I did an oil change on my 2022 Frontier yesterday. I bought my Frontier used in October with ~2300 miles on it and changed the oil at 5300 miles because even though the dealer documented they changed the oil before I took delivery, It was hard for me to tell they actually did. I mention this because this could be the factory filter, or it could be dealer installed. It could have 5300 miles on it or 3000.
This made in Japan, Mahle filter is decently constructed, but is nothing special. I personally would not go out of my way or pay a premium for this filter. The only anomaly I found was the crimp for the pleats (the orange-yellowish area in the second pic) was very brittle and crumbled if you flexed it. It had a black, I assume rubber ADBV.
This made in Japan, Mahle filter is decently constructed, but is nothing special. I personally would not go out of my way or pay a premium for this filter. The only anomaly I found was the crimp for the pleats (the orange-yellowish area in the second pic) was very brittle and crumbled if you flexed it. It had a black, I assume rubber ADBV.



