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Nissan Frontier Fuel Economy (km/L)

km/L Number of Vehicles
38 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
39 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
40 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
41 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
42 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
43 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
44 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
45 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
46 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
47 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
48 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
49 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
50 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
51 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
52 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
Model Year Body/Powertrain km/L  
2005 2005 4dr Crew Cab 5ft bed 265-hp 4.0L V6 5-sp automatic RWD 39.4
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With the 231 kilowatts 3.8L V6 engine, 9-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, the 2005 Nissan Frontier has been averaging 39.4 L/100km (liters per 100 kilometers).

The 2005 Nissan Frontiers in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 65 kilometers per hour (about 58 percent of the kilometers driven). The rest of the kilometers were in the city (21.5 percent), in heavy traffic (7 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent).

In addition, the average 2005 Nissan Frontier in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time.
2005 2005 4dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 261-hp 4.0L V6 5-sp automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range 39.97
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2005 2005 4dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 265-hp 4.0L V6 6-sp manual RWD 51.7
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2005 2005 4dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 265-hp 4.0L V6 5-sp automatic RWD 42.15
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the 2005 Nissan Frontier

2005 Nissan Frontier Real Gas Mileage: Cons
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2006 4dr Crew Cab 5ft bed 265-horsepower 4.0L V6
5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
I cant complain about the gas mileage it was around 22mpg when new but with a lift and tires I have sucked some of that away see full Nissan Frontier review
2006 4dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 265-horsepower 4.0L V6
5-speed automatic RWD
Fuel Economy is terrible with the V6. Just Awful see full Nissan Frontier review
2005 4dr Crew Cab 5ft bed 265-horsepower 4.0L V6
5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range
Overrated to what is identified. I know it is a truck but the mileage is far from what Nissan claims. see full Nissan Frontier review
2004 2dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 180-horsepower 3.3L V6
5-speed manual 4WD, part-time w/low range
Average 17/21 during the summer. A friends 96 F-150 (also 4x4) gets 16/20 with a V-8. Expected much better mileage from a small truck. see full Nissan Frontier review
 

2005 Nissan Frontier Gas Mileage (km/L)

Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Nissan Frontier's real-world km/L based on how and where you drive a car.