Selling a junk Nissan Kicks
Any Kicks sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Nissan Kicks
NHTSA has 755 owner complaints on file for the Nissan Kicks, model years 2018 to 2022, the 328th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are driver assistance (175, 23%), other (105, 14%), electrical system (101, 13%). 38 complaints involved a crash, 0 a fire, and 30 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 18,000 miles. The 2019 model year has the most complaints (258). Data as of 2026-10-12.
The guides below explain how each kind of fault changes what a buyer pays.
Nissan Kicks by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 160 | Other | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5,511 |
| 2019 | 258 | Driver assistance | 9 | 0 | 1 | 25,201 |
| 2020 | 189 | Driver assistance | 14 | 0 | 0 | 30,000 |
| 2021 | 110 | Body and structure | 9 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2022 | 38 | Driver assistance | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Nissan Kicks recalls
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for steering (2), driver assistance (1). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2021 model year, steering (campaign 23V496000, Jul 2023): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021 Versa and Kicks vehicles. An intermittent electrical connection in the electric power steering (EPS) torque sensor can disable the power steering assist.
- 2021 model year, steering (campaign 22V693000, Sep 2022): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021 Versa and Kicks vehicles. An intermittent electrical connection in the electric power steering (EPS) torque sensor can disable the power steering assist.
- 2018 model year, driver assistance (campaign 19V654000, Sep 2019): Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Vers…
What a Nissan Kicks is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Kicks on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Nissan Kicks worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Kicks gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Nissan Kicks that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Nissan Kicks?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Nissan Kicks numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.