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2023 Nissan Kicks Brakes Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
12%of 34 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the brakes of the 2023 Nissan Kicks, 12% of the 34 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

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.

“On July 5,2023, I was parking the Nissan Kicks in a street parking spot with my family on board. As I attempted to apply the brakes, I inadvertently pressed both the brake and gas pedals simultaneously due to the insufficient clearance between them. This unexpected response caused the vehicle to surge forward abruptly, nearly colliding with the car parked in front of me. The incident left my family and me shaken, as we narrowly escaped what could have been a disastrous accident. …”

NHTSA complaint #11537556, filed 2023-08

“Vehicle: 2023 Nissan Kicks SR Incident Detail: On April 1, my son was involved in an auto accident. According to my son, he was traveling at approximately 20–30 mph. Upon approaching slowed traffic, my son applied the service brakes; however, the vehicle failed to decelerate or stop. To mitigate the impact, my son veered to the right. Despite this evasive maneuver, the front-left side of the Nissan Kicks struck the rear-right bumper of the lead vehicle. My son was only able to bring the vehicle to a complete stop by engaging the emergency brake. …”

NHTSA complaint #11729021, filed 2026-04

“My car will just slam on the brakes for no reason at all. The only thing I did different was use the emergency brake the day before when I was on a slope. There is nothing in front of me causing this to happen. I've been to the shop about this before they charge you $190 to put it on a sensor and tell you there's nothing wrong with it that was a good while ago probably a year. It happened again Saturday morning driving home from work I was able to get to the shop today Tuesday morning. I told them I saw online that other people were having this issue. …”

NHTSA complaint #11737437, filed 2026-05

“We were simply backing out of our driveway and the system began to beep as if something was behind the vehicle. I got out and walked behind the car and there was nothing there. I began backing up again and the vehicle suddenly stopped in a grinding halt. No matter what I did I could not make the car back up. This is a 2023 car with 2000 miles on it. It took about 10 minutes to back out of the driveway with no explanation or reason. We traveled to a store and tried to back out of a parking stall and this happened again with no obstruction behind us. …”

NHTSA complaint #11566482, filed 2024-01

Related service bulletins

Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026111%
202425%
2023412%
202214%
202156%
20201111%
20192216%
20181517%

Other parts of the 2023 Nissan Kicks

Forward collision avoidance
11 complaints
Electrical system
8 complaints
Engine
8 complaints
Other or unknown
6 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
4 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
4 complaints
Engine cooling
2 complaints
Lane departure
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints
Vehicle speed control
2 complaints
Air bags
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2023 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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