2022 Nissan Kicks: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 35 complaints
35
Total Complaints
10,000mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

5,000 25th Percentile
10,000 Median Mileage
10,300 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
5
ENGINE
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
SUSPENSION
3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
2
POWER TRAIN
2
WHEELS
2
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
2
LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING
1
SEAT BELTS
1

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
0
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"Brand new 2022 Nissan Kicks S, I was driving home from picking it up at the dealership with only 14 miles on the odometer when I was stopped at a red light and the car shuddered and stalled. The battery and oil dash lights came on. I had to place the car into Park, turn it off, and turn it back on t..."
"Brand new 2022 Nissan Kicks S, I was driving home from picking it up at the dealership with only 14 miles on the odometer when I was stopped at a red light and the car shuddered and stalled. The battery and oil dash lights came on. I had to place the car into Park, turn it off, and turn it back on t..."
"On June 16, 2022 I suffered a medical emergency and the vehicle drifted out of the lane into the guardrail to the right. No lane departure warning sounded or alerted me. The vehicle grazed the guardrail on the passenger side then veered left across the other 3 lanes with no warnings or alerts soundi..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28