Worst years for a Nissan Kicks

Owners have filed 898 complaints about the Nissan Kicks with NHTSA across model years 2018 to 2026. More of them are about the driver assist & collision avoidance than anything else.

Avoid

2020 Nissan Kicks

187 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly driver assist & collision avoidance.

Cleanest on record

2026 Nissan Kicks

15 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Nissan Kicks 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
2026 A 15 0 0 — Other & Unspecified
2025 C 49 2 1 8,000 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2024 C 53 3 0 21,421 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2023 B 34 3 0 37,100 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2022 C 37 4 0 10,000 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2021 C 108 9 0 68,507 Body & Structure
2020 F 187 14 0 5,850 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2019 D 258 9 0 21,000 Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2018 D 157 2 0 5,000 Other & Unspecified

What breaks on a Nissan Kicks

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

Worst in 2019

Electrical System 116 12.9%

Worst in 2019

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Engine & Cooling 98 10.9%

Worst in 2019

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Brakes 59 6.6%

Worst in 2019

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Worst in 2021

Worst in 2024

Steering 28 3.1%

Worst in 2022

Worst in 2019

Airbags 19 2.1%

Worst in 2020

Suspension 16 1.8%

Worst in 2018

Stability & Traction Control 15 1.7%

Worst in 2018

Exactly what failed on a Nissan Kicks

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Warnings 93 41.2%
Automatic Emergency Braking 62 27.4%
Body 34 15.0%
Warning 10 4.4%
Warnings 9 4.0%
Blind Spot Detection 5 2.2%
Assist 4 1.8%
Glass, Side/Rear 4 1.8%
Mass AIR Flow (Maf) Sensor 3 1.3%
Rearview System Braking 2 0.9%

Complaints filed over time

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

Aug 2018 peak 29 Sep 2026

Nissan Kicks 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 Kicks

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