2018 Nissan Kicks problems
Owners have filed 157 complaints about the 2018 Nissan Kicks with NHTSA. Forward collision avoidance accounts for 15.3% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 14.6%. A further 16.6% were filed without a specific system named.
Complaints157
Crashes2
Fires0
Injuries0
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Unknown or other 16.6% · 26
Forward collision avoidance 15.3% · 24
Electrical system 14.6% · 23
Engine 13.4% · 21
Service brakes 8.9% · 14
Electronic stability control (ESC) 7.6% · 12
Power train 5.1% · 8
Steering 2.5% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 2 describe a crash.
Reading the numbers
Across the 4 model years of the Nissan Kicks in this data, 2018 ranks 3rd by complaint volume — 2019 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 47 in the last three years against 59 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 5,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Light in panel appear said warning malfunction automatic emergency breaking light is on all the time and the car go to the dealers they fixed and when used the car this appear again in the panel Forward collision avoidance
Code P0101 comes up which indicates an issue with the carâs MAF system triggering a check engine light. This is widely known to be a software issue and is chronic in many Nissan Kickâs manufactured around 2018-2020. This is a faulty error code and ends up visiting consumers hundreds of dollars to repair and almost always returns despite actions being taken to repair the issue. Engine
The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Kicks. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the airbag warning light illuminated. The dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was 64,215. Air bags · reported at 64,215 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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