Nissan Frontier Engines by Year

Nissan's compact, then midsize, Frontier pickup replaced the Hardbody for 1998. The D22 (1998–2004), D40 (2005–2021) and D41 (2022 on) generations are all here; from 2020 the 3.8 V6 is the only engine.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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D22 (1998–2004): 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004

D40 (2005–2021): 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021

D41 (2022–2026): 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026

D22 (1998–2004)

The 2.4 four, the 3.3 V6 from 1999 and its supercharged version from 2001.

1998 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	143 hp net	Base, XE, Regular and King Cab, 2WD and 4WD

1999 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	143 hp net	Base, XE, Regular and King Cab, 2WD and 4WD
3.3L / 201 V6 VG33E	170 hp net	XE/SE V6, Desert Runner, King Cab, Crew Cab (2000+), 2WD and 4WD

2000 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	143 hp net	Base, XE, Regular and King Cab, 2WD and 4WD
3.3L / 201 V6 VG33E	170 hp net	XE/SE V6, Desert Runner, King Cab, Crew Cab (2000+), 2WD and 4WD

2001 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	143 hp net	Base, XE, Regular and King Cab, 2WD and 4WD
3.3L / 201 V6 VG33E	170 hp net	XE/SE V6, Desert Runner, King Cab, Crew Cab (2000+), 2WD and 4WD
3.3L / 201 V6 supercharged VG33ER	210 hp net	SC models, SVE, Desert Runner SC, King Cab, Crew Cab

2002 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	143 hp net	Base, XE, Regular and King Cab, 2WD and 4WD
3.3L / 201 V6 VG33E	170 hp net	XE/SE V6, Desert Runner, King Cab, Crew Cab (2000+), 2WD and 4WD
3.3L / 201 V6 supercharged VG33ER	210 hp net	SC models, SVE, Desert Runner SC, King Cab, Crew Cab

2003 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	143 hp net	Base, XE, Regular and King Cab, 2WD and 4WD
3.3L / 201 V6 VG33E	—	XE/SE V6, Desert Runner, King Cab, Crew Cab (2000+), 2WD and 4WD
3.3L / 201 V6 supercharged VG33ER	210 hp net	SC models, SVE, Desert Runner SC, King Cab, Crew Cab

2004 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	143 hp net	Base, XE, Regular and King Cab, 2WD and 4WD
3.3L / 201 V6 VG33E	180 hp net	XE/SE V6, Desert Runner, King Cab, Crew Cab (2000+), 2WD and 4WD
3.3L / 201 V6 supercharged VG33ER	210 hp net	SC models, SVE, Desert Runner SC, King Cab, Crew Cab

D40 (2005–2021)

The 2.5 four and 4.0 V6, then the 3.8 V6 alone from 2020.

2005 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	154 hp net	King Cab 2WD only, XE (2005-08) / S, SV (2009+)
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	265 hp net	SE, LE, Nismo (2005-08), King Cab, Crew Cab, 2WD and 4WD

2006 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	154 hp net	King Cab 2WD only, XE (2005-08) / S, SV (2009+)
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	265 hp net	SE, LE, Nismo (2005-08), King Cab, Crew Cab, 2WD and 4WD

2007 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	152 hp net	King Cab 2WD only, XE (2005-08) / S, SV (2009+)
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	261 hp net	SE, LE, Nismo (2005-08), King Cab, Crew Cab, 2WD and 4WD

2008 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	152 hp net	King Cab 2WD only, XE (2005-08) / S, SV (2009+)
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	261 hp net	SE, LE, Nismo (2005-08), King Cab, Crew Cab, 2WD and 4WD

2009 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	152 hp net	King Cab 2WD only, XE (2005-08) / S, SV (2009+)
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	261 hp net	SV, Desert Runner, SL, PRO-4X, Midnight, King Cab, Crew Cab, 2WD and 4WD

2010 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	152 hp net	King Cab 2WD only, XE (2005-08) / S, SV (2009+)
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	261 hp net	SV, Desert Runner, SL, PRO-4X, Midnight, King Cab, Crew Cab, 2WD and 4WD

2011 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	152 hp net	King Cab 2WD only, XE (2005-08) / S, SV (2009+)
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	261 hp net	SV, Desert Runner, SL, PRO-4X, Midnight, King Cab, Crew Cab, 2WD and 4WD

2012 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	152 hp net	King Cab 2WD only, XE (2005-08) / S, SV (2009+)
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	261 hp net	SV, Desert Runner, SL, PRO-4X, Midnight, King Cab, Crew Cab, 2WD and 4WD

2013 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	152 hp net	King Cab 2WD only, XE (2005-08) / S, SV (2009+)
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	261 hp net	SV, Desert Runner, SL, PRO-4X, Midnight, King Cab, Crew Cab, 2WD and 4WD

2014 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	152 hp net	King Cab 2WD only, XE (2005-08) / S, SV (2009+)
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	261 hp net	SV, Desert Runner, SL, PRO-4X, Midnight, King Cab, Crew Cab, 2WD and 4WD

2015 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	152 hp net	King Cab 2WD only, XE (2005-08) / S, SV (2009+)
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	261 hp net	SV, Desert Runner, SL, PRO-4X, Midnight, King Cab, Crew Cab, 2WD and 4WD

2016 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	152 hp net	King Cab 2WD only, XE (2005-08) / S, SV (2009+)
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	261 hp net	SV, Desert Runner, SL, PRO-4X, Midnight, King Cab, Crew Cab, 2WD and 4WD

2017 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	152 hp net	King Cab 2WD only, XE (2005-08) / S, SV (2009+)
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	261 hp net	SV, Desert Runner, SL, PRO-4X, Midnight, King Cab, Crew Cab, 2WD and 4WD

2018 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	152 hp net	King Cab 2WD only, XE (2005-08) / S, SV (2009+)
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	261 hp net	SV, Desert Runner, SL, PRO-4X, Midnight, King Cab, Crew Cab, 2WD and 4WD

2019 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.5L / 152 inline-four QR25DE	152 hp net	King Cab 2WD only, XE (2005-08) / S, SV (2009+)
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	261 hp net	SV, Desert Runner, SL, PRO-4X, Midnight, King Cab, Crew Cab, 2WD and 4WD

2020 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.8L / 232 V6 VQ38DD	310 hp net	All trims

2021 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.8L / 232 V6 VQ38DD	310 hp net	All trims

D41 (2022–2026)

The 3.8 direct-injected V6.

2022 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.8L / 232 V6 VQ38DD	310 hp net	All trims (S, SV, SL, PRO-4X, Hardbody Edition)

2023 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.8L / 232 V6 VQ38DD	310 hp net	All trims (S, SV, SL, PRO-4X, Hardbody Edition)

2024 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.8L / 232 V6 VQ38DD	310 hp net	All trims (S, SV, SL, PRO-4X, Hardbody Edition)

2025 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.8L / 232 V6 VQ38DD	310 hp net	All trims (S, SV, SL, PRO-4X, Hardbody Edition)

2026 Frontier engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.8L / 232 V6 VQ38DD	310 hp net	All trims (S, SV, SL, PRO-4X, Hardbody Edition)

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