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2015 Nissan Juke

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Owner complaints for the 2015 Nissan Juke do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 59.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

28 reports with mileage · 6 unknown

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports

What owners actually said

34 reports
33,156 miles · Oct 16, 2019
EngineFuel/propulsion SystemVehicle Speed Control

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. IF I PRESS THE GAS TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ON COMING TRAFFIC THE CAR SKIPS AND DOES NOT GO OVER 40 MPH. I TRY TO GET TO THE FAR LANE IN HOPE'S OF NOT BEING HIT. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND TRY TO START IT AGAIN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, TRY AGAIN TO S…

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WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR SLOWS DOWN AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. IF I PRESS THE GAS TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ON COMING TRAFFIC THE CAR SKIPS AND DOES NOT GO OVER 40 MPH. I TRY TO GET TO THE FAR LANE IN HOPE'S OF NOT BEING HIT. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND TRY TO START IT AGAIN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, TRY AGAIN TO START IT AND IT SLOWLY MOVES UNTIL IT GAINS SPEED AND I KEEP MY HAZARDS ON, ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF AND IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS PERIODICALLY EVER SINCE.

NHTSA ODI #11269003

88,000 miles · Sep 16, 2019
Power Train

WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 NISSAN JUKE (70+ MPH) ON THE HIGHWAY THE CVT STYLE TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING STRANGE. IT WOULD REV UP AND BOTTOM OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK/LURCH A LOT. AT JUST UNDER 90,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THAT STILL DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM COMPLETELY. THE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD TO BE REPL…

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WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 NISSAN JUKE (70+ MPH) ON THE HIGHWAY THE CVT STYLE TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING STRANGE. IT WOULD REV UP AND BOTTOM OUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK/LURCH A LOT. AT JUST UNDER 90,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THAT STILL DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM COMPLETELY. THE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT 90,000 MILES THERE WAS LEAKAGE UNDER THE VEHICLE THAT APPEARED TO BE THE AWD TRANSFER CASE. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO NISSAN SERVICE DEPT AT 94,000 MILES AND WAS TOLD I NEED THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE SEAL REPLACED.

NHTSA ODI #11255902

8,000 miles · Jul 10, 2019
Air BagsStructure

I HAVE HAD TWO FRONT END COLLISIONS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NEITHER TIME DID THE AIR BAG DEPLOY. HOW CAN I TRUST MY AIR BAG? I FAILED TO YIELD TO AN ON COMING VEHICLE AND THE TWO VEHICLES MADE CONTACT AT A SPEED OF ABOUT FIVE MILES AN HOUR. THE TROOPER THAT INVESTED THE ACCIDENT, LISTED THAT THE SPEED AS 35 MPH. SO, I'M NOT SUR…

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I HAVE HAD TWO FRONT END COLLISIONS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NEITHER TIME DID THE AIR BAG DEPLOY. HOW CAN I TRUST MY AIR BAG? I FAILED TO YIELD TO AN ON COMING VEHICLE AND THE TWO VEHICLES MADE CONTACT AT A SPEED OF ABOUT FIVE MILES AN HOUR. THE TROOPER THAT INVESTED THE ACCIDENT, LISTED THAT THE SPEED AS 35 MPH. SO, I'M NOT SURE.

NHTSA ODI #11230687

51,000 miles · Jul 10, 2019
Service BrakesSteeringCrashInjury

WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TO TURN LEFT, ALTHOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WASN'T SLOWING, SPEED WAS THE SAME. WHEN I BEGAN TO TURN THE WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL KEPT JERKING RIGHT. IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING HAD LOCKED UP. THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO BE INEFFECTIVE AND BECAUSE THE STEERING KEPT JERKING TO THE RIGHT ON …

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WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TO TURN LEFT, ALTHOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WASN'T SLOWING, SPEED WAS THE SAME. WHEN I BEGAN TO TURN THE WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL KEPT JERKING RIGHT. IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING HAD LOCKED UP. THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO BE INEFFECTIVE AND BECAUSE THE STEERING KEPT JERKING TO THE RIGHT ON A LEFT TURN, IT RAMMED INTO THE CURB AND CAUSED INJURY TO MYSELF.

