Nissan Juke

256 complaints across 7 scored model years and 7 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Nissan Juke Full report

Grade 2011–2017

2011 vs model median 2.1×

Model median3× median

Engine 22

Fuel System 15

Lights & Visibility 7

Avoid

2011

Best

2016 · 2017

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Nissan Juke
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2011	2.06×	69	D
2012	1.15×	37	C
2013	1.59×	42	C
2014	0.93×	34	B
2015	1.00×	31	B
2016	0.90×	31	B
2017	0.68×	12	B

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	29
City / Highway	27 / 32
Engine	1.6L, 4 cyl
Drive	Front-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$2,600

Recalls

7 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
14V683000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	2012–2014	133,592
12V069000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	2011, 2012	79,275
18V156000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	2011, 2012	49,385
11V583000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER	2011	28,294
15V418000	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH	2013, 2014	14,595
12V328000	SEATS	2012	11,076
18V086000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER	2015–2017	415

Others in Subcompact SUVs

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Alfa Romeo Stelvio	2018	C
Audi E-Tron	none flagged	C
Audi Q3	20202021	C
BMW X1	2014	C
Buick Encore	2015	C
Buick Encore GX	none flagged	B
Cadillac XT4	none flagged	B
Chevrolet Captiva	none flagged	B

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2011 Juke

Complaints in window: 69
Severity-weighted: 105
Model median (weighted): 51
vs model median: 2.06×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 3
Open investigations: 0

Score 41 D