IllustrationI PURCHASED A 2020 NISSAN KICK IN OCTOBER 2020. ON MARCH 5, 2021, I WAS IN THE HIGHWAY DRIVING WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT LET ME ACCELERATE. MY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT AND I NEED A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 14,000 MILES.
2020 Nissan Kicks
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2020 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
170–25K
225–50K
650–75K
075–100K
1100–150K
0150K+
26 reports with mileage · 69 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.
- Forward Collision Avoidance. Review the 34 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine. Review the 20 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
7 crash reports0 fire reports3 injury reports
Unknown Or Other complaints
12 reportsBOUGHT 2020 KICKS. IT HAS AN SERIOUS ISSUE REGULATING TEMPERATURE. IT SEEMS THIS CAR HAS A BLEND DOOR ISSUE THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO HAVE THE TEMP SET AT AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL FOR COMFORT. ITS EITHER TOO COLD OR TOO HOT. 60-62 DEGREES ITS COLD, MOVE TO 63 AND UP AND ITS HOT?? IN ANY OF Y OTHER CARS ANYTHING AT 68 AND BELOW I…
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BOUGHT 2020 KICKS. IT HAS AN SERIOUS ISSUE REGULATING TEMPERATURE. IT SEEMS THIS CAR HAS A BLEND DOOR ISSUE THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO HAVE THE TEMP SET AT AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL FOR COMFORT. ITS EITHER TOO COLD OR TOO HOT. 60-62 DEGREES ITS COLD, MOVE TO 63 AND UP AND ITS HOT?? IN ANY OF Y OTHER CARS ANYTHING AT 68 AND BELOW IS COOL TO COLD. THIS IS BORDERING ON HAVING DRIVERS BEING CONSTANTLY DISTRACTED BY HAVING TO MANUALLY ADJUST THE TEMP REPEATEDLY TO MAINTAIN COMFORTABLE LEVELS. THIS CAR IS MARKETED FOR YOUNG ADULTS AS AN ECONOMICAL/SAFE APPROACH TO A NEW VEHICLE . NISSAN SHOULD FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GET INJURED BEING DISTRACTED
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.