2018 Nissan Kicks problems and recalls

Owners have filed 84 complaints on the 2018 Nissan Kicks, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Unknown Or Other (26 complaints).

84
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
35.3
Severity index

Severity index 35.3 Low. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 35.3p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 105 of 122 by severity index among 2018 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 14% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2018 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 26 complaints (31.0%)26 31%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 23 complaints (27.4%)23 27%EngineEngine: 21 complaints (25.0%)21 25%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 19 complaints (22.6%)19 23%Service BrakesService Brakes: 15 complaints (17.9%)15 18%Electronic Stability Co…Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 12 complaints (14.3%)12 14%Power TrainPower Train: 8 complaints (9.5%)8 10%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 4 complaints (4.8%)4 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2631.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2327.4%
ENGINE2125.0%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE1922.6%
SERVICE BRAKES1517.9%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)1214.3%
POWER TRAIN89.5%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM44.8%

Complaints filed per year

010192018: 32019: 192020: 82021: 82022: 122023: 92024: 52025: 112026: 9 (partial year)18191920212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20183
201919
20208
20218
202212
20239
20245
202511
2026 (year to date)9
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (25 against 28).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V65400012/09/2019BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERANissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX8

Other Nissan Kicks model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 7 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-28. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.