Nissan Xterra Engines by Year

The Xterra was Nissan's body-on-frame compact SUV, sold for 2000–2015. The first generation shared the Frontier's 2.4 four and 3.3 V6, including a supercharged version; the second used the 4.0 V6.

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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First generation (2000–2004): 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004

Second generation (2005–2015): 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015

First generation (2000–2004)

The 2.4 four and the 3.3 V6, supercharged from 2002.

2000 Xterra engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	143 hp net	XE (2WD only)
3.3L / 200 V6 VG33E	170 hp net	XE V6, SE, 2WD and 4WD

2001 Xterra engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	143 hp net	XE (2WD only)
3.3L / 200 V6 VG33E	170 hp net	XE V6, SE, 2WD and 4WD

2002 Xterra engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	143 hp net	XE (2WD only)
3.3L / 200 V6 VG33E	170 hp net	XE V6, SE, 2WD and 4WD
3.3L / 200 V6 supercharged VG33ER	210 hp net	SE S/C, 2WD and 4WD

2003 Xterra engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	143 hp net	XE (2WD only)
3.3L / 200 V6 VG33E	180 hp net	XE V6, SE, 2WD and 4WD
3.3L / 200 V6 supercharged VG33ER	210 hp net	SE S/C, 2WD and 4WD

2004 Xterra engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
2.4L / 146 inline-four KA24DE	143 hp net	XE (2WD only)
3.3L / 200 V6 VG33E	180 hp net	XE V6, SE, 2WD and 4WD
3.3L / 200 V6 supercharged VG33ER	210 hp net	SE S/C, 2WD and 4WD

Second generation (2005–2015)

The 4.0 VQ40DE V6.

2005 Xterra engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	265 hp net	X, S, SE (to 2010), Off-Road / PRO-4X (2011+), 2WD and 4WD (PRO-4X 4WD only)

2006 Xterra engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	265 hp net	X, S, SE (to 2010), Off-Road / PRO-4X (2011+), 2WD and 4WD (PRO-4X 4WD only)

2007 Xterra engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	261 hp net	X, S, SE (to 2010), Off-Road / PRO-4X (2011+), 2WD and 4WD (PRO-4X 4WD only)

2008 Xterra engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	261 hp net	X, S, SE (to 2010), Off-Road / PRO-4X (2011+), 2WD and 4WD (PRO-4X 4WD only)

2009 Xterra engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	261 hp net	X, S, SE (to 2010), Off-Road / PRO-4X (2011+), 2WD and 4WD (PRO-4X 4WD only)

2010 Xterra engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	261 hp net	X, S, SE (to 2010), Off-Road / PRO-4X (2011+), 2WD and 4WD (PRO-4X 4WD only)

2011 Xterra engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	261 hp net	X, S, SE (to 2010), Off-Road / PRO-4X (2011+), 2WD and 4WD (PRO-4X 4WD only)

2012 Xterra engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	261 hp net	X, S, SE (to 2010), Off-Road / PRO-4X (2011+), 2WD and 4WD (PRO-4X 4WD only)

2013 Xterra engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	261 hp net	X, S, SE (to 2010), Off-Road / PRO-4X (2011+), 2WD and 4WD (PRO-4X 4WD only)

2014 Xterra engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	261 hp net	X, S, SE (to 2010), Off-Road / PRO-4X (2011+), 2WD and 4WD (PRO-4X 4WD only)

2015 Xterra engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.0L / 241 V6 VQ40DE	261 hp net	X, S, SE (to 2010), Off-Road / PRO-4X (2011+), 2WD and 4WD (PRO-4X 4WD only)

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