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Fuel systemPart report

2020 Nissan Kicks Fuel system Problems

Complaints
13about this part
Share
13%of 98 total for the year
Median mileage
1,377miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the fuel system of the 2020 Nissan Kicks, 13% of the 98 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 1,377 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.

“I was driving on the road, and my car was sitting at a red light, the car just stops and will not move. I almost caused a very bad accident as there was cars behind me. I turned it off and turned it back on and then it all of sudden worked again. This is a dangerous situation and I thought I was gonna be in a accident.”

NHTSA complaint #11365062, filed 2020-10, 1,779 miles

“Stopped in parking lot to back in parking space and car just shut off. Was able to restart and proceed with backing in spot. At another time I was sitting at traffic light and RPM's started to move below 1 and then shut off. Another time was when I stopped to let a passenger out of car and car just shutodf.”

NHTSA complaint #11366915, filed 2020-10, 3,500 miles

“Entering highway or traffic car hesitates no power . Seems like the engine isnt providing enough gas for take off, this is with the pedal accelerator completely pressed down. This has happened several times. Scary when your entereing traffic. Had back to dealer once and said all was fine. It happens almost every time I drive it but not all the time mainly when you come to an almost stop and try to go. I looked on line for bullitins and came across classification at19-002d reference ntb19-040d.”

NHTSA complaint #11378367, filed 2020-12, 975 miles

“I purchased a 2020 Nissan Kicks with 11 miles on 1/1/20. The car began shaking and stalling when stopped in traffic, and at lights on 1/10/20, with 250 miles on the odometer. After 3 service appointments, taking pictures and using the event recorder as instructed, I was informed on 3/5/20, there is currently no fix for this Kicks, engineers are aware of the problem, and they will contact me when an update is available that may resolve the problem. ,this vehicle has stalled out 19 times as of 3/9/20, with 2039 miles on the odometer. …”

NHTSA complaint #11318985, filed 2020-03, 250 miles

“The car currently has 5700 miles on the odometer. Ever since I bought it in june of 2020, intermittently the car will idle rough at stop lights. When it happens it is usually after driving on the highway for 20 or 30 minutes. On october 17, 2020 after about an hour on the highway the car idled rough at the first stop light I encountered then died. I restarted it then it promptly died again. After the second restart there were no other problems. Took the car into the dealer on monday 10/19/20. They kept it for 3 days and never could duplicate the problem. …”

NHTSA complaint #11372343, filed 2020-10, 5,700 miles

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Fuel system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026111%
202537%
202413%
202214%
202111%
20201313%
20191410%
201845%

Other parts of the 2020 Nissan Kicks

Forward collision avoidance
35 complaints
Electrical system
27 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
21 complaints
Engine
20 complaints
Other or unknown
13 complaints
Brakes
11 complaints
Lane departure
10 complaints
Air bags
7 complaints
Vehicle speed control
6 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
5 complaints
Steering
3 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 Nissan Kicks

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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