2010 Nissan Frontier Gas Mileage (MPG)
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 MPG based on how and where you drive a car.
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Nissan Frontier Gas Mileage
| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2010 | 4dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 261-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range |
flat | med | light | 15 | 75 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 17.0 |
| 2010 | 4dr Extended Cab 6ft bed 261-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range |
flat | med | light | 15 | 75 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 17.0 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 15 | 75 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 17.0 | |
| With the 261-horsepower 4.0L V6 engine, 5-speed automatic transmission, and four-wheel drive, part-time w/low range, 2010 Nissan Frontier fuel economy has been averaging
17.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2010 Nissan Frontiers in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 75 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (15 percent), in the suburbs (5 percent), and on the highway at an average speed of 60 miles per hour (5 percent). In addition the average 2010 Nissan Frontier in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2010 | 4dr Crew Cab 6ft bed 261-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic RWD |
hills | light | none | 11 | 11 | 22 | 56 | 75 | 18.0 |
| 2010 | 4dr Crew Cab 6ft bed 261-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic RWD |
hills | light | none | 11 | 11 | 22 | 56 | 75 | 18.0 |
| Averages | hills | light | none | 11 | 11 | 22 | 56 | 75 | 18.0 | |
| With the 261-horsepower 4.0L V6 engine, 5-speed automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, the 2010 Nissan Frontier has been averaging
18.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2010 Nissan Frontiers in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 75 miles per hour (about 56 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (22 percent), in heavy traffic (11 percent), and in the city (11 percent). In addition the average 2010 Nissan Frontier in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2010 | 4dr Crew Cab 5ft bed 261-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic RWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 70 | 20.0 |
| 2010 | 4dr Crew Cab 5ft bed 261-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic RWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 70 | 20.0 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 70 | 20.0 | |
| With the 261-horsepower 4.0L V6 engine, 5-speed automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2010 Nissan Frontier gas mileage has been averaging
20.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2010 Nissan Frontiers in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (about 100 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (0 percent), in the suburbs (0 percent), and in the city (0 percent). In addition the average 2010 Nissan Frontier in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2010 | 4dr Crew Cab 5ft bed 261-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range |
flat | med | none | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 | N/A | 15.1 |
| flat | light | light | 0 | 70 | 0 | 30 | 75 | 16.4 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 | N/A | 14.7 | ||
| 2010 | 4dr Crew Cab 5ft bed 261-horsepower 4.0L V6 5-speed automatic 4WD, part-time w/low range |
flat | med | none | 0 | 77 | 13 | 10 | 75 | 15.4 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 0 | 77 | 13 | 10 | 75 | 15.4 | |
| With the 261-horsepower 4.0L V6 engine, 5-speed automatic transmission, and four-wheel drive, part-time w/low range, 2010 Nissan Frontier fuel economy has been averaging
15.4 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2010 Nissan Frontiers in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 77 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (13 percent), on the highway at an average speed of 75 miles per hour (10 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent). In addition the average 2010 Nissan Frontier in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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