The Nissan Kicks is a small, light crossover built for city use — high driving position, tiny fuel bills, no pretence of going off-road. In the UAE it sells to first-time buyers, and it is one of the cheapest ways to sit above the traffic. We have 15 used Kicks listed across the Emirates.
How much does a used Nissan Kicks cost in the UAE?
A 2024 Nissan Kicks averaged AED 46,000 in our closed UAE sales, a 2020 and a 2019 both level at about AED 30,000, and a 2017 AED 21,000. Buying used instead of a new Kicks saves roughly 17% against the cheapest showroom car. Our listings ask between AED 20750 and AED 65000.
Which used Nissan Kicks year should you buy?
2021 to 2023. The Kicks arrived for 2017 and was restyled in 2021 with a wider grille, a better dashboard and more driver assistance as standard; an all-new generation followed for 2024. The 2021 facelift is the value line — you get the modern cabin without paying for the newest shape, and the mechanical package is unchanged from 2017.
Is a used Nissan Kicks reliable in the UAE?
Read the body report and check the electrics. 59% of the Kicks we inspect in the UAE show previous body or panel repair, against the 53% we would expect for small SUVs of the same age and mileage in the Emirates — city parking damage, which is why the Ford EcoSport and everything else in the class reads similarly. Electrical faults turn up on 15% against an expected 9%, usually sensors and cameras. Nothing mechanical stands out, though the CVT is worth twenty minutes of your test drive: warm, uphill, from a standstill, listening for any flare between ratios.
Nissan Kicks or Kia Seltos?
The Kia Seltos costs more, feels a class above inside, and shows no electrical faults at all in our inspections against an expected 5%. The Honda CR-V is a genuinely bigger car for genuinely more money. The Kicks wins on purchase price, fuel and parking.
What to inspect on a used Nissan Kicks
- Panel alignment and paint texture — grade the repair rather than reject it.
- Cameras, sensors and screens, all of them.
- CVT response when hot.
- AC at idle in traffic.
Every Kicks we list in the UAE comes with its full CarSwitch inspection report. Start with the body and electrical sections — on a city car those two are where the negotiation lives.
