Which Nissan Juke years should you avoid?

2011 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Nissan Juke model year measured over an identical 60-month window.

What is the best year for the Nissan Juke?

2017 is the best-scoring Nissan Juke model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 80.6 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

How many recalls does the Nissan Juke have?

7 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Nissan Juke model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

Which Nissan Juke years to avoid

Across 7 scored model years, the 2011 model year carries the highest severity-weighted complaint rates.

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 owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2011 D 69 reports · median 42,000 mi

Engine 22

On this date I was driving down interstate and my air conditioner stopped cooling. I took it to the local nissan place and they said something "jumped" up from the road and put a hole in my A/C condenser. owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Fuel System 15

Vehicle involved: 2011 nissan juke sl and has 4,192 miles on the odometer. While driving down the highway, we ran over some debris which punctured the gas tank, causing all of the gas to begin pouring out of the tank. owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Lights & Visibility 7

Windshield wipers cannot be raised with hood up, which makes clearing windshield of snow/ice very difficult, or even cleaning the windshield. Raising wipers will peel paint from edge of hood. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

3 crash · 2 fire · 1 injuries

2013 C 42 reports · median 14,841 mi

Engine 8

While parked in our driveway for more than 30 hrs, my 2013 juke burst into flames. The fire dept did not find any evidence of arson or tampering and there was no weather occurrence to explain why it became engulfed in… owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Electrical 5

1st incident, I was driving on a city street at approx 30 MPH, when I looked at the speedometer it registered 75 MPH. I slowed to a stop and the speedometer was at 40 MPH with the car stopped. owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Drivetrain 4

I purchase my juke on 03/08/2014 at 36,687 miles at park mazda of wooster oh. And 6 months later at 38,748 I was told that the clutch has worn out. At a cost of $1513.38 and it will be un-drivable in less than 6 months. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

4 crash · 6 fire · 4 injuries

The best year for the Juke

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2017 is the best-scoring Juke model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 80.6 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Best-scoring model years
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2017	0.68×	12	B
2016	0.90×	31	B
2015	1.00×	31	B

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

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2011 were reported at a median of 42,000 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Nissan Juke years should you avoid?: 2011 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Nissan Juke model year measured over an identical 60-month window.
What is the best year for the Nissan Juke?: 2017 is the best-scoring Nissan Juke model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 80.6 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Nissan Juke have?: 7 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Nissan Juke model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

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