Nissan’s Frontier midsize pickup is getting an update for the 2025 model year, and the headline is more choices for buyers. It’s a welcome change, as automakers have been leaving truck shoppers with fewer options recently.
Midsize truck shoppers have seen some compelling new trucks debut in the past two years. But as manufacturers have redesigned them, they’ve steadily reduced the number of configurations available to shoppers.
Recent redesigns of the Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, and Ford Ranger now come only in a crew cab, short box configuration. The 2024 Nissan Frontier was a little better, with both crew cab and extended cab options. But the crew cab long bed came only in one pricey trim level.
The Toyota Tacoma has, for a few months, been the only midsize truck on sale available with a selection of cab and bed options.
The Frontier is about to join it. For 2025, Nissan will offer crew cab Frontiers with a 5- or 6-foot bed at almost every trim level. Those buying a King Cab (Nissan’s term for an extended cabin) are still more limited.
The 2025 Frontier also gets a higher tow rating (7,150 pounds, a 510-pound improvement), some new cabin tech, and a refreshed exterior to underscore the changes.
Nissan hasn’t revealed pricing. The 2024 Frontier starts at $32,020, including the mandatory $1,510 shipping fee.
New Grille, Tailgate
The 2025 Frontier isn’t all-new. But a refreshed look should make it visually distinct from older trucks. A new grille looks more imposing, losing a body-colored horizontal line in favor of more black. Fog lights now connect to side air intakes.
The tailgate gains a black scratch-resistant panel stretching wide across it above the Frontier name.
New Screen, Comfort Adjustments
Nissan says customer requests guided changes to the interior. They include a telescoping steering wheel and greater availability of a 4-way power-adjustable passenger seat (though it’s still absent from the S work trim and SV mid-level trim).
On SV, Pro-X, Pro-4X, and SL trims, the driver’s seat gains power lumbar adjustment.
Those trims also get a larger 12.3-inch touchscreen for infotainment, along with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The high-end SL adds a wireless phone charger.
A sliding rear window is now standard on all Frontier models.
New Driver Assists
The 2024 Frontier stood out for its lack of modern driver assistance features. Nissan has rectified that for 2025. Every Frontier now gets lane-departure warning, blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert, rear parking sensors, high beam assist, and adaptive cruise control. High-end SL trims also gain traffic sign recognition.
The additions should help bring the Frontier back into competition with more recently updated rivals. And they’re a welcome change for truck shoppers, who increasingly have to step up to a larger truck to get anything other than a crew cab, short bed configuration.
