Where each one leads
Nissan Kicks
- Against cars of the same year, the Nissan Kicks comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 8% more often than average) than the Toyota Yaris (fails 19% more often than average).
Toyota Yaris
- NHTSA rates the 2020 Toyota Yaris at 5 of 5 stars, the 2027 Nissan Kicks at 4.
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2020 Toyota Yaris uses 6.6 l/100 km, the 2026 Nissan Kicks 7.4.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Nissan Kicks | Toyota Yaris | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2018–2026 | 2001–2023 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 2,365,588 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 585,005 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | — | 256,323 |
| In traffic in Finland | — | 82,065 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Nissan Kicks | Toyota Yaris | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 72% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | +4% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.9% | 2.8% |
| … against cars of the same year | +8% | +19% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | — | 2.6% |
| US owner complaints | 524 | 810 |
| Most complaints about | Forward collision avoidance | Air bags |
| Model year with most complaints | 2019 (134) | 2007 (258) |
| US recall campaigns | 10 | 23 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 575 | 2,571 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | — | 13 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Nissan Kicks | Toyota Yaris | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 4★ (2027) | 5★ (2020) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Nissan Kicks | Toyota Yaris | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 7.4 l/100 km (2026) | 6.6 l/100 km (2020) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | — | 4.5 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | — | 6.0 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 103 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 69 kW (93 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 1,206 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €19,569 |
| Average odometer in Finland | — | 137,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).