Model year 2005 · N50 (2005–2015)

2005 Nissan Xterra specs

The 2005 Nissan Xterra tows 5,000 lb, carries 1,004–1,138 lb of payload, has 8.3–9.5 in of ground clearance, weighs 4,081–4,382 lb at the curb and measures 178.7 in long, by configuration, per Nissan’s own documents.

We hold 10 configurations of the 2005 Xterra, and Nissan gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 10
Documents: 2

2005 Xterra Off-Road 4x4 4.0L V6 6MT, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Configurations

Every 2005 Xterra configuration

10 retail configurations sold in 2005, 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.

200510 configurations

2005 Nissan Xterra N50: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Ground clearance	Approach	Breakover	Departure	Max towing	Max payload	Curb weight	Tires
S 4x2 4.0L V6 6MT	8.3 in	30.5°	22.9°	27.5°	5,000 lb	1,138 lb	4,081 lb	P265/70R16
S 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT	8.3 in	30.5°	22.9°	27.5°	5,000 lb	1,123 lb	4,098 lb	P265/70R16
S 4x4 4.0L V6 6MT	9.1 in	32.0°	24.6°	28.8°	5,000 lb	1,108 lb	4,290 lb	P265/70R16
S 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT	9.1 in	32.0°	24.6°	28.8°	5,000 lb	1,098 lb	4,308 lb	P265/70R16
Off-Road 4x2 4.0L V6 6MT	8.7 in	31.7°	22.1°	28.2°	5,000 lb	1,073 lb	4,149 lb	P265/75R16
Off-Road 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT	8.7 in	31.7°	22.1°	28.2°	5,000 lb	1,058 lb	4,167 lb	P265/75R16
Off-Road 4x4 4.0L V6 6MT	9.5 in	33.2°	23.8°	29.4°	5,000 lb	1,061 lb	4,375 lb	P265/75R16
Off-Road 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT	9.5 in	33.2°	23.8°	29.4°	5,000 lb	1,046 lb	4,382 lb	P265/75R16
SE 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT	8.3 in	30.7°	23.0°	27.3°	5,000 lb	1,016 lb	4,167 lb	P265/65R17
SE 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT	9.1 in	32.1°	24.6°	28.5°	5,000 lb	1,004 lb	4,350 lb	P265/65R17

MakerSource: 2005 Nissan Xterra Specifications (NissanNews, preliminary)

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 2005

The 2005 is the earliest Xterra model year we hold, so there is nothing before it to compare.

03 / Tires

2005 Xterra stock tire sizes

The tire sizes Nissan fits at the factory in 2005, the standard ones first.

2005 Nissan Xterra stock tire sizes, with the configurations they are fitted to
Tire size	Wheel	Diameternominal
P265/70R16Standard: S	16 in	30.6 in
P265/75R16Standard: Off-Road	16 in	31.6 in
P265/65R17Standard: SE	17 in	30.6 in

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

04 / Sources

The 2005 documents

2 documents behind the 2005 Xterra’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.

05 / Keep going

More on the Xterra

Xterra N50Every N50 configuration, model year by model year, with clearance, angles and weights (2005–2015).Open the N50 specs 2005 Xterra towingMax towing, GCWR, payload and tongue weight for every rated configuration.See the towing table Xterra tire sizesStock tire and wheel sizes by trim, and what bigger tires change.See tire sizes Xterra specsEvery generation, the spec plate and the rig builder.Open the model page

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.