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2018 Nissan Nv200

The Verdict

97 Smooth Ride

The 2018 Nissan Nv200 has 14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA. The most reported issues are body (8 complaints) and electrical (4 complaints). With a Klunk Score of 97/100, it earns a "Smooth Ride" rating. If you're shopping for a Nissan Nv200, consider the 2017 model year which has 50% fewer complaints.

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97

Klunk Score: Smooth Ride

This vehicle year has significantly fewer complaints than average. A reliable choice.

How is this calculated?

The Klunk Score ranks this vehicle year against all others in our database based on total owner complaints filed with NHTSA. 100 = fewest complaints (top tier), 0 = most complained-about. Scores above 60 are better than average; below 40 means more problems than most.

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Under the Hood

Each number is a complaint. Darker = bigger problem.

YearBodyBrakesElectricalEngineTransmission
2013150730
2014121942
20151121121
2016104640
201700430
201880420
201930141

By Category

Body
8
Electrical
4
Engine
2

By Severity

1
4
2
8
3
1
4
1

Worst Problems

Complaints

Electrical 1

Odometer Fraud. The contact was considering purchasing a 2018 Nissan NV. The contact the vehicle's odometer reading indicated 65,666. After obtaining the Carfax, the mileage listed was 208,000. .

3mo ago
Electrical 2

ongoing electrical and ECM communication issues with my 2018 Nissan NV2500. The vehicle is experiencing serious fault codes involving loss of communication with the ECM/PCM and transmission control systems, creating a potential safety concern and reliability issue. The diagnostic scan produced the following active codes: U0100 – Lost Communication With ECM/PCM A U1000 – CAN Communication Circuit P1815 – Manual Mode Switch/Circuit / Computer Supply Voltage These faults indicate a failure in the vehicle’s electronic communication network and engine control communication system. The issue affects drivability and raises concerns about unexpected stalling, transmission malfunction, loss of power, and overall vehicle safety. The problems appear related to defective ECM communication circuitry, CAN bus communication failure, or associated wiring/electrical components. I understand similar Nissan vehicles have experienced communication and electrical system issues, and I am requesting that Nissan investigate whether this defect qualifies for recall coverage, warranty extension, or manufacturer assistance. Example. When im on the interstate and there's a slight incline the vehicle just shuts down it's still running but loses everything like it's in limp mode.

4mo ago
Engine 1

Engine developed a knock and associated power issues as per Nissan technical bulletin NTB 19-057a. Nissan did not make owners of the affected VIN numbers aware of the issue.

15mo ago
Electrical 1

The airbag light is flashing and I have had it checked with a dealer-level scan tool, but it has no codes. I have deduced that there is an issue with one of the weight sensors under the passenger seat and it is not sending a signal. I have confirmed this by noting that the Airbag Off light is luminated when I am sitting in the seat or driving with an adult passenger, so basically it is not sensing that the seat is occupied and therefore the passenger airbag would not go off in a crash even though the seat IS occupied. Is that something that a warranty or a recall should cover, since it is a safety concern involving the airbag system?

22mo ago
Body 2

The sliding door continually gets stuck and won’t open from the inside or outside often.

31mo ago
Body 2

Side window leaks and dealer is unable to get the replacement glass nor fix the issue in 4 months already. The leak is causing me to have to replace the window myself, likely with plexiglass, though it’s under warranty. This is unsafe and should be properly handled by the dealer in a timely manner.

