2021 Nissan Kicks 3 Things I Don't Like

The Nissan Kicks is a great vehicle, but there are three little things that drove me a bit crazy during the test week.
Jill is a syndicated automotive writer, currently serving as the managing editor for Pickup Truck + SUV Talk and co-hosts two podcasts: the Consumer Guide Automotive Car Stuff Podcast and the Pickup Truck + SUV Talk Podcast.
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[@piggawigga4929]

That gear shifting really abusive 😕

[@inksplosiongames]

Lmao I instantly went "daaaaamn" like they do in Friday

[@jaimegonzalex9994]

Who tf shifts like that no shit it’s not stopping

[@Alloongast]

Reasonable but first world complaints

[@jypmina_penguinprincess6273]

Right?😂

[@GoddessMe444]

Definitely cause these are so basic 😂 nothing serious

[@DannyInfect]

These are very minor inconveniences. More annoying when you break your right arm and gotta wipe with your left.

[@jakeleo4518]

The only complaint I have about the nissian (and this is coming from a 1 day owner 😁😁so take my complains with grain of saolt) I hate how ungracefully the glovebox just flops with a thud, absolutely 0 pump action or spring or what ever makes them open up nice and softly these just as soon as you open they come down with a thud no stop. And how GAWD DAMN small the storage for arm rest compartment is like WOW I seen sedans with bigger compartments than that no even joking. I felt offended, robbed almost seeing how little space the compartment had

[@LBCREC562]

The way you shift that transmission is gonna get ruined soon 😂

[@realtyrocks1969]

Ive never had either of those bogus features you want in any vehicle ive owned. It bugs me though that when i say "open sesame" wings dont shoot out the doors and the vehicle doesnt turn into a plane. That really annoys me. I hate when i fart on the seat, the windows dont automatically roll down. That really annoys me.

[@original__gmebvy]

The emergency braking feature is super annoying. If you’re in bumper to bumper traffic or parking and you get 5-10 inches close to the next car or a wall, the car will abruptly hit the brakes and bring it to a full stop. You can turn it off, but what I don’t like is that it turns itself back on once you shut the car off. So every time you drive the car you have to turn it off to keep the car from doing that. If I turn a feature off, it should stay off permanently until I as the owner and driver decides to turn it back on. It shouldn’t reset back to on every time I turn the car off.

[@tbvolcomskater]

I almost just bought a 2018 versa that at the last second I realized doesn’t have power locking or power windows…these aren’t even worth mentioning compared to that lmao

[@Brian_R6]

Jeez lady stop abusing the car.

[@balmainattitude]

all definitely reasonable.

[@marshmower]

The Continuously Vexed Transmission will really tickle your funny bone.

[@xiwan1601]

Not even a deal breaker

[@thongtran37]

you wonder why the Nissan cvt has a bad rap... hehehe

[@mic80205]

She nailed it 🎉

[@BCD527]

Why did u purchased it if you don’t like these 3 things

[@jillciminillo]

Did I say I bought it? 🤔

[@adenbinder5927]

Definition of 1st world problems

[@Jboog742]

Wow!!!!!

[@Jboog742]

Now tomorrow

[@jerbsherb4391]

Really hard to have expectations for the bottom-of-the-barrel vehicle.

[@triplehsheartattack8515]

Do u got an OF?

[@bounhomesphongsai5173]

You do every very hard very annoying sound like you so mad 😬

[@madzharhadjirul4333]

Lol basic

[@simbatheguy]

Calm down Karen. Those three things are not such a big deal. It's what you pay for with an economy car

[@jillciminillo]

Calm down Ken. I do two videos. One talks about bad things, yes, but the other goes into the good things. It’s what I do, you know, provide both sides of the story.

[@moeanthony9308]

Too minut

[@EyeAme]

So it’s cheap. Ok

[@iphonex1000]

Women ☕️

[@ItsVct]

You look like PAM from THE OFFICE. Holy smokes

[@heedmywarning2792]

at least she didn't say "the color doesn't match my nails".

[@electron7659]

The L and the D on the shifter should have been the other way around. That way, all one needs to do is shift it all the way down and you will for sure be in "drive" The engineers fell asleep on this one. What the heck were they thinking. 🤦‍♂️

[@stealthis]

No, Honda does this too. The rationale is that lowers gears are lower physically

[@damirzanne]

this video makes no sense what so ever

[@mohammedalnaqi4401]

I’m surprised that the cupholders are that small. I have the base model and the cupholders are simple round inserts. They fit large cups too.

