Selling a junk Nissan Titan
Any Titan sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Nissan Titan
NHTSA has 4,134 owner complaints on file for the Nissan Titan, model years 2004 to 2022, the 111th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are transmission and drivetrain (1,380, 33%), brakes (515, 12%), engine (362, 9%). 153 complaints involved a crash, 71 a fire, and 75 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 62,550 miles. The 2004 model year has the most complaints (1,295). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is transmission and drivetrain, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car with a bad transmission: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Nissan Titan by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,295 | Transmission and drivetrain | 44 | 19 | 7 | 61,000 |
| 2005 | 1,104 | Transmission and drivetrain | 15 | 7 | 6 | 68,000 |
| 2006 | 545 | Transmission and drivetrain | 18 | 15 | 7 | 65,000 |
| 2007 | 195 | Transmission and drivetrain | 6 | 4 | 2 | 65,000 |
| 2008 | 174 | Transmission and drivetrain | 9 | 1 | 6 | 65,000 |
| 2009 | 66 | Air bags | 10 | 2 | 4 | 57,800 |
| 2010 | 62 | Brakes | 6 | 0 | 4 | 50,000 |
| 2011 | 31 | Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35,000 |
| 2012 | 28 | Air bags | 6 | 0 | 2 | 68,000 |
| 2013 | 19 | Other | 1 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2014 | 12 | Brakes | 3 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2015 | 18 | Air bags | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 257 | Engine | 9 | 11 | 3 | 28,000 |
| 2018 | 125 | Engine | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12,330 |
| 2019 | 72 | Engine | 7 | 4 | 4 | — |
| 2020 | 36 | Electrical system | 4 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 2021 | 74 | Transmission and drivetrain | 7 | 4 | 5 | — |
| 2022 | 21 | Transmission and drivetrain | 0 | 0 | 4 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Nissan Titan recalls
NHTSA lists 34 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for equipment (7), transmission and drivetrain (4), seat belts (3). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2021 model year, air bags (campaign 24V580000, Aug 2024): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021 and 2024 Titan vehicles. The Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) may be missing a spacer, which can allow the fastener to loosen and result in an unsecured ACU.
- 2008 model year, air bags (campaign 23V067000, Feb 2023): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2008-2011 Titan, Frontier, Xterra, Pathfinder, Armada, and 2008-2009 Quest vehicles. The resin emblem on the driver's air bag cover may develop cracks and detach d…
- 2022 model year, driver assistance (campaign 22V772000, Oct 2022): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2022 Titan, Titan XD, Frontier, and 2021-2022 Rogue vehicles. The in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system may continuously reboot when the vehicle is restarted, which…
- 2020 model year, transmission and drivetrain (campaign 22V671000, Sep 2022): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Titan, 2020-2022 Frontier, and 2023 Z vehicles. The transmission parking pawl may not engage when the vehicle is shifted into park, which can result in a…
- 2022 model year, driver assistance (campaign 22V527000, Jul 2022): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Rogue, 2022 Frontier, Pathfinder, and Titan rental vehicles. When the Sirius XM subscription is set to "Not Subscribed," it may cause the infotainment he…
What a Nissan Titan is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Titan on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Nissan Titan worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Titan gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Nissan Titan that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Nissan Titan?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Nissan Titan numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.