Nissan · NHTSA safety record

2016 Nissan Juke

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

Complaints

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Owners of the 2016 Nissan Juke have filed 28 safety complaints with NHTSA between July 2016 and March 2025. The most complained-about system is the power train, named in 9 of them (32%). The typical failure was reported at 48,574 miles, the median across the 20 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

NHTSA has issued 1 recall covering this vehicle.

Recalls (1)

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

18V086000 · January 31, 2018

The defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Nissan Juke Nismo RS vehicles. Due to a problem within the brake master cylinder, brake fluid may leak into the brake booster, reducing brake performance.
The risk: If brake fluid leaks into the brake booster it can lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake master cylinder, free of charge. The recall began March 19, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.

Nissan North America, Inc. · up to 415 vehicles across all model years covered

What owners report

Complaints naming each system. One complaint can name several, so these add up to more than 28.

POWER TRAIN 9 32%

ENGINE 7 25%

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 6 21%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER 5 18%

STEERING 4 14%

SUSPENSION 4 14%

WHEELS 4 14%

AIR BAGS 3 11%

SERVICE BRAKES 2 7%

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 1 4%

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 4%

STRUCTURE 1 4%

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2018 at 7.

2016 to 2025

In owners' own words

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Filed February 17, 2023

fire · towed · 100,000 miles

The contact owned a 2016 Nissan Juke. The contact stated that his wife had previously driven the vehicle and parked it. Approximately five minutes later, a coworker informed her that the vehicle had caught fire. There were no previous warning indicator lights illuminated. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. A police report was filed. There were no reported injuries or air bag deployment. An unknown Tesla parked and unoccupied next to the Nissan sustained fire damage. The vehicle was towed to an independent tow lot. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified about the failure but no additional assistance was

NHTSA complaint 11507858, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS Filed April 9, 2018

crash · towed · 54,500 miles

THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING IN THE A HIGHWAY, WHEN I WAS INVOLVE IN A CHAIN COLLISION. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. I HIT THE BREAKS, BUT I HIT THE CAR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT ACTIVATE, EVEN WHEN THE CAR DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANCIAL.

NHTSA complaint 11083920. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SERVICE BRAKES Filed May 11, 2024

crash · towed

The brakes in my car failed to work, leaving me swirling around on the highway. Yes it is available for inspection. I was a car accident that left me with a concussion and minor injuries. No the car is now totaled. The vehicle did receive an appraisal inspection. No they were absolutely no warnings or anything that made me feel I shouldn’t have been driving my car. I kept up on the maintenance well with the help of my warranty company. I did notice in the last few weeks of driving my car though that my check engine light was on.

NHTSA complaint 11588221. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS Filed December 9, 2019

crash · 55,765 miles

WAS DRIVING HOME AROUND 6AM AFTER A RAINY NIGHT WHEN I TOOK A TURN AND THE FRONT TIRES LOST TRACTION RESULTING IN THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE STRIKING A CURB. THE CAR WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 15 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND THERE IS MINIMAL DAMAGE HOWEVER THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING MINOR WHIPLASH AND BRUISING TO THE PASSENGER ALTHOUGH IT FEELS AS IF IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. I'M MAINLY CONCERNED WITH THE AIRBAG BECAUSE I FEEL THAT IF IT DIDN'T GO OFF, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO INJURY UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES.

NHTSA complaint 11287957. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

STEERING Filed March 13, 2025

towed · 55,000 miles

The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Juke. The contact stated while driving 30-35 MPH, the steering wheel jerked to the left unintendedly, and the vehicle accelerated unintendedly. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that upon depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle responded as needed. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The contact's son met the contact on the side of the road and assisted the contact in driving the vehicle to the residence. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was test-driven, and the failure recurred. An unknown warning light was illuminated. The mechanic informed the contact that the vehicle could not be

NHTSA complaint 11648114, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

STEERING Filed November 22, 2024

I’ve had 3 sets of oem control arms fail repeatedly all have been replaced by dealer anytime you go over w bump it bends the control arms

NHTSA complaint 11626853. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Filed September 10, 2024

For 8 years Since 20161st The struts, censor, Control panel, Window, 3 transmissions, Electronic multi-way control valve, EGR system, Radiator. All of these troubles since 2016 every year a problem.

NHTSA complaint 11613857. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

POWER TRAIN Filed April 12, 2023

I'm the only owner of this vehicle. In Dec 2021 (@ 61000 miles) I had problems with steering my vehicle. I went to break and could not break on the expressway. I was on a 55 miles expressway during rush hour traffic. I came to a stop on the side of the road and when I try to engage the accelerator to get off to the exit the car will not move. It kept stalling and making grounding sounds. The steering wheel was hard to turn as well. Had the Nissan dealership tell me the transmission had to be replaced after 10 days of having my car at the dealership. The transmission was replaced. April 2023 (@ 87000 miles), I am back at the dealership with transmission again. This is the same transmission

NHTSA complaint 11516793, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the Nissan Juke

Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Deaths
2017	14	1	—
2015	34	1	—
2014	59	2	—
2013	102	2	—
2012	87	4	—
2011	153	3	—

Other 2016 Nissan models

Altima 552 Rogue 537 Sentra 267 Titan XD 196 Maxima 142 Murano 107 Pathfinder 105 Versa 80

Every Nissan on this site — 200 vehicles, 319 recall campaigns and 5 open investigation s.

If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. What each state asks for , read from the statutes.

Where these numbers come from

Complaints: NHTSA's ODI complaint file , published August 20, 2026. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.
Recalls: NHTSA's recall campaign API , most recent campaign filed August 12, 2026.
Investigations: NHTSA's ODI investigation file , published 2026-08-19.

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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