[@AllenAndMarie]

The 2024s are still the same, but I love mine! Everything else I own have big V8s. So my kicks pays for itself. 😂

[@splash4891]

these are important observations, thanks for letting us know

[@humanactivated1017]

This is such girly stuff , any male driver doesn't have to pull the gear shift to their full girly arm strength accidentally putting car in Low gear .

[@gunman9131]

Your opinions dont matter at this point at all. Nonsense really.

[@VideoSampler]

dont kill your transmission please

[@wendyhackett3727]

I've found the same annoying things as well. I also hate that there's no center console, so after only 2 days with my new kicks I went ahead and ordered a center console. Now I've got to remove my driver's armrest and install the damn thing. Lol

[@pedrocacaepesca]

Bought mine brand new in 2019 mine is like a tank, I drive everywhere summer winter good roads bad roads atv trail’s literally everywhere a abuse my kicks alot, hit two moose and still going strong! Happy 2024!!!

[@D1722eieio]

Pick mine up on Monday, it’s a 2024 and I loved the test drive plus Nissan gives great deals with trade in. Complaining about those three little things is because she bought the cheapest one which is fine just don’t expect the best when you by the least expensive car. L

[@alammalik8881]

Definitely a Karen 😂😂

[@jillciminillo]

Just like you are definitely a Ken. Cool. Cool.

[@1linkbelt]

Never happy!! lol

[@arycwarneke]

I was thinking the same thing with the shifting and pointing!!🤣🤣

[@scl384]

Exactly what I thought! Karen in action. Poor gear box!

[@DaveLewerenzCleaning]

Ridiculous.... now something worthwhile... does it slam on the brakes for no apparent reason when you're doing at least 35MPH? Many Nissans do that... that's worth complaining about.

[@bokdcutie]

Imagine if it was a stick. Gz

[@501mbm]

Stop WHINING

[@StephieGilley]

Like to hear what you really like about the Nissan Kicks. How is it driving on the freeway in lots of fast traffic? What about driving in snow? Things like that would be helpful to those of us wondering about this car and considering purchasing it. Also, when are they bringing the electric version (currently in the Philippines) to the US?

[@jillciminillo]

Check out my other shorts. I have two other videos that talk about both premium features and the things I like.

[@Jan96106]

I can address that. I have one as a rental car. I have driven it in snow these past few days. I also drive it on the expressway. I think it is best for non- expressway driving. Then it is actually fun. I am getting better with it on the expressway. It isn't that sluggish, but it is a rental, so I'm more careful and go slow. As far as acceleration, my Honda made a dragging noise. The Kicks isn't that noisy, just not the fastest car on the road. The ride is smooth for a little car. Going to work in the snow, I was used to my old car, but I got the hang of the Kicks by the time I was driving home. I felt the tires might slide more than those on my Honda, so I was careful. I have no problem with the shift. I don't ram right through them like this video does. I move from gear to gear, politely, gently. The gas mileage is great. I'd actually like to get the car. I'm just concerned about the transmission failing. But even the Toyotas with this kind of transmission have reliability problems per Consumer Reports. It is a new car, so only a few model years have worrisome problems. The complaint sight actually listed few complaints. One was the heater. I had the same problem, but then I figured out how to work it, and the problem disappeared. (It used to go from hot to cold, no in between. But I think that was me. I needed to push automatic setting. Overall, a cute, fun car. But the transmission worries me.

[@taMeska]

So it has door locks like every other car, a gear shift like every other car, and is small so there isn’t space for both cup holders and an armrest

[@dinvision2410]

I have this Car. Those 3 things does not bother me at all.

[@thomfoz]

Well, you k ow it unlocks the doors when you shift to P, right? And you can even adjust how the door will behave using the menu.

[@ZAR556]

it's Nissan,, why expect more

[@tooquick6]

There are things that matter a lot more than that

[@ajbfwb]

Really like my 2019 SR. Of any cons I find, these 3 are not among them. Isn't the door handle designed that way to keep small children from being able to open said locked door?

[@zzoinks]

On my car (not Nissan) it automatically unlocks in the front but not the back. It would probably drive me a little crazy if it doesn't automatically unlock in the front since I like to lock the doors when I'm driving. My previous car did not automatically unlock in the front when pulling door handle, but it automatically locks the car when in gear and unlocks in park, so it wasn't an issue there.

