Nissan Kicks - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Nissan Kicks owners have reported a total of 863 problems for their cars built in the 9 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Nissan Kicks. The 2019 Nissan Kicks cars have the most problems reported (246 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Nissan Kicks

Model Year	Number of Problems
2026 Kicks	15
2025 Kicks	43
2024 Kicks	43
2023 Kicks	51
2022 Kicks	35
2021 Kicks	103
2020 Kicks	177
2019 Kicks	246
2018 Kicks	150

🔍 Common problems of Nissan Kicks

The following chart shows the 26 most common problems for Nissan Kicks cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's forward collision avoidance (134 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (117 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Nissan Kicks

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Forward Collision Avoidance	134
Electrical System	117
Equipment	110
Engine And Engine Cooling	97
Power Train	64
Service Brakes	60
Structure	36
Other Fuel System	33
Vehicle Speed Control	30
Visibility	29

Steering	27
Air Bag	20
Back Over Prevention	20
Lane Departure	19
Electronic Stability Control	16
Suspension	15
Wheel	11
Exterior Lighting	5
Gasoline Fuel System	4
Seats	4
Seat Belt	4
Air Brake	2
Tire	2
Latches/locks/linkage	2
Communication	1
Chest Clip, Buckle, Harness	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Nissan Kicks of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Kicks model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Nissan Kicks model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Kicks Model Years

Kicks Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2022	35	40,707	4	0.21
2021	103	71,996	5	0.29
2020	177	72,223	6	0.41
2019	246	56,919	7	0.62
2018	150	35,267	8	0.53

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Nissan Kicks is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2026 Kicks	12
2025 Kicks	26
2024 Kicks	7
2023 Kicks	11
2022 Kicks	16
2021 Kicks	6
2020 Kicks	17
2019 Kicks	14
2018 Kicks	13

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