What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2016 Nissan Titan XD

Typical pattern

1.4% of complaints about the 2016 Nissan Titan XD came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2016 vehicle — around the middle of the 199 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 6.3 yr in service. The most-reported system is engine (128 complaints), typically at 7.8 yr or about 23,000 miles.

Complaints
288
Median age at failure
6.3 yr
Median mileage
19,500 n=122
Crash / fire / tow
6.6% of reports
Safety recalls
0

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Engine
128 reports · 23,000 mi
7.8 yr
5.5%
Power train
41 reports · 16,000 mi
5.2 yr
2.4%
Fuel / propulsion
31 reports · 11,200 mi
4.0 yr
0%
Electrical system
23 reports · 42,500 mi
6.9 yr
4.3%

In owners’ own words

Engine 11,200 mi 1.3 yr in service
VEHICLE LOST POWER ON HIGHWAY AND WOULD NOT EXCEED 40MPH WITH FULL ACCELERATION, WAS ABLE TO LIMP VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. WAS TOLD DPF REGEN TRIGGERED ENGINE FAIL-SAFE CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE VISIBLE DURING INCIDENT. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW CAUSE OF ISSUE BUT WAS ABLE TO RESET VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND HAS NO CLEAR FIX.
Engine 800 mi 1.4 yr in service
THE TRUCK IS LEAKING DIESEL FUMES INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE SMELL IS MORE NOTICEABLE DURING A REGEN. THE ODOR AND FUMES CAN BECOME VERY INTOXICATING IF STOPPED IN TRAFFIC TO THE POINT YOU WOULD NEED TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN OR EXIT THE VEHICLE FOR A BREAK.
Engine 550 mi 1.5 yr in service
LITTLE TO NO THROTTLE RESPONSE 3-5 SECOND DELAY. SPEED FROM 15-35 TRANSMISSION ISSUE AS WELL. CALL NISSAN THEY STATED THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS BUT HAVE NO FIX. I FELL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! NO ACCELERATION WHEN NEED?
Fuel / propulsion 11,200 mi 1.3 yr in service
VEHICLE LOST POWER ON HIGHWAY AND WOULD NOT EXCEED 40MPH WITH FULL ACCELERATION, WAS ABLE TO LIMP VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. WAS TOLD DPF REGEN TRIGGERED ENGINE FAIL-SAFE CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE VISIBLE DURING INCIDENT. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW CAUSE OF ISSUE BUT WAS ABLE TO RESET VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN SEVERAL DAYS LATER AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND HAS NO CLEAR FIX.

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