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What 87 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Nissan Juke

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (87)Crash / fire / injury (6)Engine (29)Fuel system (20)Electrical system (14)Transmission & drivetrain (12)Airbags (6)Speed control (6)Brakes (2)Engine & cooling (2)Seats (2)Suspension (2)

6 of 87 complaints match · Speed control · clear filters

Jan 8, 2020Speed controlEngine

IM DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND I STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHILE WAITING THE CAR JERKS AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SO I CHECK OIL WHICH IT DID NEED A OIL CHANGE SO AFTER GETTI H THE OIL CHANGE I NOTICE MY ACCELERATION WAS SLOW AND THE CAR STARTED MAKING LIKE A YOU CAR SOUND SO I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND PRESS AGAIN AND IT STARTED TO PICK UP SPEED OUT STILL SLOWLY

NHTSA ODI 11297900

Sep 28, 2019Speed controlEngineFuel system

CAR TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING IN LOW SPEED. OR AFTER A TURN NO WARNING LIGHTS OR CHECK ENGINE CODES WHATSOEVER STARTING ON SEP 26 2019. AND KEEP DOING IT AT LEAST TWICE PER DAY

NHTSA ODI 11258673

Jul 17, 2019Speed controlEngine

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. BEFORE TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, I HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. MY VEHICLE HAD STARTED TO STRUGGLE WITH LOSING SPEED/POWER WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 55 MPH.

NHTSA ODI 11232906

Oct 12, 2016Speed controlEngine

CVT - RAPID LOSS OF POWER (85 TO 50 ALMOST IMMEDIATELY) WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. ALMOST REAR ENDED DUE TO CONTINUED LOSS OF SPEED WHILE TRYING TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD TO SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES FOR THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN BEFORE I COULD RESUME MY TRIP. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ALSO CAME ON.

NHTSA ODI 10915600

Sep 8, 2014Speed control

I WAS HIGHWAY DRIVING TODAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST THE TORQUE AND POWER OF MY CAR. IT JUST COASTED ALONG AND WOULDNT ACCELERATE. I MOVED INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND IT JUST SLOWED ME DOWN ABOUT 10 MPH SLOWER THAN I WAS DRIVING. THIS LASTED FOR ABOUT 15-20 MINS AND THEN IT SLOWLY REGAINED POWER. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10631726

Apr 10, 2014Speed control

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55-65 MPH), THE CAR CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE VERY QUICKLY AND AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON ITS OWN. PRESSED DOWN BRAKE PEDAL AND CAR SLOWED DOWN. TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE PEDAL AND CAR CONTINUED TO VERY QUICKLY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN (NO FOOT ON ACCELERATOR). WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, I HEARD A SOUND, KIND OF LIKE A POPPING OF A SPRING SOUND, THEN THE CAR RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTIONING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET, AND I THOUGHT THIS TO BE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS OCCURRED AGAIN YESTERDAY, AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT SET. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10578918

Working with the data? Download all 87 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 25, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2012 Nissan Juke verdict →