[@matthewrimando3228]

These are thing people actually complain about???

[@XiaomiRedmi-es1ot]

Nissan is broke. They are literally doing everything to save every single penny. That's how they came up with that door design. LMFAO 😂😂😂

[@luckylarry88]

Most cars have gears around drive.

[@emmano3843]

The waterbottle one is the most obnoxious , sometimes my waterbottle is legit in the way for me to change gears

[@AngelCruz-zu6ob]

Ridiculous woman designed your own car

[@macgyverdroid]

women always want a very easy life hahaha

[@WadeSmart]

BUT!! It has something physical to touch on the trans. I LOVE THAT! We just drove a new Honda Ridgeline and.. its nice.. but not EVER going to be nice enough for me to push a button to put in gear. So, SUPER thumbs up on that physical shift!

[@jillciminillo]

Remember, you’re talking to a MT girl, so 👍 so a physical lever for the transmission. This could have been implemented better though ...

[@WadeSmart]

@@jillciminillo OH... I always remember!! You are one of the few- REAL - reviewers who can still review all vehicles... others.. they are ''' what is a stick? " HAHAH

[@jillciminillo]

@@WadeSmart 😬

[@WadeSmart]

@@jillciminillo I think it would be AWESOME for you (if ever possible) to do a ... Tacoma manual. Tight corning into your garage. City driving. :)

[@jillciminillo]

@@WadeSmart that’s probably a unicorn in the media fleets…

[@diegopardos5726]

Pobre camioneta 😂

[@matrixcartel5943]

To me it’s not the car it’s the tantrum that need to be fixed

[@Troyhasabrain1966]

Cup holders too low! I hate it

[@mr.peanutbutter6969]

And for the love of God, add power seats!

[@cobecerram]

womans haha

[@haydenphalen153]

For that price it’s understandable

[@Camlikebacon]

I’ve had mine for about 4 months now and I can say I have gotten used to the position of D and rarely put it into L now once you get used to driving the car none of these are really a problem anymore but that could just be me

[@jakeleo4518]

The only complaint I have about the nissian (and this is coming from a 1 day owner 😁😁so take my complains with grain of saolt) I hate how ungracefully the glovebox just flops with a thud, absolutely 0 pump action or spring or what ever makes them open up nice and softly these just as soon as you open they come down with a thud no stop. And how GAWD DAMN small the storage for arm rest compartment is like WOW I seen sedans with bigger compartments than that no even joking. I felt offended, robbed almost seeing how little space the compartment had

[@1969aquarius]

The water bottle, lift your elbow . Gear selector, watch what gear the pointer is at . As for the door , unlock them with the power door locks. So difficult , you're being petty. You may have had a heart attack in the 70s when AC was an option , automatic transmission was an upgrade and the only vehicles with power locks were high end luxury cars.

[@Rickcooks24-7]

The cup holder i would agree if it was a stick but bro you are using an auto all you gotta do is put it into gear boom done and also stop acting lazy we all know how to open a door even a lamborghini doesn't open by itself.

[@barrywellnessexpress8229]

Those 3 problems don't bother me, luckily

[@Bket666]

1 fake suv ony have 122hp my mazda 3 have 148 2 waste off money 3 same speed than a 78hp mirage

[@ibmtpx24]

None of the three things you mentioned are defects. As a matter of fact the first one is a safety design. You should not be able to open the door by the handle if the door is locked.

[@Brandoff_B]

Not being able to put the car from park to drive is a skill issue lol

[@Trevor6264-sp1wr]

122 hp with cvt sounds like a nightmare

[@almoen5412]

Lol lady you looking for a whole different kind of car

[@thackythac]

Wait until she finds out the transmission is horrible

[@ameyasuryawanshi2655]

Audi is underrated

[@sommerfugl011]

ridiculous lol

[@BabyFaceRose]

LOL TRUEEE😂

[@preppergmidatlantic7997]

I just bought a 2023 Nissan kicks and i cannot stand the head rest. It pushes to far forward and is killing my neck. Thinking of either switching it out for another kind or turning the head rest backwards.....its a pain in the ass!!!

[@thomfoz]

This "annoying" headrest saved my life on my 4-monthh old 2023 kicks that was rear ended.

[@theamazinggoldfish8713]

oh my word!!! Your driving an automatic LoL 😂😂😂