2023 Nissan Kicks problems and recalls

Owners have filed 34 complaints on the 2023 Nissan Kicks, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Forward Collision Avoidance (11 complaints).

34
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
1
Injuries
57.4
Severity index

Severity index 57.4 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 57.4p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 11 complaints (32.4%)11 32%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 8 complaints (23.5%)8 24%EngineEngine: 8 complaints (23.5%)8 24%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 6 complaints (17.6%)6 18%Power TrainPower Train: 4 complaints (11.8%)4 12%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 4 complaints (11.8%)4 12%Service BrakesService Brakes: 4 complaints (11.8%)4 12%Engine And Engine Cooli…Engine And Engine Cooling: 2 complaints (5.9%)2 6%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE1132.4%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM823.5%
ENGINE823.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER617.6%
POWER TRAIN411.8%
BACK OVER PREVENTION411.8%
SERVICE BRAKES411.8%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING25.9%

Complaints filed per year

06132022: 22023: 72024: 52025: 72026: 13 (partial year)222324252613
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20222
20237
20245
20257
2026 (year to date)13
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 9.5x those in 2022 to 2022 (19 against 2).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
24V15400027/02/2024AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULENissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2024 Titan, Frontier, Infiniti QX60, Pathfinder, 2023-2024 Sentra, Versa, Kicks, Infiniti QX50, and 2023 Rogue vehicles. Due to a manufacturing issue, the driver's air bag inflator may absorb moisture, and cause the air ba

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 2026-09-14. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.