2021 Nissan Frontier: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

8 builds left the factory as a 2021 Frontier, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 6 main configurations sell for $8,900–$30,584 today.

6 main configurations
17,580 vehicles built
248 for sale right now
$8,900–$30,584 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.

Pick your Frontier

Most common — 31% of 2021 Frontiers

Crew CAB 1N6ED0EA-M

3.8L, Automatic. 5,378 built.

$14,984 great deal $21,399 typical $26,590 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 70 for sale · from $14,984 →
Crew CAB 1N6ED0FA-M

3.8L, Automatic. 51 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs →
Crew CAB · 4WD 1N6ED0FB-M

3.8L, Automatic, Four-wheel drive. 213 built.

Full specs, prices & VINs → 6 for sale →
King CAB · 4WD 1N6ED0CF-M

3.8L, Automatic, Four-wheel drive. 1,005 built.

$15,488 great deal $21,999 typical $27,998 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 20 for sale · from $15,488 →
King CAB 1N6ED0CE-M

3.8L, Automatic. 2,431 built.

$8,900 great deal $17,225 typical $23,998 top of market

Full specs, prices & VINs → 35 for sale · from $8,900 →

What actually differs

	Crew CAB	King CAB	King CAB · 4WD	Crew CAB · 4WD
Seats	5	4	4	5
Typical price today	$21,399	$17,225	$21,999	$24,899
For sale right now	70	35	20	6
Vehicles built	5,378	2,431	1,005	213

Same on every 2021 Frontier

Engine 3.8L
Drivetrain Four-wheel drive
Transmission Automatic
Fuel Gasoline
Body Pickup

What people actually pay

375 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026

Crew CAB

$21,399

King CAB

$17,225

King CAB · 4WD

$21,999

$8,633 $13,684 $18,736 $23,787 $28,838

Price trend

Median down $1,963 over the last 12 months.

2021 Frontier price history →

Will it hold value?

A Frontier typically keeps about 67% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $15,487 today.

Frontier depreciation by year →

Cost to run

18/24 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,330/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2021 Frontier

Safety, in plain English

What 1N6ED0EA-M means

1N6 ED0EA · M

1N6: the World Manufacturer Identifier Nissan registered — assembled in the United States
ED0EA: together encode the Frontier line — Pickup, 3.8L — as Nissan filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
M: in position 10 — model year 2021
9, 11–17: differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number

Real VINs from this run 1N6ED0EA 8MN710989 1N6ED0EA 3MN705778

2 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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