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Every model year 2018–2027: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

10 Model years 2018–2027

13 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

525 Complaints owner reports, all years

A^* Newest grade 2027 Safety Signal

2022 Best on record cleanest filed year

The 2027 Kicks →Which years to avoid Compare it

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Every Nissan Kicks model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2027	Gas	A^*	0	0	—	31 mpg
2026	Gas	B	3	9	★★★★☆	31 mpg
2025	Gas	B	4	42	★★★★☆	33 mpg
2024	Gas	A	1	38	★★★★☆	33 mpg
2023	Gas	A	1	18	★★★★☆	33 mpg
2022	Gas	A	0	23	★★★★☆	33 mpg
2021	Gas	B	2	78	★★★★☆	33 mpg
2020	Gas	A	0	97	★★★★☆	33 mpg
2019	Gas	A	1	134	★★★★☆	33 mpg
2018	Gas	A	1	86	—	33 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road

Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2022

On the filed record so far, the 2022 is the cleanest Kicks year we hold, and the 2021 the one to check hardest.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

Year	Safety Signal	Recalls /yr	Complaints /yr
2022	A	0	6
2020	A	0	16
2018	A	0.1	11
2019	A	0.1	19
2023	A	0.3	6
2021	B	0.4	16

What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record

2026: best combined mpg 33 → 31; 3 → 2 EPA configurations
2025: 1 → 3 EPA configurations

Compare

All Kicks head-to-heads →Which is better for you? →

Head-to-head	Verdict
2027 Kicks vs Chevrolet Bolt · Compact Hatchback	Bolt +16.5
2027 Kicks vs MINI Cooper · Compact Hatchback	Kicks +4.3
2026 Kicks vs Hyundai Ioniq 5 · Compact Hatchback	Ioniq 5 +17.9
2026 Kicks vs Kia EV6 · Compact Hatchback	EV6 +17.9
2026 Kicks vs BMW i4 · Compact Hatchback	Kicks +10.5
2026 Kicks vs Fiat 500e · Compact Hatchback	500e +41.3
2026 Kicks vs MINI John Cooper Works · Compact Hatchback	Kicks +34.4
2019 Kicks vs Toyota Prius c · Compact Hatchback	Prius c +11

In the studies

Source: computed from the same record, method on each page

Same trim, next model year · 2025 → 2026 +3.3% at the median across 3 matched trims The manufacturer’s announced MSRP for the 2026 Nissan Kicks against the same trim in 2025; the fleet moved +1.8% on 394 matched trims. Base trim $21,830 → $22,730. MSRP excludes destination; not a transaction price.

Common questions about the Nissan Kicks

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Nissan Kicks year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2022 Kicks comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade A (100/100), 0 recalls and 23 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Nissan Kicks years should I avoid?

No Kicks model year carries a D or F Safety Signal or a standing advisory. The ranking page orders every year on recalls and complaints per year on the road, and says why.

How many recalls does the Nissan Kicks have?

Across model years 2018–2027, NHTSA has posted 13 recall campaigns for the Nissan Kicks. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.