How many miles will a 2004 Nissan Titan last?
NHTSA holds 157 owner complaints on the 2004 Nissan Titan that list a mileage past 100,000 miles: 46 past 150,000 and 13 past 200,000. NHTSA's complaints file of November 11, 2026 holds 1,046 complaints on this model year, 928 of them with a mileage, and half of those mileages are at or under 60,000 miles; each mileage is the odometer when an owner reported a safety problem, not how long the vehicle lasted.
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How many miles will a 2004 Titan last?
The 928 mileages owners gave run from 1 to 335,000 miles. A quarter are at or under 25,500 miles, half at or under 60,000, three quarters at or under 87,000 and nine in ten at or under 122,347; 157 (17%) came after 100,000 miles, 46 (5%) after 150,000 and 13 (1%) after 200,000.
These mileages say when owners reported a problem, not when a 2004 Titan wears out. NHTSA's file holds only vehicles whose owners complained; one that ran without a problem never appears in it, so it gives no lifespan and no cutoff, and how a vehicle was maintained matters more than any one odometer reading.
Most of these reports came early in the vehicle's life: 771 of the 928 came at or under 100,000 miles. The 157 past that mark show the 2004 Titan still being driven at those mileages, not how many reach them: NHTSA's file counts complaints, not the vehicles on the road.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Lowest mileage listed | 1 mile |
| 25th percentile | 25,500 miles |
| Median (50th percentile) | 60,000 miles |
| 75th percentile | 87,000 miles |
| 90th percentile | 122,347 miles |
| Highest mileage listed | 335,000 miles |
| Complaints after 100,000 miles | 157 (17%) |
| Complaints after 150,000 miles | 46 (5%) |
| Complaints after 200,000 miles | 13 (1%) |
Every model year together: Half of the 2,617 NHTSA owner complaints on the Nissan Titan that list mileage came after 60,000 miles (NHTSA complaints file of November 11, 2026). How many miles will a Nissan Titan last? →
Common problems with the 2004 Titan
NHTSA's file holds 1,046 owner complaints on the 2004 Nissan Titan. Owners named the powertrain most often: 464 complaints, and half of the 429 that list a mileage came after 64,000 miles. A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component (NHTSA category) | Complaints | Listing mileage | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 464 | 429 | 64,872 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 194 | 167 | 12,000 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 87 | 83 | 76,000 |
| Service Brakes | 72 | 66 | 85,000 |
| Suspension | 56 | 52 | 59,800 |
Of the 1,046 complaints, 28 report a crash, 12 report a fire and 14 report an injury (19 people reported injured). These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.
Is the 2004 Titan a good year?
Complaint counts cannot say whether the 2004 is a good or a bad Titan: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 2004 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file.
With 1,046 complaints, the 2004 drew the most of the 20 Nissan Titan model years from 2004 to 2024 with 10 or more complaints. The fewest: the 2014 (10).
Recent model years have had less time to collect complaints, so their counts are still growing. No year is ranked by mileage here, because a year's median mileage mostly follows its age.
| Model year | Owner complaints | Listing mileage | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 (this page) | 1,046 | 928 | 60,000 |
| 2005 Titan | 891 | 798 | 66,000 |
| 2006 Titan | 430 | 376 | 63,000 |
| 2007 Titan | 140 | 119 | 64,000 |
| 2008 Titan | 133 | 111 | 61,000 |
| 2009 Titan | 47 | 35 | 56,147 |
| 2010 Titan | 46 | 37 | 55,000 |
| 2011 Titan | 26 | 22 | 39,653 |
| 2012 Titan | 22 | 17 | 64,000 |
| 2013 Titan | 11 | 10 | 38,652 |
| 2014 Titan | 10 | 6 | Under 10 mileages |
| 2015 Titan | 12 | 10 | 33,000 |
| 2017 Titan | 187 | 76 | 17,900 |
| 2018 Titan | 90 | 31 | 15,000 |
| 2019 Titan | 49 | 18 | 13,800 |
| 2020 Titan | 23 | 7 | Under 10 mileages |
| 2021 Titan | 58 | 10 | 5,000 |
| 2022 Titan | 14 | 1 | Under 10 mileages |
| 2023 Titan | 18 | 3 | Under 10 mileages |
| 2024 Titan | 15 | 2 | Under 10 mileages |
2004 Nissan Titan recalls
NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 7 recall campaigns that name the 2004 Nissan Titan (5 vehicle campaigns and 2 equipment or tire campaigns that name this model year, often for aftermarket parts). A campaign covers a production range, not every vehicle of the model year: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.
| Campaign | Report received | Component |
|---|---|---|
| 10V517000 | Oct 28, 2010 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| 10E019000 | May 20, 2010 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM |
| 07E046000 | Jul 3, 2007 | EQUIPMENT |
| 07V150000 | Apr 3, 2007 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER |
| 06V459000 | Nov 30, 2006 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
What these figures can and cannot tell you
- Complaints are owners’ reports to NHTSA. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them: a complaint is an allegation, not a defect finding.
