
2009337——
20085136——
20071520——
20064617——
20053532——

Nissan Frontier: top problems

Power Train971
Fuel System785
Engine653
Electrical System288
Air Bags270
Service Brakes196

Jeep Gladiator: top problems

Steering333
Electrical System289
Power Train159
Engine132
Suspension106
Unknown or other85
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Questions

Which has more problems, the Nissan Frontier or the Jeep Gladiator?

Since model year 2000 owners have filed 3,162 complaints about the Nissan Frontier and 1,000 about the Jeep Gladiator with NHTSA, so the Jeep Gladiator has fewer. These are raw counts: the model that sold more will usually have more complaints, so compare individual model years too.

Which has more recalls, the Nissan Frontier or the Jeep Gladiator?

NHTSA lists 37 recall campaigns for the Nissan Frontier and 18 for the Jeep Gladiator since model year 2000.