Model year 2012 · D40 (2005–2021)

2012 Nissan Frontier specs

The 2012 Nissan Frontier tows 3,500–6,500 lb, carries 913–1,524 lb of payload, has 7.6–8.9 in of ground clearance, weighs 3,690–4,696 lb at the curb and measures 205.5–219.4 in long, by configuration, per Nissan’s own documents.

We hold 26 configurations of the 2012 Frontier, and Nissan gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 26
Documents: 3

2012 PRO-4X King Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 6MT, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Configurations

Every 2012 Frontier configuration

26 retail configurations sold in 2012, each with the figures Nissan publishes for it. A number a factory package raises shows under the configuration’s own. Nissan gives figures for weights, dimensions, towing and clearance and angles.

201226 configurations

2012 Nissan Frontier D40: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Ground clearance	Front diff	Rear diff	Approach	Breakover	Departure	Max towing	Max payload	Curb weight	Tires
S King Cab 4x2 2.5L I4 5MT	7.6 in	n/a	8.7 in	27.8°	18.0°	21.0°	3,500 lb	971 lb	3,690 lb	P235/75R15
S King Cab 4x2 2.5L I4 5AT	7.6 in	n/a	8.7 in	27.8°	18.0°	21.0°	3,500 lb	932 lb	3,742 lb	P235/75R15
S Crew Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 6MT	8.6 in	n/a	9.8 in	30.5°	19.8°	22.1°	6,300 lb	1,457 lb	4,233 lb	P265/70R16
S Crew Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT	8.6 in	n/a	9.8 in	30.5°	19.8°	22.1°	6,300 lb	1,451 lb	4,249 lb	P265/70R16
S Crew Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 6MT	8.9 in	8.9 in	10.1 in	31.5°	20.6°	22.6°	6,100 lb	1,251 lb	4,415 lb	P265/70R16
S Crew Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT	8.9 in	8.9 in	10.1 in	31.5°	20.6°	22.6°	6,100 lb	1,385 lb	4,431 lb	P265/70R16
SV King Cab 4x2 2.5L I4 5MT	7.6 in	n/a	8.7 in	27.8°	18.0°	21.0°	3,500 lb	931 lb	3,756 lb	P265/70R16
SV King Cab 4x2 2.5L I4 5AT	7.6 in	n/a	8.7 in	27.8°	18.0°	21.0°	3,500 lb	913 lb	3,774 lb	P265/70R16
SV King Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 6MT	8.6 in	n/a	9.8 in	30.5°	19.8°	22.1°	6,500 lb	1,524 lb	4,166 lb	P265/70R16
SV King Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT	8.6 in	n/a	9.8 in	30.5°	19.8°	22.1°	6,500 lb	1,447 lb	4,142 lb	P265/70R16
SV King Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 6MT	8.9 in	8.9 in	10.1 in	31.5°	20.6°	22.6°	6,300 lb	1,355 lb	4,235 lb	P265/70R16
SV King Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT	8.9 in	8.9 in	10.1 in	31.5°	20.6°	22.6°	6,300 lb	1,379 lb	4,311 lb	P265/70R16
SV Crew Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 6MT	8.6 in	n/a	9.8 in	30.5°	19.8°	22.1°	6,300 lb	1,422 lb	4,268 lb	P265/70R16
SV Crew Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT	8.6 in	n/a	9.8 in	30.5°	19.8°	22.1°	6,300 lb	1,485 lb	4,249 lb	P265/70R16
SV Crew Cab Long Bed 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT	8.6 in	n/a	9.8 in	30.5°	19.8°	22.1°	6,300 lb	1,388 lb	4,342 lb	P265/70R16
SV Crew Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 6MT	8.9 in	8.9 in	10.1 in	31.5°	20.6°	22.6°	6,100 lb	1,255 lb	4,450 lb	P265/70R16
SV Crew Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT	8.9 in	8.9 in	10.1 in	31.5°	20.6°	22.6°	6,100 lb	1,390 lb	4,431 lb	P265/70R16
SV Crew Cab Long Bed 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT	8.9 in	8.9 in	10.1 in	31.5°	20.6°	22.6°	6,100 lb	1,260 lb	4,560 lb	P265/70R16
SL Crew Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT	8.6 in	n/a	9.8 in	30.5°	19.8°	22.1°	6,300 lb	1,350 lb	4,380 lb	P265/60R18
SL Crew Cab Long Bed 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT	8.6 in	n/a	9.8 in	30.5°	19.8°	22.1°	6,300 lb	1,252 lb	4,478 lb	P265/60R18
SL Crew Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT	8.9 in	8.9 in	10.1 in	31.5°	19.5°	22.6°	6,100 lb	1,251 lb	4,564 lb	P265/60R18
SL Crew Cab Long Bed 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT	8.9 in	8.9 in	10.1 in	31.5°	19.5°	22.6°	6,100 lb	1,120 lb	4,696 lb	P265/60R18
PRO-4X King Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 6MT	8.9 in	8.9 in	10.1 in	32.6°	20.5°	23.3°	6,300 lb	1,235 lb	4,365 lb	P265/75R16
PRO-4X King Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT	8.9 in	8.9 in	10.1 in	32.6°	20.5°	23.3°	6,300 lb	1,235 lb	4,385 lb	P265/75R16
PRO-4X Crew Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 6MT	8.9 in	8.9 in	10.1 in	32.6°	20.5°	23.3°	6,100 lb	1,098 lb	4,502 lb	P265/75R16
PRO-4X Crew Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT	8.9 in	8.9 in	10.1 in	32.6°	20.5°	23.3°	6,100 lb	1,078 lb	4,522 lb	P265/75R16

