The 2018 Nissan Kicks has 83 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 1 recall on record. The most-reported areas are electrical system and engine. Owners most often flag cvt transmission juddering/behavior: "rubber band" effect during acceleration, sluggish response, shuddering, involuntary shifting to neutral, and poor rolling acceleration. frequency: very frequent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2018 Nissan Kicks vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 5 Kicks model years we track, complaint volume runs from 30 (2024) to 132 (2019). With 83 complaints, the 2018 Kicks sits about the same asthe model's median of 83.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
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