Model year 2018 · D40 (2005–2021)

2018 Nissan Frontier specs

The 2018 Nissan Frontier tows 3,780–6,710 lb, carries 890–1,460 lb of payload, has 7.6–8.9 in of ground clearance, weighs 3,785–4,628 lb at the curb and measures 205.5–219.4 in long, by configuration, per Nissan’s own documents.

We hold 21 configurations of the 2018 Frontier, and Nissan gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 21
Documents: 2

2018 PRO-4X Crew Cab 4x4 4.0L V6 6MT, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Configurations

Every 2018 Frontier configuration

21 retail configurations sold in 2018, 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.

201821 configurations

2018 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°	6,640 lb	1,450 lb	4,230 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°	6,620 lb	1,460 lb	4,246 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°	6,370 lb	1,340 lb	4,470 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°	3,790 lb	900 lb	3,785 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°	3,780 lb	890 lb	3,803 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°	6,640 lb	1,450 lb	4,230 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°	6,500 lb	1,360 lb	4,367 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°	6,370 lb	1,120 lb	4,537 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°	6,370 lb	1,350 lb	4,457 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°	6,240 lb	1,220 lb	4,586 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°	3,790 lb	910 lb	3,790 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°	3,780 lb	890 lb	3,802 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°	6,710 lb	1,430 lb	4,155 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°	6,510 lb	1,360 lb	4,326 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°	6,480 lb	1,370 lb	4,386 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°	6,240 lb	1,180 lb	4,628 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°	6,610 lb	1,340 lb	4,253 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°	6,690 lb	1,420 lb	4,176 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°	6,290 lb	1,040 lb	4,455 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°	6,290 lb	1,020 lb	4,570 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°	6,450 lb	1,180 lb	4,417 lb	P265/75R16

MakerSource: 2018 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 2018

The 2018 Frontier against the 2017, the previous model year we hold. Only what Nissan’s documents show: nothing here is inferred.

Dropped: 1 configuration (SL Crew Cab Long Bed 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT).
Towing: 3,780–6,710 lb (2017: 3,760–6,710 lb).
Payload: 890–1,460 lb (2017: 880–1,500 lb).
Curb weight: 3,785–4,628 lb (2017: 3,766–4,596 lb).
Same range as the 2017: ground clearance and length.
Towing rating differs on 13 of 21 configurations sold in both years: −30 to +30 lb.
Payload differs on 15 of 21 configurations sold in both years: −50 to +20 lb.
Curb weight differs on 20 of 21 configurations sold in both years: −97 to +32 lb.

03 / Tires

2018 Frontier stock tire sizes

The tire sizes Nissan fits at the factory in 2018, the standard ones first.

2018 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 2018 documents

2 documents behind the 2018 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.