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Nissan Kicks years to avoidWhat NHTSA complaint data does and doesn’t say
We compared 9 model years of the Nissan Kicks by owner complaints to NHTSA, adjusted for how long each year has been on the road. No single year stands far above the rest.
Complaints per year on the road
1.0 = typical year for this model
| Year | Complaints | Per year on road | Index | Recalls | Crashes | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | — | 3 | 0 | Too new to judge |
| 2025 | 43 | 22 | 1.6 | 4 | 2 | Typical |
| 2024 | 40 | 13 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | Typical |
| 2023 | 34 | 9 | 0.6 | 1 | 2 | Typical |
| 2022 | 24 | 5 | 0.4 | 0 | 2 | Fewest complaints |
| 2021 | 78 | 13 | 1.0 | 2 | 6 | Typical |
| 2020 | 99 | 14 | 1.1 | 0 | 7 | Typical |
| 2019 | 134 | 17 | 1.3 | 1 | 5 | Typical |
| 2018 | 87 | 10 | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | Typical |
- 202610 complaints · 3 recallsToo new to judge
- 202543 complaints · 4 recallsTypical
- 202440 complaints · 1 recallTypical
- 202334 complaints · 1 recallTypical
- 202224 complaints · 0 recallsFewest complaints
- 202178 complaints · 2 recallsTypical
- 202099 complaints · 0 recallsTypical
- 2019134 complaints · 1 recallTypical
- 201887 complaints · 1 recallTypical
Data from NHTSA Complaints & Recalls APIs · synced Nov 12, 2026
Fewest complaints for their age: 2022.
About this comparison
What Nissan Kicks years have the most complaints?
No Nissan Kicks model year drew more than twice the typical complaint rate among the 9 model years compared. The highest was 2025.
Is this a reliability rating?
No. These are counts of unverified owner complaints to NHTSA. They are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so a popular year can collect more complaints. Use them to find patterns, then read the reports.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.