NHTSA ODI #11230617

Mileage unknown · Jun 24, 2019
Engine

LOW SIDE AIR CONDITIONER LINE BETWEEN CONDENSER AND COMPRESSOR RUBS AGAINST THE PLASTIC RADIATOR HOLDER CAUSING CUT-THROUGH AND EVACUATION OF FREON WHILE TRAVELLING.

NHTSA ODI #11222255

95,965 miles · May 28, 2019
Power Train

WAS DRIVING HOME AND MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO ACT WEIRD AND RAISE AND LOWER AT A 45 MPH SPEED. THEN IT MADE A WEIRD SOUND. ON A TAKE OFF IT TAKES SOME TIME TO ACCELERATE OR SWITCH GEARS. THERE SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS NO POWER WHICH WAS WEIRD AS THIS CAR IS A TURBO. AFTER THIS HAPPENED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE T…

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WAS DRIVING HOME AND MY SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO ACT WEIRD AND RAISE AND LOWER AT A 45 MPH SPEED. THEN IT MADE A WEIRD SOUND. ON A TAKE OFF IT TAKES SOME TIME TO ACCELERATE OR SWITCH GEARS. THERE SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS NO POWER WHICH WAS WEIRD AS THIS CAR IS A TURBO. AFTER THIS HAPPENED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRACTION ICON HAS COME ON AND OFF REPEATEDLY. TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL OREILLYS AND A CODE CAME UP WHEN THEY HOOKED THE MACHINE TO IT. IT CAME UP WITH A P2263 CODE. THEY SAIDIT WAS THE TC SYSTEM-B1 (TURBOCHARGER BOOST SYSTEM PERFORMANCE) SAYING THAT DESPITE THE BOOSTING AREA, THE BOOST DOES NOT INCREASE.

NHTSA ODI #11210404

13,165 miles · Aug 1, 2018
Service BrakesCrash

TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2015 NISSAN JUKE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A FORD F-150. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. POLICE REPORT NUMBER: [XXX] WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN…

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TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2015 NISSAN JUKE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT FAILED TO ENGAGE AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A FORD F-150. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. POLICE REPORT NUMBER: [XXX] WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR BODY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (FUTURE NISSAN OF ROSEVILLE, 600 AUTOMALL DR, ROSEVILLE, CA 95661, (916) 547-2242) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND TUBES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE LOCAL DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,165. *TT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ODI #11115194

21,000 miles · Jun 6, 2018
Service Brakes

MY BRAKES SUDDENLY WENT OUT WHILE PULLING INTO MY DRIVE WAY ON MY 3 YEAR OLD CAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT, AND THE BREAK FLUID IS GOOD. I TRIED TO BLEED THEM ALSO. I RESEARCHED IT AND IN MARCH NISSAN PUT OUT A RECALL FOR 2015-2017 JUKE NISMO RS, A SPORTIER TRIM, FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. IT'S ABOUT THE MASTER CYLINDER, WHAT I THINK…

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MY BRAKES SUDDENLY WENT OUT WHILE PULLING INTO MY DRIVE WAY ON MY 3 YEAR OLD CAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT, AND THE BREAK FLUID IS GOOD. I TRIED TO BLEED THEM ALSO. I RESEARCHED IT AND IN MARCH NISSAN PUT OUT A RECALL FOR 2015-2017 JUKE NISMO RS, A SPORTIER TRIM, FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. IT'S ABOUT THE MASTER CYLINDER, WHAT I THINK IS WRONG WITH MINE.

NHTSA ODI #11100122

52,000 miles · May 17, 2018
Fuel/propulsion System

MASS AIR FLOW (MAF) SENSOR; THE SYSTEM SENSOR LIGHT COMES ONE. LOSING PERFORMANCE ON CAR. CAR IS CUTTING OUT WHILE DRIVING, SENSOR LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUALLY, PERFORMS WITH BAD GAS MILEAGE. CODE P0101. REPLACES AIR FILTER BUT NOW SAYS IT IS A SENSOR AT 52000 MILES

NHTSA ODI #11096588

60,000 miles · Apr 3, 2018
Fuel/propulsion System

MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS VEHICLE AND CALLED TO LET ME KNOW THAT IT WOULDN'T GO PAST 65 MPH. HE SAID IT FELT LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER. HE THOUGHT IT WAS HIGH WINDS THAT WAS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE.

NHTSA ODI #11082667

Official recalls

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18V086000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:master Cylinder

Jan 31, 2018

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.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If brake fluid leaks into the brake booster it can lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

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.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.