Where each one leads
Nissan Frontier
- Against cars of the same year, the Nissan Frontier comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 3% less often than average) than the Suzuki Equator (fails 40% more often than average).
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Nissan Frontier uses 11.6 l/100 km, the 2011 Suzuki Equator 14.6.
Suzuki Equator
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Nissan Frontier | Suzuki Equator | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1998–2026 | 2009–2013 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Nissan Frontier | Suzuki Equator | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.6% | 3.5% |
| … against cars of the same year | −3% | +40% |
| US owner complaints | 3,362 | 15 |
| Most complaints about | Power train | Air bags |
| Model year with most complaints | 2006 (617) | 2010 (7) |
| US recall campaigns | 39 | 5 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 2,320 | 27 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 8 | — |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Nissan Frontier | Suzuki Equator | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 4★ (2022) | — |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Nissan Frontier | Suzuki Equator | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 11.6 l/100 km (2026) | 14.6 l/100 km (2011) |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).