2005 Nissan Frontier: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

10 builds left the factory as a 2005 Frontier, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN.

  • 5 main configurations
  • 6,286 vehicles built
  • 48 for sale right now

Which Frontier is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

Pick your Frontier

What actually differs

4WD 1N6AD07W-5 Trim not recorded 1N6AD07U-5 Trim not recorded 1N6AD06U-5 4WD 1N6AD06W-5
Typical price today $7,999 $11,845 $7,995 $9,999
For sale right now 16 12 7 10
Vehicles built 1,839 1,810 1,020 1,000
Same on every 2005 Frontier
  • Engine 4L 6-cyl
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Pickup
  • Doors 4-door
Price trend

Median up $1,266 over the last 12 months.

2005 Frontier price history →
Will it hold value?

A Frontier typically keeps about 72% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $6,475 today.

Frontier depreciation by year →
Cost to run

17/22 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,450/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2005 Frontier

What 1N6AD07U-5 means

1N6 AD07U · 5
1N6
the World Manufacturer Identifier Nissan registered — assembled in the United States
AD07U
together encode the Frontier line — Pickup, 4L 6cyl — as Nissan filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
5
in position 10 — model year 2005
9, 11–17
vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence
Real VINs from this run 1N6AD07U 15C413260
5 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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