2025 Nissan Kicks SUV Stays Affordable, Even With New AWD Option
Check out this full pricing breakdown for the second-generation Kicks.
We’ve called the Nissan Kicks a “working-class hero” for a reason. While it hasn’t always been the sportiest small crossover SUV, there is a lot to like at its intersection of size, affordability, and efficiency. Despite its strong value, the Kicks' styling has been nothing to sneeze at. The second-generation 2025 Nissan Kicks brings a whole new, wholly elevated design; a more powerful engine; and for the first time, the option for all-wheel-drive. Surely all this newness will cost you more money, and the whole value thing will just go out the window—won't it?
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First, What’s New for 2025
We’re fans of the new look, the new engine, the SUV-reinforcing AWD option, and how the 2025 Nissan Kicks comes with more standard driver aids than before. Like before, the new Nissan Kicks comes in three trim levels: S, SV, and SR. Each trim is available with all-wheel drive (previously, the Kicks was front-wheel-drive-only, like several other affordable subcompact SUVs out there—such as the Kia Soul, Hyundai Venue, and Chevrolet Trax). We recently previewed the top-of-the-line 2025 Kicks SR and we were pretty impressed.
Yes, the Price Went Up
First thing’s first: Kicks pricing has gone up across the board. That’s to be expected with inflation still being a thing, there being more standard equipment than before, and, well most redesigned cars cost more than their predecessors because that's just how these things tend to work. However, the Kicks' price bump is pretty modest, all things considered. The 2025 Nissan Kicks S starts at $23,220, which is only $490 more than the equivalent 2024 model. The SV starts at $25,070 which is up $480 over last year's SV, and the SR starts at $27,550, which sees the biggest jump of $2,280 over the 2024 Kicks SR.
We can’t compare the new Nissan Kicks AWD models to 2024, since the previous model didn’t offer AWD, but the option adds just $1,500 to each 2025 Kicks trim level. That means the 2025 Nissan Kicks S AWD starts at $24,720, just a hair more than the base 2024 Subaru Impreza hatchback, which puts the Kicks in the conversation for one of the cheapest AWD vehicles you can buy, period. There are only a few key options available, each one model-specific:
SV Premium Package ($1,500): Includes heated front seats, roof rails, panoramic sunroof, illuminated visor mirrors, sunglasses holder, seatback pockets, remote engine starting.
SR Premium Package ($1,950): Includes heated steering wheel, heated front seats, heated door mirrors, rear seat floor heater ducts, panoramic sunroof, rain-sensing windshield wipers, 10-speaker Bose audio system, front-seat central airbag, remote engine starting.
2025 Nissan Kicks Full Pricing
The 2025 Nissan Kicks' price hasn’t gone up enough to strip this plucky little SUV of its value-forward aura. The price increase on the SR over last year is a bummer, but you can still kick down the Kicks' door for less than $24,000, which is not bad. Check out this full price breakdown for the 2025 Nissan Kicks including each price increase:
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