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2012 Nissan Frontier S
Truck (King Cab) · 152–261 hp · 16–21 mpg combined
Market
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Track what yours is worthA fresh estimate every month, in one short email. Not an offer to buy.Start tracking4 factory options, from $150 to $990.
Which Frontier is right for you?
Four trims, $19,260 to $29,790. Tap one to open it.
Bar heights follow the price. The widest step is $6,480, from SV to PRO-4X.
The numbers.
Six configurations: rear-wheel or four-wheel drive, 5-speed manual or 5-speed automatic or 6-speed manual.
117 standard items.
Four groups, sized by how much is in each.
- steel wheels
- 15 x 7.0 in. wheels
- All season tires
- P235/75R15 tires
- Steel spare wheel
- fullsize non-matching spare tire
- underbody mounted spare tire
- 16 x 7.0 in. wheels
- P265/70R16 tires
- Base engine size
- Cylinders
- Base engine type
- Horsepower
- Torque
- Valves
- Cam type
- Valve timing
- Base engine size
- Cylinders
- Horsepower
- Torque
- Valves
- Transmission
- Drive type
- Fuel type
- EPA city/highway MPG
- EPA combined MPG
- Range in miles (city/hwy)
- Fuel tank capacity
- EPA city/highway MPG
- EPA combined MPG
- Range in miles (city/hwy)
- front independent suspension
- double wishbone front suspension
- Stabilizer bar stabilizer bar
- solid live axle rear suspension
- Length
- Overall width without mirrors
- Height
- Wheelbase
- Front track
- Rear track
- Bed length
- Turning circle
- Ground clearance
- Angle of approach
- Angle of departure
- Curb weight
- Maximum towing capacity
- Maximum payload
- Gross weight
- Country of final assembly
- Height
- Bed length
- Turning circle
- Ground clearance
- Angle of approach
- Angle of departure
- Curb weight
- Maximum towing capacity
- Maximum payload
- Gross weight
- Front head room
- Front leg room
- Front shoulder room
- Front hip room
- cloth
- bucket front seats
- 4-way manual driver seat adjustments
- 4-way manual passenger seat adjustment
- fold flat passenger seat
- Front head room
- Front hip room
- speed-proportional power steering
- front and rear cupholders
- front and rear door pockets
- cargo area light
- tilt-adjustable steering wheel
- front seatback storage
- Single zone front air conditioning
- Dual vanity mirrors
- tachometer
- clock
- low fuel level warning
- Heated mirrors
- Rear head room
- Rear leg room
- Rear shoulder room
- Rear hip room
- Split-folding rear seatback
- Rear head room
- Rear leg room
- Rear shoulder room
- Rear hip room
- dual front side-mounted airbags
- front and rear head airbags
- Passenger airbag occupant sensing deactivation
- stability control
- traction control
- child seat anchors
- Rear door child safety locks
- 4-wheel ABS
- Front and rear ventilated disc brakes
- electronic brakeforce distribution
- tire pressure monitoring
- 2 front headrests
- Front height adjustable headrests
- Passenger head restraint whiplash protection system
- 2 rear headrests
- Rear height adjustable headrests
- Rear center 3-point belt
- front seatbelt pretensioners
- Rear fixed headrests
- AM/FM stereo
- 6 total speakers
- mast antenna
- 4 total speakers
2 interiors
- Graphite
- Steel
Both cloth.
4 factory paints
- Red Brick
- Avalanche
- Super Black
- Brilliant Silver
Safety and recalls
3 recall campaigns on file.
Recalls are settled per car, not per model. Check the one you are buying.
NHTSA crash-test ratings for the 2012 Frontier.
NHTSA NCAP · checked Oct 2026
Factory coverage.
It runs from the first sale date, not the model year.
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Other years of the Frontier S.
2013 Frontier S
$17,990$1,270 less8 colors · starting MSRP
2011 Frontier S
$18,200$1,060 less7 colors · starting MSRP
2014 Frontier S
$17,990$1,270 less8 colors · starting MSRPPictures show this year's car in another paint. Starting MSRP is before destination, taxes and dealer fees.