Weak sales due to the “divisive” styling was the supposed reason of its demise, adding the fact that Nissan sold only 10,157 of these babies in 2017—a massive 48% decline from 2016's sales. The Nissan Juke's target market was young, cool, single guys who are looking for a sporty car.
The main downsides of the Juke are that it's ride is quite choppy, it's smaller in the back than its rivals and its fuel economy is only so-so compared with other small SUVs.
What is Nissan Juke lifespan? The estimated lifespan of a Nissan Juke is 158,000mi, before reaching the life expectancy upper limit. Fuel type is a major factor when looking into a vehicles lifespan/life expectancy.
New for 2013, the NISMO version differs from the base Juke in styling changes to the bumpers and side skirts, interior styling, modified suspension and steering, 18 in (46 cm) wheels, an unspecified "torque vectoring" option, and engine tuning.
Some noteworthy Nissan Juke issues include grinding noises from the transmission, turbocharger failure, transmission failure, and engine failure. You should avoid the 2011 and 2014 model years of the Juke because it has a timing chain problem that can cause the engine to fail.
Is the Nissan Joke, (sorry, Juke) a woman's car? Not especially, Nissan target it for a young/trendy audience, regardless of gender. Their hope was for a more hip/on-trend image along with the extra sales it would generate - although UK figures suggest a rather older profile for actual Joke buyers.
The main issue is with the CVT gearbox fitted to the 1.6 petrol models; it has a poor reliability record, not least because repairs generally aren't possible and thus the entire gearbox tends to need replacing. Nissan has contributed to the cost in some cases.
Nissan cars sold through Motorway have varying depreciation rates at the two-year and five-year points. However, after ten years, the Nissan Micra, Nissan Juke, and Nissan Qashqai all typically sell for an average of 23% of original purchase price.
Nissan as a brand came in a disappointing 19th place out of 32 manufacturers in our 2023 Driver Power survey, with a lower-than-average 19% of owners reporting a fault within the first year. Its placing puts it behind rivals Toyota (12th), Kia (sixth), and Hyundai (17th).
A bracket that held the turbocharger boost sensor could break, detaching the sensor from the air inlet tube, and contaminated brake fluid caused another recall because it could affect braking performance. Also, a faulty driver's airbag was recalled and replaced.
The Nissan Kicks Replaces The Nissan Juke. But, as much as we really liked the Nissan Juke while it was here, it was discontinued in recent years to make way for an exciting, new SUV option from Nissan – the Nissan Kicks.
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.
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