34mo ago
Electrical 2

OUR COMPANY HAS A 2018 NV 200, A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE WITH 100,000 MILE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER COMMERCIAL NISSAN WARRANTY. THERE ARE ABOUT 58,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. ON JANUARY, 26, 2021 WHILE DRIVING ON A SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROAD AT 5 MILES AN HOUR, THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN DEPLOYED. THE TRUCK DID NOT HIT ANYTHING AT ALL. OUR TECHNICIAN SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN WENT OFF. HE COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, HE CERTAINLY WOULD'VE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, POSSIBLY FATAL. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH NISSAN TO HAVE THEM SIMPLY GIVE US A LOANER TRUCK FOR THE EIGHT WEEKS THAT WILL BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DO A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION. I'M NOT TRYING TO CAUSE THEM TROUBLE BUT THEY TOLD ME I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF ANY LOANER TRUCK!!!!!!!. THIS IS THE WORST HANDLING OF A HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE SITUATION (NO PUN INTENDED) THAT I CAN IMAGINE. THEY ALSO SAID IT'S UP TO THEIR DISCRETION TO DECIDE IF I WOULD GET REIMBURSED. FURTHERMORE, THEY SAID I MAY BE SUBJECT TO STORAGE CHARGES AT THE LOCAL DEALER UNTIL THIS IS SETTLED. IS THIS INCREDIBLE? DAKOTA FROM THEIR ARBITRATION GROUP HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO ME. NO PERSON COULD HAVE LESS SKILLS GIVEN THE SEVERITY OF THIS INCIDENT. I ASKED FOR JUST TWO THINGS: A LOANER TRUCK AND COMMITMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY DEFECTS BE NOT HIDDEN FROM THE PUBLIC. DISGRACEFUL. WHO IS SAFE IN THEIR VEHICLES????? HERE'S THE WORST PART. WHEN I TOLD THEM I DEMANDED A LOANER VEHICLE, THEY SAID THE CASE WAS CLOSED!!!!!, MR/MRS DAKOTA CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM THE CASE WAS CLOSED AND SETTLED. THEY WANT TO BURY IT. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED

68mo ago
Body 2

DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER SECOND ROW WINDOW RANDOMLY SHATTERED. NO WARNING, NOTHING HITTING IT JUST A BIG POP AND GLASS FLYING. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WITH HARDLY ANY VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. GLASS STUCK MY CHILD WHO'S CAR SEAT WAS IN THE SEAT NEXT TO THE WINDOW. I PULLED OVER REMOVED HER AND RELOCATED HER TO THE THIRD ROW SEAT SINCE THERE WAS GLASS SHARDS IN HER SEAT. MY MIDDLE SEAT IN THE SECOND ROW IS WHERE MY 3 MONTH OLD BABY BOY WAS SITTING AND HE HAD GLASS SHARDS IN HIS HAIR. IF ANY SMALL FRAGMENTS WHEN IN HIS EYES I'M UNSURE. HE HAD WATERY EYES BUT DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE IN PAIN. MY TODDLER OBTAINED MINOR SCRATCHES ON HER LEG. THE MENTAL TRAUMA IS REAL THOUGH. THAT WAS SUCH A SCARY SITUATION.

72mo ago
Body 2

OUR A/C IS NOT WORKING FOR THE 2 BACK ROWS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS OUR CHILDREN ARE SWEATY AND JUST OVERHEATED. ON A TRIP FROM SALT LAKE CITY TO ST.GEORGE 4 HOURS MY PARENTS AND OLDEST SON COULDN'T TAKE IT WE HAD TO PULLOVER OXYGEN IS RESTRICTED AND ADD HEAT. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY JUST BRUSH IT OFF AND SAY THAT IT'S WORKING FINE. WE HAVE USED THE THERMOMETER AND AIR DOES NOT FLOW BACK THERE EVEN ON FULL BLAST. *TR

76mo ago
Body 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN NV200. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HE WAS REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE REAR VIEW CAMERA IMAGINE WAS BLINKING ON AND OFF, CAUSING HIS REAR BUMPER TO IMPACT A HILL. THE CONTACT STATED THE BUMPER WAS DISLOCATED. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT VIN WAS ASSOCIATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V654000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER CENTRAL VALLEY NISSAN LOCATED AT 4530 MCHENRY AVE, MODESTO, CA 95356, (209) 526-3320, WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

