2019 Nissan Kicks problems and recalls

Owners filed 73 complaints on the 2019 Nissan Kicks in the last three full years, out of 134 on record. The most cited component is the Forward Collision Avoidance.

134
Complaints
1
Recalls
5
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
3
Injuries
44.9
Severity index

Severity index 44.9 Low. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 44.9p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 82 of 123 by severity index among 2019 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 33% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2019 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 43 complaints (32.1%)43 32%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 39 complaints (29.1%)39 29%EngineEngine: 35 complaints (26.1%)35 26%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 31 complaints (23.1%)31 23%Service BrakesService Brakes: 22 complaints (16.4%)22 16%Power TrainPower Train: 19 complaints (14.2%)19 14%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 15 complaints (11.2%)15 11%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 11 complaints (8.2%)11 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE4332.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3929.1%
ENGINE3526.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3123.1%
SERVICE BRAKES2216.4%
POWER TRAIN1914.2%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1511.2%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM118.2%

Complaints filed per year

015302019: 52020: 172021: 92022: 182023: 272024: 162025: 302026: 12 (partial year)192021222324253026
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20195
202017
20219
202218
202327
202416
202530
2026 (year to date)12
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 1.7x those in 2020 to 2022 (73 against 44).

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 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.