2011 Nissan JUKE

Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report

Avoid This Year

Quick Summary

The 2011 Nissan JUKE has 201 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 2.5x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is engine problems (35% of all complaints), specifically: on this date i was driving down interstate and my air conditioner stopped cooling. i took it to the local nissan place and they said something "jumped" up from the road and put a hole in my a/c condenser. my insurance agent has never heard of this before after the nissan place told me to claim it o. ⚠️ 3 fire reports filed.

3 fire reports 1 crash report 1 injury

201

Total Complaints

Recalls Issued

—/5

Safety Stars

2.5x

vs Segment Avg

Known Problems

ENGINE

70 complaints

35%

• ON THIS DATE I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AND MY AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED COOLING. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL NISSAN PLACE AND THEY SAID SOMETHING "JUMPED" UP FROM THE ROAD AND PUT A HOLE IN MY A/C CONDENSER. MY INSURANCE AGENT HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AFTER THE NISSAN PLACE TOLD ME TO CLAIM IT O
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN JUKE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR FLOW METER BECAME UNATTACHED FROM THE TUBE ASSEMBLY INLET, CAUSING THE FAILURE. AS A RESULT, THE TUBE ASSEMBLY INLET WOULD
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN JUKE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V583000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO-CHARGER). THE VEHCILE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY DID NO

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 1 fire reports

“ON THIS DATE I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AND MY AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED COOLING. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL NISSAN PLACE AND THEY SAID SOMETHING "JUMPED" UP FROM THE ROAD AND PUT A HOLE IN MY A/C CONDENSER. MY INSURANCE AGENT HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AFTER THE NISSAN PLACE TOLD ME TO CLAIM IT O”

— NHTSA complaint filing

FUEL SYSTEM

44 complaints

22%

• VEHICLE INVOLVED: 2011 NISSAN JUKE SL AND HAS 4,192 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WE RAN OVER SOME DEBRIS WHICH PUNCTURED THE GAS TANK, CAUSING ALL OF THE GAS TO BEGIN POURING OUT OF THE TANK. WE HAD JUST FILLED UP THE 11.8 GALLON FUEL TANK AND HAD NO IDEA THE FUEL WAS LEA
• I SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO. 11V583000. WHEN I ARRIVED FOR MY APPOINTMENT, I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT NISSAN HAD "PUT A RESTRICTION" ON THE PART AND THEY COULD NOT GET IT. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN THEY WERE ABLE
• ON 2/1/12 MY DAUGHTER NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE SERVICE MANAGER FOUND A SEVERE LEAK "THAT WAS POURING FUEL INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT" WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. THE LEAK WAS AT THE

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 1 crashes

“VEHICLE INVOLVED: 2011 NISSAN JUKE SL AND HAS 4,192 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WE RAN OVER SOME DEBRIS WHICH PUNCTURED THE GAS TANK, CAUSING ALL OF THE GAS TO BEGIN POURING OUT OF THE TANK. WE HAD JUST FILLED UP THE 11.8 GALLON FUEL TANK AND HAD NO IDEA THE FUEL WAS LEA”

— NHTSA complaint filing

TRANSMISSION

18 complaints

• ON JANUARY 18TH, DEALER COMPLETED RECALL NOTICE REPAIR OF FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP FROM DEALER THAT WEEKEND, ONLY WENT 2 1/2 MILES AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURES. ENGINE GETTING FUEL, HOWEVER NO POWER TO TRANSMISSION, STEERING, BRAKES. DEALER STATES ITS THE BA
• I TOOK MY CAR IN TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL ON A FUEL SENSOR AND GASKET(S) AND I HAD A RATTLING NOISE I ASKED THEM TO LOOK INTO WHILE THEY HAD THE CAR. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT $2100. THE CAR HAS LOST HALF OF ITS VALUE IN LESS THEN
• MY JUKE CAUGHT ON FIRE THIS MORNING! IT ONLY HAS 32,400 MILES ON IT AND I AM LEFT WITH NO CAR AND LITTLE INTEREST FROM NISSAN. I DID SMELL GAS BUT DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT. MY SON IS ON DIALYSIS 3 DAYS A WEEK AND AT FIRST THE CORPORATION TOLD ME I WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR A RENTAL CAR FOR THREE DAYS

