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2018 Nissan Kicks driver assistance problems

The 2018 Nissan Kicks has 24 driver assistance complaints filed with NHTSA — 16% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

24

Driver Assistance complaints

16%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Driver Assistance complaints by year

Kicks driver assistance complaints by model year60 complaints2018: 24 complaints2019: 60 complaints2020: 56 complaints2021: 20 complaints2022: 9 complaints2023: 23 complaints2024: 9 complaints2025: 5 complaints
Kicks driver assistance complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

19V654000Driver AssistanceSeptember 12, 2019 · 1,228,830 units

Defect

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."

Consequence

The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.

What owners report

When driving my car the slip indicator will come on. My car will then struggle to stay running and then the malfunction light and car collision lights will also pop on. This happens when I am driving at any speed and if I place in park the car will completely shut down.

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Driver Assistance · May 27, 2022

Common questions

How many driver assistance complaints does the 2018 Nissan Kicks have?

NHTSA has 24 complaints about the 2018 Nissan Kicks driver assistance — 16% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2018 Nissan Kicks driver assistance?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the driver assistance: 19V654000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.