Model year 2012 · N50 (2005–2015)

2012 Nissan Xterra specs

The 2012 Nissan Xterra tows 5,000 lb, carries 952–1,058 lb of payload, has 8.2–9.5 in of ground clearance, weighs 4,143–4,425 lb at the curb and measures 178.7 in long, by configuration, per Nissan’s own documents.

We hold 7 configurations of the 2012 Xterra, and Nissan gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 7
Documents: 2

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

01 / Configurations

Every 2012 Xterra configuration

7 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.

20127 configurations

2012 Nissan Xterra N50: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Ground clearance	Approach	Breakover	Departure	Max towing	Max payload	Curb weight	Tires
X 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT	8.2 in	30.5°	22.6° ±3.0°	27.5°	5,000 lb	1,058 lb	4,143 lb	P265/70R16
X 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT	9.1 in	32.0°	24.6° ±3.0°	28.8°	5,000 lb	1,045 lb	4,354 lb	P265/70R16
S 4x2 4.0L V6 5AT	8.2 in	30.5°	22.6° ±3.0°	27.5°	5,000 lb	1,056 lb	4,145 lb	P265/70R16
S 4x4 4.0L V6 6MT	9.1 in	32.0°	24.6° ±3.0°	28.8°	5,000 lb	990 lb	4,390 lb	P265/70R16
S 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT	9.1 in	32.0°	24.6° ±3.0°	28.8°	5,000 lb	952 lb	4,391 lb	P265/70R16
PRO-4X 4x4 4.0L V6 6MT	9.5 in	33.2°	25.5° ±3.0°	29.4°	5,000 lb	989 lb	4,410 lb	P265/75R16
PRO-4X 4x4 4.0L V6 5AT	9.5 in	33.2°	25.5° ±3.0°	29.4°	5,000 lb	974 lb	4,425 lb	P265/75R16

MakerSources: 2012 Nissan Xterra Press Kit (overview, pricing and specifications) · 2012 Nissan Xterra Owner's Manual

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.

Estimate ±A dashed underline marks our estimate where the maker prints no figure: worked out from its other numbers, shown with its margin (±), and never used for a headline, comparison or ranking.

02 / What changed

New for 2012

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

No retail configuration added or dropped: the 7 sold in the 2011 are all here.
Same range as the 2011: towing and length.

03 / Tires

2012 Xterra stock tire sizes

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

2012 Nissan Xterra stock tire sizes, with the configurations they are fitted to
Tire size	Wheel	Diameternominal
P265/70R16Standard: X; S	16 in	30.6 in
P265/75R16Standard: PRO-4X	16 in	31.6 in

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

04 / Sources

The 2012 documents

2 documents behind the 2012 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 2012 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.