2018 Nissan TITAN - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2018 Nissan Titan Single Cab AWD does not have an overall safety rating available from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). However, it received a 4-star rating for rollover possibility. The car comes standard with electronic stability control, which enhances the vehicle's stability on the road. It does not feature forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems, which could have provided additional safety measures.

In terms of potential concerns, there have been 50 complaints reported for this model, along with 4 recalls and 2 ongoing investigations. This indicates that while the Nissan Titan offers stability control and has a decent rollover rating, there have been a notable number of reported issues that owners and potential buyers should be aware of. It is essential for car owners to address recalls promptly and keep track of any emerging safety concerns.

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Complaint Count

50

Recall Count

4

Investigation Count

2

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2018 Nissan Titan Single Cab AWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2018 Nissan Titan Single Cab AWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2018 Nissan Titan Single Cab AWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2018 Nissan Titan Single Cab AWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2005 Score 2018 Score 2020 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 Not Rated Not Rated
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 4 Not Rated Not Rated

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2005 Score 2018 Score 2020 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2005 Score 2018 Score 2020 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated 4 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated

Complaints for the 2018 Nissan TITAN

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

Choose a component to see what complaints people have made about them.

Complaint:
"crankshaft broke on the freeway seizing the motor vehicle 101,000 miles"
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2024-08-01
Complaint:
"the crankshaft broke on original engine then my warranty company cars plus protection sent another engine with 80k miles and mechanic installed and made it 60miles and the crankshaft broke on that engine as well. warrenty after that did nothing and has still done nothing this incident start on april 28th 2023. i have still been making payments and kept insurance up to date have no choice i don’t have $20k to buy a new engine. truck is still at mechanics shop"
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2025-04-04
Complaint:
"the truck left me stranded on the side of the road resulting in a total engine failure. zero warning signs. truck was towed at my expensive resulting in 29 days without the vehicle while nissan replaced the engine"
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2021-01-11
Complaint:
"i was driving the truck down the interstate with the cruise set at 70-75 mph and without warning, the truck starts shaking violently and making very loud noises from the wngine and then the engine shuts off and power steering is lost while traveling at highway speeds in traffic. the failure was diagnosed as a crankshaft failure which snapped the crankshaft in the engine. the quote from nissan to replace the engine out of warranty varies between 35k-42k which totals this vehicle for an engine failure that they are at fault for. nissan knowingly sold vehicles with faulty engines by putting the safety concerns and financial burden for the public to the wayside. this needs to be addressed soon before someone is seriously injured due to nissan’s negligence and recklessness for customer safety."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2025-01-11
Complaint:
"while travelling at 80km/h down a slight hill and towing my caravan the vehicle started shuttering vigorously and then the engine just shut down, had to pull up the vehicle using the caravan brakes, had the vehicle towed back to the australian importers as i am located in australia and they have told me it has a crankshaft failure."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2023-08-10
Complaint:
"was driving down the interstate going 70 mph truck started loosing power without any warning or check engine light's. truck started vibrating violently to the point almost lost control of truck. dealer says broke crankshaft in motor truck only has 77k miles on it. this should be looked into as it’s happening a lot with models with the cummings diesel motor. please look into this before someone is killed. thank you for keeping us safe."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2024-06-09
Complaint:
"elk hunting on a mountain towing trailer with utv, road was somewhat rough in 4wheel drive suddenly engine goes into limp mode. it took almost 4 hrs to get off the mountain in limp mode....once off towed vehicle 200 miles to nearest dealer (redding,ca). cause: a sensor in the overflow for the radiator failed and put the truck into limp mode. there was no actual engine failure or any low coolant. just very poor design on cummings part...."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2024-03-10
Complaint:
"broken crank shaft caused the truck to stall in the road"
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2022-01-12
Complaint:
"the truck loses power and drops to 3000 rpm. when it gets to 3000 rpm the trucks shakes as the rpms jump from 3000 to 3500 rpm. i have videos that site will not allow upload of."
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2023-09-04
Complaint:
"while i'm driving my truck, it has a cummins diesel engine, at certain times i guess that the engine goes through a regen process, when it odes this process then the cab is filled with noxious gases. this process last a few minutes and causes you to lower the windows to get rid of the toxic gases. i reported it to my nissan dealer twice when i took it in for it's service, they acted like they had never heard about it before and told me that there was no issue with my truck. that i had to drive it more to get it to stop ding it. is this normal or are we being poisoned or getting cancer from these events?"
Components Involved: ENGINE
Date of incident: 2021-01-05

Recalls for the 2018 Nissan TITAN

Component Recalls

Choose a component to see what recalls people have made about them.

Recall:
"nissan north america, inc. (nissan) is recalling certain 2016-2018 nissan titan, 2016 and 2018 nissan titan xd vehicles. accessories installed on these vehicles reduced the load carrying capacity, however, a load carrying capacity modification label was not installed, possibly allowing the vehicle to be overloaded. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 110, "tire selection and rims.""
Consequence:
An overloaded vehicle can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy:

Nissan will notify owners and provide a new modification label, with installation instructions, free of charge. The recall began on June 4, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.

Component(s) Involved: EQUIPMENT > OTHER > LABELS
Date of incident: 2018-04-16

NISSAN Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

NISSAN ranks 5 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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