I got over six years from my original 2012 Frontier battery, and am now at 3.5 years from purchase date on my 2019 (over 4 years from build date). No battery issues for me.

 

A lot depends on where you live
When I was in Florida the average life span on a battery was less than 3 years. My 2018 Lexus has its original battery. Nissan however is not Lexus so we shall see . I know reside in Tennessee

 

Your climate affects battery life the most, 2nd is your specific vehicle usage. Heat kills batteries quicker than cold.

 

VVCS kills it sooner too!!

 

Agreed that climate has a lot to do with it. The 4 from my 2015's all died in Hawaii. They open warming shelters at 65 degrees. My Frontier has seen 115 in the summer and -10 in the winter and is failing the same way as my previous ones. Lots of start/stops and short trips is a killer too especially in the winter when you use your headlights more.

The interesting thing is that the new battery weighs more than the old one. Same group size too.

 

Maybe it's a coincidence, but battery quality has tanked since about the time Johnson Controls exited the business in May 2019. All brands, all types, are drawing widespread complaints of short life. I'm on my second replacement (3rd battery) Walmart Maxx in 2 years (for my Town Car). I believe that's an East Penn product. My 9 month old Walmart Maxx for the Frontier is working great.
One scenario is the buyer of Johnson Controls, Clarios, is cutting corners, forcing the competitors to do the same to remain price competitive. Although my questionable Walmart battery has gone from $90 to $140 in 2 years.

 

I got 10 years from my OE battery

 

I got 5 years out of my 2018.

 

2017, still on original battery.

 

Battery lifespan is location dependent for sure; not just where you live, but where you park - both during the day and during the night.

Of course, not including other things like any additional electronics and whatnot.

 

Just installed third battery in less then 34 months; two under manufacturer warranty. Switched to Group 24 from group 35; also switched to AC Delco battery.
No more Auto Zone batteries.

 

Just installed third battery in less then 34 months; two under manufacturer warranty. Switched to Group 24 from group 35; also switched to AC Delco battery.
No more Auto Zone batteries.

If that AC Delco is made in the USA, it's probably from the same plant as Auto Zone batteries. There's only a handful of lead acid battery manufacturers...Clarios-Delkor (the company that Johnson Controls spun their battery division off to), East Penn, maybe one or two more.

Along with climate and storage, how you use the vehicle affects the battery's longevity. For example, if you drive two miles to work and two miles home, you're not doing it (and the rest of the vehicle) any favors.

 

2.5 years is average life here in Arizona.

85% of batteries in USA are made by Clarios/Johnson Controls; Nissan doesn't make batteries, slap their name on someone else's.

 

/\ that is true. i used to work at a battery shop and would go pick up pallets of batteries along hte border to mexico. i would bring them back to the shop and we had rolls of stickers from all kinds of places that we would put on whatever amount of batteries they were purchasing so the businesses could resell them.

the only ones we didn't do that with were trojan batteries. they came with their own stickers and we just sold them to people who wanted the best battery

 

The Nissan batteries do suck, both of mine were leaking acid out of the top vents after a year or so. I replaced the last one with a Motorcraft….so much better quality for just a few bucks more. In my wife’s Golf Alltrack I put an AC Delco AGM battery to replace the junk stocker. So far, so good.

 

Our 2016 Golf is doing fine with the original battery.

 

Interesting. My 2020 is still on the original battery (it will be 3yrs at the end of September). No issues at all.

 

I get 6-7 years out of oem batteries. Location, drive distance add up. You’re a ham, are you using your radio in the truck off the battery? Running a amp?

 

That's the funny part. My radio has been out of the truck since before the battery started doing this. Maybe it was protesting leaving Eastern Washington for far Western Washington (Olympic Peninsula). My new one seems to be happy. It cranks faster too.

 

Until the Nissan, I never got less than 5-7 years out of a battery in Southeast, Texas. It's hot, wet and humid, on the salt winded coast. The Nissan Renault battery only lasted like 3.5 years. I think it's the same story as the tires that come on new trucks - lower quality maintenance items to save them money on the assembly line. But gave me a reason to upgrade to an AGM battery that hopefully will do better.

 

Same, the OEM batteries in every other vehicle I had pre-Frontier lasted at least 6-8 years.
The original battery in my Frontier lasted 4 years, switched to an Interstate (standard) after and that lasted 5 years.
I also recently upgraded to an AGM now also (Interstate).

 

To add some data to the thread, I've got 63,000 miles on the original battery in my 2019 and I'm in central Alabama.

 

2017, still on original battery.

Me too.

 

bought my 2019 SV CC in march....still had original battery but replaced anyways....try not to keep a battery more than 4-5 yrs..went with Nissan
my wifes car on the other hand (04 Stratus R/T bought new) went in for collant flush alignment and new battery....hers lasted 8 yrs and was still starting car but i made her replace it due to age...new Sears DIEHARD Silver

 

had one in a ford escape last 8 years while a factory AGM in a hyundai only went 3 years ,

 

I got a little over six years and about 43,000 miles on my 2012 Frontier battery. The 2019 battery is still doing fine.

 

In super-hot Arizona, battery life averages like 2.5 years.

 

Remember peeps - Everyone will have a different battery lifespan.

All the replies here are all anecdotal since we all live in different places, in different environments with different temperatures, different parking spots, different driving habits, different equipment, etc. etc. etc. so many factors contribute to battery life. Just because we all have Frontiers (and some who are mentioning other vehicles as if that means anything) it doesn't mean we'll have the same battery life, and the scattered data points in is thread shows exactly that.

Actually, it's funny because after re-reading the thread I noticed that everyone is stating battery lifespans - but (with the exception of a couple of people), no one is stating the actual make/model/part# of the battery that they are talking about

 

If this forum were to ban anecdotal information, there would be no more forum.

What oil do you use?

 

My 2020 Frontier battery is croaking. 2.5 years seems to be the lifespan.

Check your factory warranty. There is a significant pro-rated discount for a 30-month failure.

 

Been there, done that on an earlier Nissan. Twice. Both were free and both failed in about the same amount of time. This time I skipped the pain and replaced it on my own dime. Out of pure engineering curiosity I weighed the Nissan battery (that got a few strange looks from folk in the Autozone parking lot) then weighed the Duralast. The Duralast was 11 lbs heavier. Same group. Gotta think it has more of what's needed in it. Higher CCA is a giveaway.