FaultScore

Worst years for a Nissan Juke

Owners have filed 659 complaints about the Nissan Juke with NHTSA across model years 2011 to 2017. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2014 Nissan Juke

90 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2016 Nissan Juke

49 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Nissan Juke year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2017 C 21 5 2 15,000 Engine & Cooling
2016 C 49 5 1 46,250 Transmission & Drivetrain
2015 C 52 3 0 27,000 Engine & Cooling
2014 D 90 8 6 54,715 Engine & Cooling
2013 D 136 5 8 63,000 Engine & Cooling
2012 C 109 4 0 63,000 Engine & Cooling
2011 D 202 4 3 63,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Nissan Juke

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 188 28.5%

Worst in 2011

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Worst in 2013

Airbags 26 3.9%

Worst in 2014

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 19 2.9%

Worst in 2011

Steering 17 2.6%

Worst in 2011

Body & Structure 15 2.3%

Worst in 2011

Suspension 15 2.3%

Worst in 2013

Brakes 14 2.1%

Worst in 2015

Wheels 12 1.8%

Worst in 2016

Lights 6 0.9%

Worst in 2014

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Nissan Juke, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 2011 peak 16 Aug 2026

Nissan Juke problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Nissan Juke

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.