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2012 Nissan Juke Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
12about this part
Share
14%of 87 total for the year
Median mileage
64,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2012 Nissan Juke, 14% of the 87 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 64,000 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“While on the 405 freeway I suddenly lost car speed. I was flooring the gas but the car barely moved. [] shaken up and scared. [] suggested I put on the car hazard lights and pull off to the shoulder. I searched the internet and found that the Nissan JUKE transmission must have been overheating so it shut down. [] waited about 30 minutes and was able to start my Nissan JUKE and drove to []'s place. I also called aaa to make sure it wasn't a problem. Went to transmission service, error codes were read p0744(tcc fault) and p0826(manual mod e switch) present, internal transmission failure. …”

NHTSA complaint #11394394, filed 2021-02, 90,206 miles

“My 2012 Nissan JUKE all began on wednesday february 25, 2015 when I was beginning my morning. I went out to start my car, the same way I always do before I leave for work in the mornings. Ten minutes later when I walked outside my car was not running. I called a local mechanic who does house calls and asked if he could come over. He knew almost immediately that the timing chain had broken. He continued to run some tests and diagnostics and stated that there was no compression in the valves. …”

NHTSA complaint #10692423, filed 2015-03, 51,400 miles

“My vehicle had started to struggle with losing speed/power while on the highway approximately one week ago. Began to notice a rattling noise along with oil leaking from my vehicle's engine a few days ago. Took it into the Nissan service department right way. Today I was informed that the timing chain had been stretched and was scraping against my engine, creating a hole and requiring a new engine. If I had been on the highway when my timing chain completely failed I could have been seriously injured or dead. Nissan quotes me at 9000+ dollars to replace my engine. …”

NHTSA complaint #11186941, filed 2019-03, 90,000 miles

“Purchased the 2012 Nissan JUKE new. At 80,000+/- while driving the car suddenly started loosing power. The RPM gauge was sending the RPM's over 8 each time the accelerator was pressed. Check engine light came on. Car was taken to closest mechanic due to the issue when plugged into the machine to detect the issue it read a code indicating it was a sensor in the transmission. Took auto to Nissan dealer next day (over 50 miles from house) for service with the issue. Dealer indicated that they could not obtain that code and the transmission fluid was over filled. …”

NHTSA complaint #10861201, filed 2016-04, 80,500 miles

“I have had my rotors replaced twice within 8-12 months of putting new brake pads on. The rotors are again in bad shape 6 months after putting ceramic brakes on 7 months ago. My rear exhaust disintegrated and when I took it in to Nissan for a quote they informed me my catalytic converter had a 50/50 chance of going. My mechanic replaced the exhaust system for substantially less and showed me the corroded flange to the catalytic converter and also said it was bad. There is now a whistling noise coming from the front of the inside of the car by the windshield. …”

NHTSA complaint #11078521, filed 2018-03

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201717%
2016932%
2015824%
20141119%
20131616%
20121214%
20111812%

Other parts of the 2012 Nissan Juke

Engine
29 complaints
Fuel system
20 complaints
Electrical system
14 complaints
Other or unknown
10 complaints
Air bags
6 complaints
Vehicle speed control
6 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints
Engine cooling
2 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Suspension
2 complaints
Steering
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2012 Nissan Juke

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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