2011 Nissan Frontier: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

8 builds left the factory as a 2011 Frontier, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 7 main configurations sell for $5,100–$18,287 today.

  • 7 main configurations
  • 9,292 vehicles built
  • 125 for sale right now
  • $5,100–$18,287 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

S · 4WD S 1N6AD0ER-B SV · 4WD S 1N6BD0CT-B
Engine 4L 4L 4L 2.5L
Typical price today $10,995 $9,995 $12,310 $10,995
For sale right now 53 31 15 9
Vehicles built 3,799 2,621 1,182 669
Same on every 2011 Frontier
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Pickup

What people actually pay

112 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
S · 4WD
$10,995
S
$9,995
$4,947 $8,419 $11,892 $15,364 $18,836
Price trend

Median up $1,237 over the last 12 months.

2011 Frontier price history →
Will it hold value?

A Frontier typically keeps about 82% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $8,994 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 2011 Frontier

What 1N6AD0CU-B means

1N6 AD0CU · B
1N6
the World Manufacturer Identifier Nissan registered — assembled in the United States
AD0CU
together encode the Frontier line — Pickup, 4L — as Nissan filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
B
in position 10 — model year 2011
9, 11–17
vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence
Real VINs from this run 1N6AD0CU 1BC449256
1 rare configuration — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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