MakerSource: 2012 Nissan Frontier Press Kit (pricing and specifications)

A dash means the maker’s documents we have don’t give that number for that configuration, and a column with no number for any configuration of the year isn’t shown. “Door label” means the maker prints it only on each vehicle’s certification label, and “not published” that the maker doesn’t print it, or points elsewhere. “Up to” is a ceiling the maker prints over several configurations; a range is the maker’s own, printed across the grades of that configuration.

02 / What changed

New for 2012

The 2012 Frontier against the 2011, the previous model year we hold. Only what Nissan’s documents show: nothing here is inferred.

Dropped: 2 configurations (PRO-4X King Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT and PRO-4X Crew Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT).
Payload: 913–1,524 lb (2011: 932–1,565 lb).
Curb weight: 3,690–4,696 lb (2011: 3,684–4,383 lb).
Same range as the 2011: towing and length.
Payload differs on 23 of 26 configurations sold in both years: −44 to +18 lb.
Curb weight differs on 10 of 10 configurations sold in both years: −59 to +41 lb.

03 / Tires

2012 Frontier stock tire sizes

The tire sizes Nissan fits at the factory in 2012, the standard ones first.

2012 Nissan Frontier stock tire sizes, with the configurations they are fitted to
Tire size	Wheel	Diameternominal
P235/75R15Standard: S King Cab	15 in	28.9 in
P265/70R16Standard: S Crew Cab, SV	16 in	30.6 in
P265/75R16Standard: PRO-4X	16 in	31.6 in
P265/60R18Standard: SL	18 in	30.5 in

Frontier tire sizes, with wheel specs and what bigger tires change

04 / Sources

The 2012 documents

3 documents behind the 2012 Frontier’s figures. The maker’s own come first; a third-party page fills in only a number the maker doesn’t publish, and wears its own mark.

Documents last checked Oct 9, 2026. How we read them and what the marks mean: how we source the numbers. A figure doesn’t match its document? Report a wrong number.

These are Nissan’s published figures for the models it describes, not a weighbridge or a tape measure; your own vehicle’s options change them. Found a figure that doesn’t match the document? Tell us.