Compare the2024 Nissan TitanVS 2024 Toyota Tundra

Full-time four-wheel drive is optional on the Titan. Full-time four-wheel drive gives added traction for safety in all conditions, not just off-road, like the only system available on the Tundra.

The Titan has a standard blind spot warning system that uses sensors to alert the driver to objects in the vehicle’s blind spots where the side view mirrors don’t reveal them. A system to reveal vehicles in the Tundra’s blind spot costs extra.

To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the Titan has standard Rear Cross Traffic Alert, helping the driver avoid collisions. Toyota charges extra for Rear Cross Traffic Alert on the Tundra and its not available on the SR.

The Titan’s driver alert monitor detects an inattentive driver then sounds a warning and suggests a break. According to the NHTSA, drivers who fall asleep cause about 100,000 crashes and 1500 deaths a year. The Tundra doesn’t offer a driver alert monitor.

Both the Titan and the Tundra have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver and front passenger knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, lane departure warning systems, rearview cameras, available daytime running lights and around view monitors.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the Nissan Titan is safer than the Toyota Tundra:

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

The Titan comes with a full 5-year/100,000-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire truck and includes free 24-hour roadside assistance. The Tundra’s 3-year basic warranty expires 2 years or 64000 miles sooner.

J.D. Power and Associates rated the Titan second among large light duty pickups in their 2023 Initial Quality Study. The Tundra isn’t in the top three in its category.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2023 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Nissan vehicles are better in initial quality than Toyota vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Nissan above average in initial quality. With 14 more problems per 100 vehicles, Toyota is rated below average.

The Titan’s 5.6 DOHC V8 produces 42 more horsepower (400 vs. 358) and 7 lbs.-ft. more torque (413 vs. 406) than the Tundra SR’s standard 3.4 turbo V6. The Titan’s 5.6 DOHC V8 produces 11 more horsepower (400 vs. 389) than the Tundra’s optional 3.4 turbo V6.

To lower fuel costs and make buying fuel easier, the Nissan Titan uses regular unleaded gasoline (premium recommended for maximum performance). The Tundra requires premium, which can cost on average about 82.8 cents more per gallon.

The Titan has 3.5 gallons more fuel capacity than the Tundra’s standard fuel tank (26 vs. 22.5 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups.

The Titan stops much shorter than the Tundra:

For better traction, the Titan has larger standard tires than the Tundra (265/70R18 vs. 245/75R18).

The Titan SV’s standard tires provide better handling because they have a lower 70 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Tundra SR’s standard 75 series tires.

The Titan has standard front and rear stabilizer bars, which help keep the Titan flat and controlled during cornering. The Tundra’s suspension doesn’t offer a rear stabilizer bar.

The Titan Crew Cab 4x4 handles at .74 G’s, while the Tundra 5.5-foot bed Limited Crew Cab Pickup 4x4 pulls only .72 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

The Titan Platinum Crew Cab 4x4 executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver quicker than the Tundra 5.5-foot bed TRD Pro Crew Cab Pickup (28.3 seconds @ .59 average G’s vs. 29 seconds @ .6 average G’s).

For better maneuverability, the Titan’s turning circle is .6 feet tighter than the Tundra 6.5-foot bed Extended Cab Pickup’s (48 feet vs. 48.6 feet). The Titan’s turning circle is 4 feet tighter than the Tundra 8.1-foot bed Extended Cab Pickup’s (48 feet vs. 52 feet).

The Titan is shorter than the Tundra, making the Titan easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces:

The Titan has standard seating for 6 passengers; the Tundra can only carry 5.

The Titan King Cab has .6 inches more front legroom, .2 inches more rear headroom and 1.2 inches more rear shoulder room than the Tundra Extended Cab Pickup.

The Titan Crew Cab has .6 inches more front legroom, 1.9 inches more rear headroom and 1.2 inches more rear shoulder room than the Tundra Crew Cab Pickup.

The Titan King Cab has a much larger cargo box than the Tundra Extended Cab Pickup shortbed (59.6 vs. 54.3 cubic feet).

The Titan Crew Cab has a much larger cargo box than the Tundra Crew Cab Pickup shortbed (50.7 vs. 45.8 cubic feet).

The Titan’s cargo box is larger than the Tundra’s in almost every dimension:

The Titan has stake post holes, to allow the containment of tall, light loads. The Tundra doesn’t offer stake post holes.

The Titan’s minimum standard towing capacity is much higher than the Tundra’s (9130 vs. 8300 pounds).

The Titan’s standard speed-sensitive wipers speed up when the vehicle does, so that the driver doesn’t have to continually adjust the speed of the wipers. The Tundra’s standard manually variable intermittent wipers have to be constantly adjusted.

J.D. Power and Associates rated the Titan first among large light duty pickups in owner reported satisfaction. This includes how well the vehicle performs and satisfies its owner’s expectations. The Tundra isn’t in the top three.

Motor Trend selected the Titan as their 2017 Truck of the Year. The Tundra has never been chosen.