Nissan Xterra

The 2015 Xterra in brief

The 2015 Nissan Xterra is a small SUV offered with a 4.0L 6-cyl engine and rear-wheel drive and 4-wheel drive.

It measures about 178 inches long and 73 inches wide on a 106-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,387 lb.

EPA rates its most efficient version at 18 MPG combined (16 city / 22 highway), 25% worse than the 2015 small SUV average of 24 MPG, for an estimated $3,700 a year in fuel.

NHTSA has not published a 5-Star overall rating for this model year.

It has 0 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the power train.

The Nissan Xterra has 11 model years in our data, from 2005 to 2015, classed as Small Sport Utility Vehicle 2WD, Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD.

Its most efficient year was 2015 at 18 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 17 to 18 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the power train (364), engine (194), fuel/propulsion system (117).

2010 has the most recalls (4); all years together count 8 campaigns and 768 owner complaints.

How the 2005 Xterra compares

The 2005 Nissan Xterra is a SUV - offered with a 4.0L 6-cyl engine and rear-wheel drive and 4-wheel or all-wheel drive.

It measures about 178 inches long and 73 inches wide on a 106-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,350 lb.

About the Nissan Xterra

The Nissan Xterra is a truck-based compact SUV that was first manufactured and marketed by Nissan from 1999 to 2015 across two generations; the first (1999–2004) sharing a platform and many of its major exterior parts from the front doors forward with the Nissan (D22) Frontier pickup – and the second (2005–2015) sharing the Nissan F-Alpha platform with the Frontier and Pathfinder. It is planned to be reintroduced in 2028.

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