Model year 2013 · D40 (2005–2021)

2013 Nissan Frontier specs

The 2013 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 3,708–4,725 lb at the curb and measures 205.5–219.4 in long, by configuration, per Nissan’s own documents.

We hold 28 configurations of the 2013 Frontier, and Nissan gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 28
Documents: 2

2013 PRO-4X Crew Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 6MT, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Configurations

Every 2013 Frontier configuration

28 retail configurations sold in 2013, 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.

201328 configurations

2013 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 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	4,219 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	1,481 lb	4,271 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	4,381 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	4,454 lb	P265/70R16
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	3,708 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	3,760 lb	P235/75R15
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	4,281 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	1,481 lb	4,250 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	4,343 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	4,443 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	4,433 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	4,557 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	3,753 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	3,771 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	4,175 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	4,140 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	4,327 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
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	4,409 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	4,507 lb	P265/60R18
SL 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	1,251 lb	4,594 lb	P265/60R18
SL 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	1,120 lb	4,725 lb	P265/60R18
Desert Runner Crew Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT	8.6 in	n/a	9.8 in	31.5°	19.5°	22.6°	6,300 lb	1,264 lb	4,336 lb	P265/75R16
Desert Runner King Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT	8.6 in	n/a	9.8 in	31.5°	19.5°	22.6°	6,500 lb	1,385 lb	4,215 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	4,475 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	4,548 lb	P265/75R16
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	4,333 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	1,215 lb	4,406 lb	P265/75R16

MakerSource: 2013 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 2013

The 2013 Frontier against the 2012, the previous model year we hold. Only what Nissan’s documents show: nothing here is inferred.

Added: 2 configurations (Desert Runner Crew Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT and Desert Runner King Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT).
Curb weight: 3,708–4,725 lb (2012: 3,690–4,696 lb).
Same range as the 2012: towing, payload, ground clearance and length.
Payload differs on 3 of 26 configurations sold in both years: −20 to +30 lb.
Curb weight differs on 25 of 26 configurations sold in both years: −34 to +92 lb.

03 / Tires

2013 Frontier stock tire sizes

The tire sizes Nissan fits at the factory in 2013, the standard ones first.

2013 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, Desert Runner	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 2013 documents

2 documents behind the 2013 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.