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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2022 Nissan Kicks Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
17%of 24 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2022 Nissan Kicks, 17% of the 24 complaints for this model year.

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.

“Vehicle will not go forward when accelerating, the vehicle does go in reverse. It is available for inspection at Nissan Vacaville. It is a safety risk as I was driving, it stalled in turning lane on street and wouldn't go. I had to have it put in neutral so I could get it to a safe location so I could have it towed to my residence. I have a service report saying that there's a faulty piece in the transmission by Nissan In Vacaville. No indication that there were any issues to the vehicle when I took it for service on Saturday 2/28/26. …”

NHTSA complaint #11721705, filed 2026-03

“Our 2022 Nissan Kicks has an unresolved acceleration/drivability problem. After pulling out of a parking lot, I pressed the accelerator, but the vehicle accelerated only minimally and slowly reached about 25 mph despite a posted speed limit of 45 mph. A red light ahead stopped traffic and prevented what could have been a collision. An independent garage scanned the vehicle and provided a printout showing code C1A07:04. The Nissan dealership said the problem was a dirty throttle body caused by the gas we used, not a transmission problem. …”

NHTSA complaint #11773281, filed 2026-10

“I was driving, slowed down to stop at a red light. As I proceeded to stop the car made a noise like something was in front of me as I was driving too close. I made a grinding noise and would not go forward as I proceeded to go. I was in the street, had to put on emergency flasher so no one would hit me from the rear. Once traffic cleared I was able drive the car in reverse to a safe location. I called AAA road side assistance had the vehicle tolled back to my daughter house, called the dealership to retrieve warranty document so I can take it to a Nissan dealership to have it inspected. …”

NHTSA complaint #11680853, filed 2025-08

“The car has 82000 miles on it and transmission had to be replaced. The car is 4 years old and the repair is was $6000.00 which is over half the cars value. Nissan consumer affairs denied any goodwill assistance for a know issue with Nissan CVT transmissions”

NHTSA complaint #11766515, filed 2026-09

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026111%
2025512%
202425%
2023412%
2022417%
20211114%
20202121%
20191914%
201889%

Other parts of the 2022 Nissan Kicks

Forward collision avoidance
6 complaints
Steering
5 complaints
Engine
4 complaints
Other or unknown
3 complaints
Suspension
3 complaints
Electrical system
2 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints
Wheels
2 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Fuel system
1 complaints
Lane departure
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2022 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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology