2006 Nissan Frontier: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

6 builds left the factory as a 2006 Frontier, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 5 main configurations sell for $4,000–$12,899 today.

  • 5 main configurations
  • 8,251 vehicles built
  • 65 for sale right now
  • $4,000–$12,899 typical price range

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.

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What actually differs

Base configuration 1N6AD07U-6 4WD Base configuration 1N6BD06T-6 Base configuration 1N6AD06U-6
Engine 4L 4L 2.5L 4L
Typical price today $8,495 $10,130 $10,995 $9,990
For sale right now 20 15 14 11
Vehicles built 2,670 2,129 1,511 979
Same on every 2006 Frontier
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Pickup

What people actually pay

60 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
Base configuration
$8,495
$3,880 $6,232 $8,583 $10,935 $13,286
Price trend

Median up $1,605 over the last 12 months.

2006 Frontier price history →
Will it hold value?

A Frontier typically keeps about 86% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $7,741 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 2006 Frontier

Safety, in plain English

What 1N6AD06W-6 means

1N6 AD06W · 6
1N6
the World Manufacturer Identifier Nissan registered — assembled in the United States
AD06W
together encode the Frontier line — Pickup, 4L, Four-wheel drive — as Nissan filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
6
in position 10 — model year 2006
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Real VINs from this run 1N6AD06W 26C470474
1 rare configuration — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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