Will she last as long as my Frontier?

I know a lot of the amount of mileage that the vehicle can run properly is on me, but should I expect my 2022 SR5 TSS Sport 4 banger to last as long or hopefully even longer than my 01 Nissan Frontier 6 banger king cab? Bought the Tacoma last year with 66k on it, bought the Frontier back in 06 with around the same mileage, maybe 63k. Ran the Frontier until it had 315k on it, the last year I drove it daily, it seemed about every 2 months, some component was breaking, a hundred dollars here and there, nothing major, but I got tired of dealing with it.

Plus, I remember when I saw the Tacoma that Marty Mcfly drove, that is when I knew that was it, I had to have a Tacoma! Then, when my dad bought a 2016 SR5, I wanted one even more, just not that year. The driver seat would not go back far enough. Anyway, during the life of my Nissan, I only had 2 repairs that cost me 3k to fix, that was a trans rebuild and a front-end repair. The trans rebuild was my fault, started around 180k, where it would not shift or would take a few seconds to shift into reverse, late shifts, then hard shifting until about 290k when it would not shift into reverse at all. Front end as in the control arms, bushings, and cv joints at around 300k, which probably stemmed from years back when a guy lost his load on the highway and I ran into the ditch. No damage to the car, but I am sure it did not help my front-end system.

The Nissan still runs, but I just use it on my property; it is not legal anymore, and honestly, I would not trust it to drive it daily more than 20 miles. Before I say this, I want to let you know I am an idiot. I had to rebuild the trans because I never changed the fluid. I had the car for 19 years, and it has had the same fluid in it for 19 years, about 246,000 miles, yeah, he is an idiot, you can say it.

So, can I expect the Tacoma to last as long as my Nissan, or hopefully longer? Provided that I take care of it? Also, for the guys on here who have shops, is there a common mileage that 2022 Tacomas’s in your shop for repairs? My Nissan seemed to start breaking down a lot around 200k. Nothing major, just like an alternator replacement, radiator, fuel pump, air mass sensor, battery, oil leaks, ac freon leak, heater core replacement, things like that.

 

The 4 cylinder 3rd gen Tacoma (same engine as the 2nd gen even) has been well documented to last very long. You should be fine

 

I’m a much bigger fan of Nissan body on frame vehicles than most around here. Still have my 05 Xterra with 250k, but it’s not stock at all anymore, Titan swapped, full skids, sliders, steel bumpers and winch

A lot of common issues with Tacomas just aren’t problems with Nissan. But Nissan does have their own issues. I would say that you purchased the most reliable small truck configuration you could, the 4 cylinder Tacoma is dead simple. Not a lot of power but super reliable. Change the fluids more frequently than recommended and stay out of salt, it will outlive you most likely.

 

We'd all just be guessing,,, but with care and maintenance, I don't think it's unrealistic.

Unfortunately, there is a good chance some uninsured unlicensed derelict will rear end you and bend the frame well before that,,,, I hope I am wrong!

 

246k w/o changing the transmission fluid says a lot about the transmission and the quality of the factory fluid. I've had a well maintained Ford that didn't last that long with proper service. I know a person who killed his Honda transmission because he didn't change the fluids but that only last 70k.

Are you missing the power of the VQ40?

 

Not changing tranny fluid for 240,000 miles until the tranny blew up says more about your vehicle maintenance routine than it says about the quality of the truck. If your maintenance routine is lacking for the rest of the vehicle as it is for the tranny maintenance then you can expect your next vehicle to take a shit sooner than later. And of course admitting , stating that you are an idiot doesn’t improve the probability of long life for your next Tacoma.

 

The 2.7 4cyl might be one of the best engines ever produced.

 

2001 would have been the vg33 I believe. I think they also had a 4 cylinder. Either way, never the vq40, and all those 1st gen engines were anemic anyways, so it should be about the same, lol

 

I thought they were 75,000 mile oil changes on my 84 Nissan 720 and still got 300,000 miles out of it. I sold it to my cousin for $75. He drove it for five years then gave it to a farmer who drove it another five years until he finally blew the motor.

 

I’m quite confident it will last that long as long as you take care of it. There are several people in the high mileage 3rd gen thread with over 300K and 400K miles on their trucks.

 

what is the maintenance history of the Tacoma you bought? 5k oil changes or 10k oil changes for that 66k miles? Do you live where they salt the roads or by the ocean? And has it spent the past 3 years of its life in the salt or near the ocean?

 

if 5k oil change intervals for its whole life and no salt it should get 250k to 300k miles without major repair. That motor is up their with the best of them and it only puts a light load on the rest of the drivetrain extending the vehicles estimated service life. 5k oil changes. 40k drain and fill on the diffs, trans, and radiator.

 

She?

 

You're right, didn't see it was 2001. The 2nd gen Frontier was around forever so assumed wrong. The pathfinder with the VG33 was a dog. I had a Maxima with VG30. Torquey but would heat soak really bad.

 

My 2000 Frontier threw its timing belt at 130k. It chewed locking hubs like Chiclets. The transmission started slipping at 90k, and that was the second transmission. The power steering always leaked. I just accepted that as a fact of life. It couldn't drive any uphill grade at highway speed if it was empty and there was a tailwind.

I miss that truck. It was fun.



... The Tacoma is funner.

 

Marty’s truck was pre-Tacoma.

My ‘99 Tacoma lasted me 20 years and three weeks. I hope my ‘22 lasts that long.

 

Probably
Maybe
I don’t know

 

Will or Can

Will it last that long - lots of variables there -
Can it last that long - for sure -

 

My work Taco just passed 211K and my boss' truck is about to hit 300K, both 2017s. I ensure all our company vehicles get required maintenance intervals, so the only things outside scheduled maintenance we've had to do thus far have either been user error caused (my boss blowing the steering rack out on a really big pothole or me ripping a tire apart on a rockslide) or normal wear and tear from constant use and long term (e.g. brake pads/rotors).

Ours are the V6, so I'd expect fewer things to worry about maintenance with the I4 since it's a simpler and even more well stablished design.

 

I say depending on your driving habits and maintenance records will defy the life of your vehicles.