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2018 Nissan Kicks electrical system problems

The 2018 Nissan Kicks has 34 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 22% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

34

Electrical System complaints

22%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Kicks electrical system complaints by model year40 complaints2018: 34 complaints2019: 40 complaints2020: 27 complaints2021: 11 complaints2022: 1 complaints2023: 7 complaints2024: 3 complaints2025: 4 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Kicks electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

WITHIN THE FIRST 300 MILES THE SENSORS STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SIDE SENSORS. THE THE FRONT SENSOR RELATING TO THE AEB STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. I NOW HAVE 6000 MILES ON THE CAR IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF SHOP WITH NO CLEAR SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · November 29, 2018 · crash

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2018 Nissan Kicks have?

NHTSA has 34 complaints about the 2018 Nissan Kicks electrical system — 22% of all complaints filed for that model year.

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.