2024 NISSAN KICKS — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 32 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: VISIBILITY (12 complaints · 37.5%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 2
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 1
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution VISIBILITY appears in 12 of 32 owner complaints (37.5%) in this vehicle snapshot. VISIBILITY: 12 complaints, 37.5% of reports VISIBILITY 12 · 37.5% BACK OVER PREVENTION: 2 complaints, 6.3% of reports BACK OVER PREVENTION 2 · 6.3% ENGINE: 2 complaints, 6.3% of reports ENGINE 2 · 6.3% FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: 2 complaints, 6.3% of reports FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 · 6.3% LANE DEPARTURE: 2 complaints, 6.3% of reports LANE DEPARTURE 2 · 6.3% · 1 crash reports SERVICE BRAKES: 2 complaints, 6.3% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 2 · 6.3% AIR BAGS: 1 complaints, 3.1% of reports AIR BAGS 1 · 3.1% · 1 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 1 complaints, 3.1% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 · 3.1% FUEL SYSTEM: 1 complaints, 3.1% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 1 · 3.1% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 16 complaints, 50.0% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 16 · 50.0% · 1 crash reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
VISIBILITY 12 37.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
BACK OVER PREVENTION 2 6.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 2 6.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 6.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
LANE DEPARTURE 2 6.3% 1 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 2 6.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 1 3.1% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 3.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 1 3.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 16 50.0% 1 crashes · 0 fires
NHTSA Consumer Complaints, NHTSA Safety Recalls, and NHTSA Defect Investigations Snapshot 2026-08-22 Open source record Read our complete data methodology →

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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Apr 2024; the first recall shown was reported in Feb 2024. 2024-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2024-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2024-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2025-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2026-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 2026-Q2: 8 owner reports 8 2026-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 Owner reports Feb 2024 Jul 2026 Recall campaign 24V154000 ◆ Recall campaign 24V154000
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2024-Q2 Owner reports 2
2024-Q3 Owner reports 2
2024-Q4 Owner reports 1
2025-Q1 Owner reports 1
2025-Q2 Owner reports 2
2025-Q4 Owner reports 4
2026-Q1 Owner reports 10
2026-Q2 Owner reports 8
2026-Q3 Owner reports 2
Recall campaign 1 24V154000
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 24V154000

    Report date
    Component:
    AIR BAGS
    Consequence:
    An air bag that deploys improperly may not protect the driver as intended during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy:
    Dealers will replace the front driver's air bag assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2024. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's numbers for this recall are PD103, PD104, and PMA34.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-08-21
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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