The Full-Size Pickup Truck With the Cheapest Annual Maintenance Cost Isn’t the Toyota Tundra
The Toyota Tundra is the Japanese auto giant’s popular full-size pickup truck. Like every other Toyota, the Tundra has relatively low annual maintenance costs. Though the Tundra is cheaper to maintain than most other trucks, it isn’t the least expensive. Here’s a look at the full-size pickup truck with the cheapest annual maintenance cost and how it compares with the Toyota Tundra.
1 full-size pickup truck has the cheapest annual maintenance cost in the segment
The Ford F-150 is the most popular full-size truck in America and the best-selling vehicle nationwide, but it isn’t tops in average annual maintenance cost. The F-150 costs about $788 to repair and maintain yearly. The Chevy Silverado, another popular pickup, is slightly cheaper to maintain than the Ford. Silverado owners should expect to spend $714 a year.
After that, there’s the Ram 1500, another popular truck. Owners spend about $691 yearly maintaining their Rams. Then there’s the Toyota Tundra, which is cheaper to maintain than these rivals. Tundra owners spend about $606 a year maintaining their trucks. That’s a remarkably low number, but the Nissan Titan beats it.
RepairPal reports that Titan owners spend about $555 a year repairing and maintaining this full-size pickup truck. That’s about $50 a year less than the Tundra but far cheaper than other rivals. The segment average is $936 — $381 more than the Titan’s. Indeed, the average car has an average yearly maintenance cost of $652 — almost $100 more than the Titan’s.
The Nissan Titan is reliable but has a handful of problems
One of the main reasons the Nissan Titan has the cheapest annual maintenance cost is its high reliability rating. Because this truck doesn’t break down as often as other vehicles, Titan owners generally don’t spend as much on repairs as other owners. RepairPal gave the Titan an above-average reliability rating of 3.5 out of 5.
In fact, the automotive repair site assigned the Titan the second-highest reliability rating in its class. Of course, like any other vehicle, this Nissan truck has a few issues, but they’re typically less severe than other full-size pickup trucks’ pain points.
The most common Titan problem is overheating or lack of ventilation, causing the rear axle seals to leak. That concern affected the Titan’s first generation, occurring after about 100,000 miles.
Here’s how much it costs to fix the Nissan Titan’s most common maintenance problems
That rear axle seal issue could be relatively cheap or expensive to fix. Some owners spent about $350 on the repair, while others paid over $3,000.
Unfortunately, the cost to fix the Nissan Titan’s second most common problem also fluctuates wildly. Typically occurring after about 100,000 miles, this issue involves the truck’s catalytic converter. It could sustain damage due to a weak or failing fuel pump.
Both of those parts are expensive to fix. A new catalytic converter can cost over $1,500 to install, and replacing the truck’s fuel pump costs around $1,200. That said, like the rear axle seal problem, this issue mainly affects first-generation Titan models, so owners of newer models might not have this concern.
