Nissan Frontier · Engine family

Nissan Frontier 3.3L six-cylinder

The VG33E is the most common engine code the VIN decodes to on the 3.3L six-cylinder configurations below; hybrid variants of the same displacement carry their own code. We decode it on 16,949 VINs across 38 factory builds, and 108 listings are reported active. The configuration price reference is $7,500.

Cylinders
6
Induction
Naturally aspirated
Fuel
Gasoline
Fitted
2000–2004

◷ Updated September 27, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$7,500
Configuration price reference
108
On sale today with the 3.3L 6-cyl
2000–2004
Model years it was fitted
38
Factory configurations
16,949
Frontier VINs decoded with it

The price reference is the median of configuration medians, not the median of all active cars. Each configuration has equal weight. Configurations with at least 3 priced listings are used when available; otherwise the reference uses the configurations with a recorded price. Model years, mileage and condition vary. Open a model-year report below for its asking prices across all engines.

Which Frontier years got a 3.3L 6-cyl engine

Every model year this engine was fitted to, newest first. The bar is how much of the family's VIN volume sits in that year — long bars are the years this engine was everywhere.

Year Share of VINs VINs On sale Builds
2004 4,077 30 10 2003 3,327 25 10 2002 3,513 24 10 2001 2,715 14 4 2000 3,317 15 4

VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full Frontier report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.

38 factory configurations with this engine

Each one is a distinct build as the VIN decodes it — trim, body, gearbox and equipment. Open a build sheet for its full spec and the VINs recorded on it.

2004

4 builds
2004 Frontier Trim not recorded 1n6ed29y 2004 Frontier Trim not recorded 1n6ed27y 2004 Frontier Trim not recorded 1n6ed27t 2004 Frontier Crew CAB SC 1n6md27y

2003

8 builds
2003 Frontier Trim not recorded 1n6ed27y 2003 Frontier Crew CAB SC 1n6md27y 2003 Frontier Trim not recorded 1n6ed27t 2003 Frontier Trim not recorded 1n6ed26t 2003 Frontier Trim not recorded 1n6ed26y 2003 Frontier Trim not recorded 1n6md26y 2003 Frontier Trim not recorded 1n6ed29x 2003 Frontier Trim not recorded 1n6ed29y

2002

6 builds
2002 Frontier King CAB SC 1n6md26y 2002 Frontier Trim not recorded 1n6ed27y 2002 Frontier Trim not recorded 1n6ed26y 2002 Frontier Trim not recorded 1n6ed29y 2002 Frontier Trim not recorded 1n6ed26t 2002 Frontier Crew CAB SC 1n6md29x

2001

3 builds
2001 Frontier Trim not recorded 1n6ed27y 2001 Frontier Trim not recorded 1n6ed26t 2001 Frontier Trim not recorded 1n6ed26y

2000

3 builds
2000 Frontier Trim not recorded 1n6ed26y 2000 Frontier Trim not recorded 1n6ed26t 2000 Frontier Trim not recorded 1n6ed27t

Showing the 24 most-built configurations of 38. Every 2004 Frontier build →

The 3.3L 6-cyl Frontier: common questions

Which Frontier years have the 3.3L 6-cyl?

2000–2004, without a break — 5 model years in our VIN decode, across 38 factory configurations and 16,949 VINs.

What does a 3.3L 6-cyl Frontier cost?

$7,500 is a configuration price reference: the median of configuration medians, with each priced configuration weighted equally. It is not a listing-level median or a valuation of an individual car. The year-by-year ladder shows VIN and inventory counts; its links open model-year price reports covering all engines.

What is the engine code, and does it matter?

VG33E — the code the VIN decodes to on the configurations on this page. It matters when you order parts or read a service history: the same displacement badge on another model can be a different code with different outputs.

3.3L 6-cyl Frontier on the market

Individual vehicles carrying this engine, each with its own listing-history page. The sample is pinned to fixed VIN buckets, so it does not reshuffle day to day.