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Nissan Kicks years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2019. Best years: 2022.
The 2019 Nissan Kicks draws the most owner complaints for its age: 134, or 17 for each year on the road, against a median of 12 a year across the 7 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2019 is stalling (39 reports).
- 134complaints
- 1recall campaigns
- 1model years with a page
Newest report Jul 22, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2019
Most reported: stalling (39 reports, median 60,000 miles) and false collision warning (31 reports).
Best years
2022
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid. Too new to judge: 2025.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2019 has the most complaints of any Nissan Kicks year here: 134 of 134 (100%).
- Problem across the years
- Stalling is the top problem in every model year with a page, 39 reports in all. Pooled across the years, half of the 9 owners who gave a mileage for stalling were under about 60,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 4% of Nissan Kicks complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
- Recalls on the top problem
- None of the 1 model years where owners report stalling has a recall on the same system.
- When owners filed
- Complaints are still climbing. 2025 brought 30, the most of any year so far. So far in 2026, 12 more have come in.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2018 (85), 2020 (97), 2021 (76), 2022 (23), 2023 (34), 2024 (37), 2025 (38).
Year by year
2019 Nissan Kicks avoid
134 owner complaints, 17 for each year on the road (1.4 times the model median). Most reported: stalling (39 reports, median 60,000 miles), false collision warning (31 reports) and brake wear (22 reports, median 34,000 miles). 5 reports involved a crash and 3 people were hurt. 1 recall: 19V-654 on the backup camera.
Questions
What Nissan Kicks years should you avoid?
The 2019 Nissan Kicks draws the most owner complaints for its age: 134, or 17 for each year on the road, against a median of 12 a year across the 7 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2019 is stalling (39 reports).
What are the best years for the Nissan Kicks?
The 2022 draws the fewest complaints for its age: 23, or 5 for each year on the road.
What is the most common problem on the Nissan Kicks?
Stalling, with 39 reports across the 1 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2019.
How many recalls does the Nissan Kicks have?
1 recall campaign cover the Nissan Kicks model years 2019 on this site.
How many Nissan Kicks complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
4% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
Is there a recall for stalling on the Nissan Kicks?
No. None of the 1 model years where owners report it has one on the same system.