Model year 2016 · D40 (2005–2021)

2016 Nissan Frontier specs

The 2016 Nissan Frontier tows 3,500–6,500 lb, carries 887–1,469 lb of payload, has 7.6–8.9 in of ground clearance, weighs 3,758–4,758 lb at the curb and measures 205.5–219.4 in long, by configuration, per Nissan’s own documents.

We hold 22 configurations of the 2016 Frontier, and Nissan gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 22
Documents: 2

2016 PRO-4X Crew Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 6MT, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Configurations

Every 2016 Frontier configuration

22 retail configurations sold in 2016, 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.

201622 configurations

2016 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	1,467 lb	4,223 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	1,469 lb	4,238 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	1,352 lb	4,464 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	931 lb	3,758 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	890 lb	3,811 lb	P235/75R15
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	1,463 lb	4,222 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	1,371 lb	4,358 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	1,146 lb	4,502 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	1,368 lb	4,447 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	1,242 lb	4,574 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	894 lb	3,806 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	887 lb	3,813 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	1,442 lb	4,147 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	1,374 lb	4,316 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	1,353 lb	4,376 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	1,214 lb	4,601 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	1,184 lb	4,758 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	1,354 lb	4,246 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	1,435 lb	4,171 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	1,054 lb	4,545 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	1,039 lb	4,561 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	1,188 lb	4,412 lb	P265/75R16

MakerSource: 2016 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 2016

The 2016 Frontier against the 2015, the previous model year we hold. Only what Nissan’s documents show: nothing here is inferred.

Dropped: 6 configurations (SV Crew Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 6MT, SL Crew Cab Long Bed 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT, S Crew Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 6MT, SV King Cab 4x2 4.0L V6 6MT, SV King Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 6MT and 1 more).
Payload: 887–1,469 lb (2015: 913–1,471 lb).
Curb weight: 3,758–4,758 lb (2015: 3,708–4,711 lb).
Same range as the 2015: towing, ground clearance and length.
Payload differs on 21 of 22 configurations sold in both years: −34 to +158 lb.
Curb weight differs on 22 of 22 configurations sold in both years: −82 to +51 lb.

03 / Tires

2016 Frontier stock tire sizes

The tire sizes Nissan fits at the factory in 2016, the standard ones first.

2016 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 2016 documents

2 documents behind the 2016 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.