2013 Nissan Frontier: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

7 builds left the factory as a 2013 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 $5,000–$19,988 today.

  • 7 main configurations
  • 11,833 vehicles built
  • 189 for sale right now
  • $5,000–$19,988 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-D S 1N6BD0CT-D SV · 4WD
Engine 4L 4L 2.5L 4L
Typical price today $13,995 $12,777 $10,988 $12,995
For sale right now 72 50 26 22
Vehicles built 4,088 3,024 2,697 923
Same on every 2013 Frontier
  • Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Pickup

What people actually pay

174 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
S · 4WD
$13,995
S 1N6AD0ER-D
$12,777
S 1N6BD0CT-D
$10,988
$4,850 $8,785 $12,719 $16,654 $20,588
Price trend

Median down $746 over the last 12 months.

2013 Frontier price history →
Will it hold value?

A Frontier typically keeps about 71% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $9,127 today.

Frontier depreciation by year →
Cost to run

17/23 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,450/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2013 Frontier

What 1N6AD0FR-D means

1N6 AD0FR · D
1N6
the World Manufacturer Identifier Nissan registered — assembled in the United States
AD0FR
together encode the Frontier line — Pickup, 4L — as Nissan filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
D
in position 10 — model year 2013
9, 11–17
vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence

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