- The mileage is what the owner wrote on the complaint; NHTSA does not check it against the odometer.
- The make, model and model year are the ones on the complaint. NHTSA records them as filed, so a few complaints sit under a model year the name was not sold in.
- They are not a lifespan study. The file holds only vehicles whose owners reported a problem, so these figures do not say how long a typical 2004 Titan lasts.
- A complaint count rises with how many vehicles were sold and how long they have been on the road, so it is not a rating of the 2004 Titan.
- Nothing here describes one vehicle: its title brands, odometer readings, accidents and open recalls are in the records for its own VIN.
- 118 of the 1,046 complaints on the 2004 Nissan Titan give no usable mileage (blank, zero, a filler such as 999999, or over 500,000) and are left out of every mileage figure.
- NHTSA name counted: TITAN. NHTSA files some vehicles under several names (a series name and a trim name, for example); this page counts only this one.
- Recall-file name matched: TITAN.
Primary sources behind this page
Open the underlying public source and verify that its scope matches the question you are asking.
- NHTSA complaints flat file (FLAT_CMPL.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Complaints file field layout (CMPL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.zip), downloaded November 11, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Recalls file field layout (RCL.txt)National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- NHTSA recall and complaint datasets: scope and documentationNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Recalls Lookup by VINNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA’s complaints file was downloaded on November 11, 2026 (FLAT_CMPL.txt, dated 2026-11-11 10:15, 2,265,416 rows), with its recall files (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010.txt and FLAT_RCL_POST_2010.txt, dated 2026-11-11 08:02). Each complaint is counted once, by its NHTSA number, with the model year and mileage of its first row; a model year has a page only with 10 or more complaints. The collection script and its rules are in scripts/collect-nhtsa-model-year-longtail.mjs.
2004 Nissan Titan questions
How many miles will a 2004 Nissan Titan last?
NHTSA holds 157 owner complaints on the 2004 Nissan Titan that list a mileage past 100,000 miles: 46 past 150,000 and 13 past 200,000. Of the 928 complaints on the 2004 Nissan Titan that list mileage, the middle half came between 25,000 and 87,000 miles; 157 (17%) came after 100,000 miles, 46 (5%) after 150,000 and 13 (1%) after 200,000. These are mileages at a reported problem, not a lifespan: the file holds no 2004 Titan that never had one.
What are the most common 2004 Nissan Titan problems?
NHTSA's file holds 1,046 owner complaints on the 2004 Nissan Titan. Owners named the powertrain most often: 464 complaints, and half of the 429 that list a mileage came after 64,000 miles. A complaint can name more than one component. Of the 1,046 complaints, 28 report a crash, 12 report a fire and 14 report an injury (19 people reported injured). These are owners' reports to NHTSA, not findings.
Is the 2004 Nissan Titan a good year?
Complaint counts cannot say whether the 2004 is a good or a bad Titan: they rise with how many were sold and how long they have been on the road. They show how the 2004 compares with the other model years in NHTSA's file. With 1,046 complaints, the 2004 drew the most of the 20 Nissan Titan model years from 2004 to 2024 with 10 or more complaints. The fewest: the 2014 (10).
How many recalls does the 2004 Nissan Titan have?
NHTSA's recall files of November 11, 2026 list 7 recall campaigns that name the 2004 Nissan Titan (5 vehicle campaigns and 2 equipment or tire campaigns that name this model year, often for aftermarket parts). A campaign covers a production range, not every vehicle of the model year: check the VIN with NHTSA's free recall lookup.
How do I check a used 2004 Nissan Titan before buying?
Take the 17-character VIN from the vehicle and compare the odometer with the readings on file for it: title transfers, inspections and auction sales record the mileage on the day. VIN Lookup (free-vin-lookup.com) sells the original ClearVIN PDF for $14.99 (3 reports for $29.99, 5 for $44.99): odometer readings, title brands and auction records on file for the VIN. Check the VIN before buying a used 2004 Nissan Titan.