IllustrationI WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A ROAD WITH A 35 MPH SPEED LIMIT WIT NO CARS IN FRONT OF OR BEHIND ME, AND MY VEHICLES AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING ENGAGED, SLOWING MY CAR DOWN FOR NO REASON. THERE WERE NO OBSTACLES AHEAD OF ME
2018 Nissan Kicks
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2018 Nissan Kicks do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 37.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
260–25K
125–50K
250–75K
075–100K
2100–150K
0150K+
31 reports with mileage · 53 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Forward Collision Avoidance. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
84 reportsNISSAN AEB (AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING) HAS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT COULD LEAVE PEOPLE SERIOUSLY INJURED THAT COULD BE FATAL. THE AEB SYSTEM SOMETIMES MALFUNCTIONS ON A BROAD RANGE OF NISSANS CAUSING THEM TO ABRUPTLY STOP WHILE STOPPING. THIS IS ONLY SUPPOSED TO OCCUR IN AN ACCIDENT.
CAR OVERSTEERS,ALMOST ROLLING OVER; WHEN ON INCLINE OR STEEP DRIVEWAY, (STEEP DRIVEWAY LIKE MY HOME) CAR ROLLS BACK SEVERAL FEET; WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, KICKS MAKES GRINDING NOISE AND SHIFTS VERY ROUGHLY; HAVE MADE NUMEROUS CONCERNS TO NISSAN, SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS
THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO DEAD HALF WHEN NOTHING IS IN FRONT OF ME
FRONT COLLISON SENSOR KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING ON A BROAD RANGE OF NEWER NISSANS INCLUDING THE KICKS WHICH COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STOP ON ITS OWN. ALSO, MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE SCRATCHED UP AND MALFUNCTIONING TOUCH SCREEN RADIO UNITS.
WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND/OR MOVING, THE AEB SYSTEM (THE FRONT RADAR) DOES NOT WORK. NO MATTER THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE SYSTEM WILL DISABLE ITSELF AND BECOME INACTIVE. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE DEALER WHERE PURCHASED AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE ON O…
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WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND/OR MOVING, THE AEB SYSTEM (THE FRONT RADAR) DOES NOT WORK. NO MATTER THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE SYSTEM WILL DISABLE ITSELF AND BECOME INACTIVE. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE DEALER WHERE PURCHASED AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 29, 2018.
FAULTY RADAR - WARNING FLASH ON DASHBOARD INDICATING "FRONT RADAR UNAVAILABLE DUE TO OBSTRUCTION. CAR IS IN MOTION AND WARNING APPEARS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NOT WEATHER RELATED AND CAN WARN WHILE CITY STREET, HIGHWAY AT ANY TIME. DOES NOT COME ON BECAUSE OF A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR WHILE TURNING. IT HAS COME ON DAY AND NIGHT FO…
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FAULTY RADAR - WARNING FLASH ON DASHBOARD INDICATING "FRONT RADAR UNAVAILABLE DUE TO OBSTRUCTION. CAR IS IN MOTION AND WARNING APPEARS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NOT WEATHER RELATED AND CAN WARN WHILE CITY STREET, HIGHWAY AT ANY TIME. DOES NOT COME ON BECAUSE OF A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR WHILE TURNING. IT HAS COME ON DAY AND NIGHT FOR NO OBVIOUS REASON. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT IN NOVEMBER 2018. ONGOING.
AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING (AEB) SYSTEMS MALFUNCTION. SHOWS A WARNING 'FRONT RADAR UNAVAILABLE DUE TO OBSTRUCTION' THERE WERE NO CARS OR OBSTRUCTIONS IN FRONT OF VEHICLE.
CAR, SHUTS OFF IN REVERSE , TRANSMISION PULLS FRONT SENSOR SIGNALS FALLS OBJECTS WHEN DRIVING AT THE HIGH IT STOPS SHUTS OFF
AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKE INDICATORS WOULD APPEAR INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. VEHICLE INDICATORS WILL GO OFF EVEN IF THERE IS NO VEHICLES AHEAD
Official recalls
119V654000 · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera
Sep 12, 2019
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 & remedy
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.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.