81mo ago
Engine 1

FUEL LINE CAME DISCONNECTED AT JUNCTION TO ENGINE--SAME AS RECALL ON 2019 NISSAN ALTIMA FROM FACTORY---

86mo ago
Body 2

WE PURCHASED OUR VEHICLE NEW IN FEBRUARY 2019. THE MOMENT IT BEGAN TO GET WARM I NOTICED THERE WAS HARDLY ANY AIR COMING OUT OF THE 2 LAST ROWS. AS IT HAS GOTTEN HOTTER THERE IS NO AIR COMING OUT OF THE AC IN THE BACK ROWS. 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS HAVE SAID NOTHING IS WRONG THAT IT'S WORKING AS IT SHOULD BY THERE TEMP MONITORS.1ST DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CHARGED UP FREEON AND WAS WORKING. WITHIN THE HOUR THE AIR STOPPED FLOWING AGAIN. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD IT WAS WORKING BUT COULDN'T RUN TEST BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE A RENTAL WE COULD USE AFTER TRAVELING 500 MILES. THE SIDE OF THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS ICED UP AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS NORMAL. THE DRIVER SIDE VENT BY THE WINDOW DOES NOT BLOW COOL AIR, IT MORE WARM. I'VE PURCHASED 2 BATTERY OPERATED FANS SO MY FOUR KIDS CAN SHARE BECAUSE IT'S SO HOT IN THE BACK. NO AIR, NO COOLNESS. I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND BETTER DESIGN THEIR 12 PASSENGER VANS THAT ARE MADE FOR BIG FAMILIES LIKE MINE. WITH NO WINDOWS IN THE BACK TO OPEN THIS IS A BIG HEALTH ISSUE.

87mo ago
Body 2

OUR NISSAN NV PASSENGER VAN HOLDS 12 PASSENGERS, BUT ROWS 2, 3, AND 4 ARE NOT ADEQUATELY COOLED BY THE LOUSY AC DUCTWORK FOR THE BACK OF THE VAN. AS THIS VAN DOESN'T HAVE REAR WINDOWS THAT CAN BE OPENED, THE VAN CAN GET DANGEROUSLY HOT IN THE SUMMER WITHOUT VENTILATION.

88mo ago
Body 3

WE ARE A FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE FAMILY AND NEEDED MORE SPACE FOR OUR FOSTER CHILDREN. WE PURCHASED A NEW NISSAN NV 3500 SL ON MARCH 31,2018. WE ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT INSTALLING THE DVD PLAYERS AND IF IT VOIDED THE NISSAN WARRANTY. AFTER BEING TOLD THE WARRANTY IS STILL VERY MUCH VALID IF THEY INSTALL THE AFTERMARKET ITEM WE AGREED. WE HAD DUAL DVD PLAYERS AND A REMOTE START INSTALLED. IN JUNEAU THE TEMPERATURE ROSE WE NOTICED IT TOOK A WHILE TO GET COOL. MY KIDS STARTED COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TEMPERATURE IN ROWS 3 AND 4. WE NOTICED LITTLE TO NO AIR FLOW IN THE REAR. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO MAKE SURE I HAD THE DIALS CORRECT. READ THE MANUAL AND IT WAS STILL HOT. MY 4YR OLD WAS DRIPPING WITH SWEAT AND HER FACE WAS RED FROM BEING I. THE FOURTH ROW. I PLACED A THERMOMETER IN THE REAR AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 105. FRONT TEMPERATURE WAS 63. NO MATTER WHAT WE DO THE REAR AIR CONDITIONING DOES NOT SEND ENOUGH AIR TO COOL THE VAN. I PLACED THE VAN IN THE SHOP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I WAS TOLD THE COMPANY THAT INSTALLED THE DVD PLAYER HAD FIXED IT AND IT WAS 100% BETTER. AFTER BEING IN THE CAR I NOTICED THE SAME AMOUNT OF HEAT IN THE BACK. I CALLED TO INFORM THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGAIN AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN. AGAIN THE DVD COMPANY WAS TO BE CALLED TO CHE K. I WAS TOLD TO COME PICK UP THE VAN. SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THE VAN HAS A BAD AIRFLOW DESIGN AND NITHING CAN BE DONE. I ASKED IF HE GOT IN THE VAN AND HE EXPLAINED HE DID AND IT'S REALLY HOT. ALSO WAS TOLD THEY CHECKED ANOTHER VAN ON THE LOT AND IT'S THE SAME. MY QUESTION WAS HOW WOULD ANYONE BE OK WITH DRIVING THEIR CHILDREN AROUND IN A VAN THAT HAS TEMPERATURES 15 TO 20 DEGREES HOTTER THAN OUT SIDE. HE TOLD ME TO TALK TO NISSAN BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WORKS AS DESIGNED. WE HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN AND THE HEAT HAS CAUSED ONE TO SUFFER 2 ASTHMA ATTACKS.

99mo ago
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