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 1 fire reports

“ON JANUARY 18TH, DEALER COMPLETED RECALL NOTICE REPAIR OF FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP FROM DEALER THAT WEEKEND, ONLY WENT 2 1/2 MILES AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURES. ENGINE GETTING FUEL, HOWEVER NO POWER TO TRANSMISSION, STEERING, BRAKES. DEALER STATES ITS THE BA”

— NHTSA complaint filing

ELECTRICAL

15 complaints

• THE SENDING UNIT IN THE FUEL TANK FAILED STRANDING MY 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN TRAFFIC DURING A STORM WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MULTI-VEHICLE WRECK WITH FATALITIES. LAW ENFORCEMENT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND DIRECTED TRAFFIC IN THE RAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DE
• ON JANUARY 18TH, DEALER COMPLETED RECALL NOTICE REPAIR OF FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP FROM DEALER THAT WEEKEND, ONLY WENT 2 1/2 MILES AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURES. ENGINE GETTING FUEL, HOWEVER NO POWER TO TRANSMISSION, STEERING, BRAKES. DEALER STATES ITS THE BA
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN JUKE. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE BATTERY DRAINED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE WINDSHIELD MADE A SQU

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500🔥 1 fire reports

“THE SENDING UNIT IN THE FUEL TANK FAILED STRANDING MY 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN TRAFFIC DURING A STORM WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MULTI-VEHICLE WRECK WITH FATALITIES. LAW ENFORCEMENT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND DIRECTED TRAFFIC IN THE RAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DE”

— NHTSA complaint filing

OTHER

14 complaints

• TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE 3/30/12 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR CONNECTION. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE AT LEAST 2 HOURS TO REPAIR AND I WAS UNABLE TO STAY THAT DAY. AT THIS POINT I WAS NOT INFORMED THAT A PART NEEDED TO BE ORDERED
• WHILE DRIVING OVER 100 MILES FROM HOME AT 60MPH, ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE, BEHIND A TRACTOR TRAILER, I WAITED FOR NO TRAFFIC IN THE LEFT LANE SO THAT I COULD PASS. I PUT MY BLINKER ON, GOT INTO THE LEFT LANE, GOT NEXT TO THE TRACTOR TRAILER AND THE CAR WENT FROM 65 TO TEN MPH AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FAST
• MUFFLER CORROSION BETWEEN MUFFLER AND FLANGE

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

“TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE 3/30/12 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR CONNECTION. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE AT LEAST 2 HOURS TO REPAIR AND I WAS UNABLE TO STAY THAT DAY. AT THIS POINT I WAS NOT INFORMED THAT A PART NEEDED TO BE ORDERED”

— NHTSA complaint filing

Estimated Repair Costs

ENGINE(~50K mi)

$500

FUEL SYSTEM(~50K mi)

$500

TRANSMISSION(~50K mi)

$500

ELECTRICAL(~50K mi)

$500

OTHER(~50K mi)

$500

Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.

🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist

Based on 201 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:

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ENGINE: ON THIS DATE I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AND MY AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED COOLING. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL NISSAN PLACE AND THEY SAID SOMETHING "JUMPED" UP FROM THE ROAD AND PUT A HOLE IN MY A/C CONDENSER. MY INSURANCE AGENT HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AFTER THE NISSAN PLACE TOLD ME TO CLAIM IT O
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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FUEL SYSTEM: VEHICLE INVOLVED: 2011 NISSAN JUKE SL AND HAS 4,192 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WE RAN OVER SOME DEBRIS WHICH PUNCTURED THE GAS TANK, CAUSING ALL OF THE GAS TO BEGIN POURING OUT OF THE TANK. WE HAD JUST FILLED UP THE 11.8 GALLON FUEL TANK AND HAD NO IDEA THE FUEL WAS LEA
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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TRANSMISSION: ON JANUARY 18TH, DEALER COMPLETED RECALL NOTICE REPAIR OF FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP FROM DEALER THAT WEEKEND, ONLY WENT 2 1/2 MILES AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURES. ENGINE GETTING FUEL, HOWEVER NO POWER TO TRANSMISSION, STEERING, BRAKES. DEALER STATES ITS THE BA
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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ELECTRICAL: THE SENDING UNIT IN THE FUEL TANK FAILED STRANDING MY 19 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN TRAFFIC DURING A STORM WITH VERY POOR VISIBILITY. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MULTI-VEHICLE WRECK WITH FATALITIES. LAW ENFORCEMENT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND DIRECTED TRAFFIC IN THE RAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DE
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)