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Nissan Kicks

Every Nissan Kicks model year on file, 2018 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years51528 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years92018 to 2026
Recall campaigns10Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins628Summed across model years
By model year

The 2019 model year drew the most complaints, 134, 26% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

050100150201820191342020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Driver assistance leads the Nissan Kicks complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Driver assistance
145
Electrical system
116
Engine and cooling
99
Powertrain
72
Brakes
59
Fuel system
37
Structure
35
Visibility and wipers
31
Steering
28
Speed control
28
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Nissan Kicks model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Nissan Kicks by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026SUV70.0117306
2025SUV387.92924015
2024Hatchback378.14631015
2023Hatchback185.61641041
2022Hatchback238.72560062
2021Hatchback767.91,08620102
2020Hatchback977.21,21300123
2019Hatchback1343.71,03110139
2018Hatchback851.260710125
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Nissan Kicks

  • 26V-331 May 21, 2026
    Software error in the combination meter may cause the screen display to go partially or fully blank
    Electrical system · 52k vehicles
  • 26V-145 Mar 13, 2026
    Hook bracket of the front seat frames may be insufficiently welded, which can cause the front seat frames to become loose
    Seats · 15 vehicles
  • 26V-023 Jan 20, 2026
    Door strikers may have been improperly welded and break, allowing the door to open while moving
    Latches and locks · 26k vehicles
  • 25V-324 Jun 4, 2025
    Center information display unit may display a blank screen when shifted into reverse
    Back-over prevention · 80k vehicles
  • 25V-188 Apr 17, 2025
    Certification label may have been printed with the incorrect Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) and Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) values, which…
    Equipment · 37k vehicles
  • 24V-969 Dec 23, 2024
    "Shift-to-Park" warning may not activate as intended when the vehicle is shut off and still in a gear other than "Park." As such, these vehicles…
    Electrical system · 89 vehicles
  • 24V-154 Feb 27, 2024
    Due to a manufacturing issue, the driver's air bag inflator may absorb moisture, and cause the air bag to deploy improperly
    Airbags · 351 vehicles
  • 23V-496 Jul 18, 2023
    Intermittent electrical connection in the electric power steering (EPS) torque sensor can disable the power steering assist
    Steering · 12k vehicles
  • 22V-693 Sep 15, 2022
    Intermittent electrical connection in the electric power steering (EPS) torque sensor can disable the power steering assist
    Steering · 20k vehicles
  • 19V-654 Sep 12, 2019
    Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles
    Back-over prevention · 1.23M vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.