The Lemon IndexNissan Juke reliability.
Is it reliable? Yes. A bit over half as many complaints as the average car.
Better than average · 2011–2015
What owners say on YouTube
2011–2017 Juke · 198 most-watched videos
Owners praise
Owners complain about
Nothing stands out.
Fixes owners look up most
- Infotainment, battery & electrical298K views
- Timing chain & engine231K views
- Heat, A/C & blend door210K views
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Praise and complaints: the share of each generation's most-watched videos that mention a topic with a praise or trouble word next to it, in the title or what's said. YouTube rank: how positive owners and reviewers sound, compared with every car of the same model year. It measures tone, not failure rates. Videos belong to their creators; we link to them.
Looking at a 2016 or newer? Those are too new for a full complaint score (any score shown is partial, in gray), but YouTube owners like the 2016 best.
Fewest complaints
2014.
Every year. Lower is better. Tap a year for its full report.
Newest year first. Red = worse than average, gray = about average or too few complaints to score. #1, #2… = that year's YouTube rank among the 5 Nissan Juke years with enough videos (#1 = the year owners and reviewers talk about most positively). It is not a reliability rank.
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<iframe src="https://lemonindex.com/embed/cars/nissan-juke/" title="Nissan Juke reliability by model year (The Lemon Index)" width="100%" height="330" style="border:0;max-width:720px" loading="lazy"></iframe><p style="font-size:13px;margin:4px 0 0">Data: <a href="https://lemonindex.com/cars/nissan-juke/">Lemon Index</a> (Nissan Juke reliability by year)</p>YouTube rank: we read 199 YouTube videos about the Nissan Juke, 2011 to 2017, and ranked every year by how much they praise it vs. how much they talk about problems. YouTube's favorite: 2011. Old cars rank lower partly because most of their videos are repair and restoration videos. A gray dot means not enough data yet: under 10 videos, or a new year with no owner complaints to compare.
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Quick answers.
Is the Nissan Juke reliable?
Yes. It draws a bit over half as many complaints as the average car, and YouTube owners rate it about average for its age. Fewest complaints: 2014.
Is the Nissan Juke a good car?
Yes, it draws fewer complaints than the average car, by owner complaints to the government per car sold (2011-2015: Lemon Index 60; 100 is average). Some years are much better than others: 2014 drew the fewest complaints and 2011 the most.
What are the best Nissan Juke years to buy?
By owner complaints per car sold: 2014, 2013, 2012. 2014 drew the fewest.
What Nissan Juke years should you stay away from?
No Nissan Juke year stands out as bad. Even the years with the most complaints per car sold beat the average car: 2011 (better than average, Lemon Index 84), 2015 (better than average, Lemon Index 59).
How many recalls does the Nissan Juke have?
14 safety recalls across the 7 model years we track. Most: 2012 (4), 2011 (3), 2013 (2). Each year's page lists them.
What are the most common Nissan Juke problems?
Across every year, owners' complaints to the government name engine, electrical and transmission & drivetrain most. Some years are much worse than others: see the chart above.
Every year in one table
| Year | Index | Compared with average | Complaints | Top complaint | Recalls | Crash test | MPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 84 | somewhat fewer complaints than the average car | 45 | engine (40%) | 3 | — | 27–29 |
| 2012 | 52 | about half as many complaints as the average car | 23 | engine (22%) | 4 | ★★★★☆ | 27–29 |
| 2013 | 49 | about half as many complaints as the average car | 23 | engine (22%) | 2 | ★★★★☆ | 27–29 |
| 2014 | 38 | a bit under half as many complaints as the average car | 16 | electrical (31%) | 2 | ★★★★☆ | 27–29 |
| 2015 | 59 | a bit over half as many complaints as the average car | 18 | engine (50%) | 1 | ★★★★☆ | 26–30 |
| 2016 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 18 | transmission & drivetrain (33%) | 1 | ★★★★☆ | 26–30 |
| 2017 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 7 | engine (57%) | 1 | — | 26–29 |
The Lemon Index counts owner complaints filed with the U.S. government (NHTSA) in a car's first 3 years, per car sold, against the average car of the same model years (100 = average, lower is better). It measures complaints, not crash safety. U.S. sales source: en.wikipedia.org. How it works
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