diff --git a/pkg/minikube/exit/exit.go b/pkg/minikube/exit/exit.go
index b15e319e9353..b0a575700faa 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/exit/exit.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/exit/exit.go
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ func WithError(msg string, err error) {
 // WithProblem outputs info related to a known problem and exits.
 func WithProblem(msg string, err error, p *problem.Problem) {
 	out.ErrT(out.Empty, "")
-	glog.Errorf("%+v\n", p)
 	out.FailureT("[{{.id}}] {{.msg}} {{.error}}", out.V{"msg": msg, "id": p.ID, "error": p.Err})
 	p.Display()
 	if p.ShowIssueLink {
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/machine/fix.go b/pkg/minikube/machine/fix.go
index 2bd400fe2aaa..f36f254d851b 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/machine/fix.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/machine/fix.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ func fixHost(api libmachine.API, cc *config.ClusterConfig, n *config.Node) (*hos
 	if err != nil {
 		return h, errors.Wrap(err, "Error loading existing host. Please try running [minikube delete], then run [minikube start] again.")
 	}
+	defer postStartValidations(h, cc.Driver)
 
 	driverName := h.Driver.DriverName()
 
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/machine/start.go b/pkg/minikube/machine/start.go
index 6c3596365989..f36eca251d14 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/machine/start.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/machine/start.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/docker/machine/libmachine"
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/config"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/constants"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/driver"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/exit"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/localpath"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/out"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/out/register"
@@ -149,6 +152,7 @@ func createHost(api libmachine.API, cfg *config.ClusterConfig, n *config.Node) (
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "new host")
 	}
+	defer postStartValidations(h, cfg.Driver)
 
 	h.HostOptions.AuthOptions.CertDir = localpath.MiniPath()
 	h.HostOptions.AuthOptions.StorePath = localpath.MiniPath()
@@ -202,6 +206,31 @@ func timedCreateHost(h *host.Host, api libmachine.API, t time.Duration) error {
 	}
 }
 
+// postStartValidations are validations against the host after it is created
+// TODO: Add validations for VM drivers as well, see issue #9035
+func postStartValidations(h *host.Host, drvName string) {
+	if !driver.IsKIC(drvName) {
+		return
+	}
+	// make sure /var isn't full, otherwise warn
+	output, err := h.RunSSHCommand("df -h /var | awk 'NR==2{print $5}'")
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.Warningf("error running df -h /var: %v", err)
+	}
+	output = strings.Trim(output, "\n")
+	percentageFull, err := strconv.Atoi(output[:len(output)-1])
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.Warningf("error getting percentage of /var that is free: %v", err)
+	}
+	if percentageFull >= 99 {
+		exit.WithError("", fmt.Errorf("docker daemon out of memory. No space left on device"))
+	}
+
+	if percentageFull > 80 {
+		out.WarningT("The docker daemon is almost out of memory, run 'docker system prune' to free up space")
+	}
+}
+
 // postStart are functions shared between startHost and fixHost
 func postStartSetup(h *host.Host, mc config.ClusterConfig) error {
 	glog.Infof("post-start starting for %q (driver=%q)", h.Name, h.DriverName)
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/problem/err_map.go b/pkg/minikube/problem/err_map.go
index 058dee90eb7b..4dec02bd31b9 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/problem/err_map.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/problem/err_map.go
@@ -578,3 +578,18 @@ var stateProblems = map[string]match{
 		Issues: []int{7256},
 	},
 }
+
+// dockerProblems are issues relating to issues with the docker driver
+var dockerProblems = map[string]match{
+	"NO_SPACE_ON_DEVICE": {
+		Regexp: re(`.*docker.*No space left on device.*`),
+		Advice: `Try at least one of the following to free up space on the device:
+
+	1. Run "docker system prune" to remove unused docker data
+	2. Increase the amount of memory allocated to Docker for Desktop via 
+		Docker icon > Preferences > Resources > Disk Image Size
+	3. Run "minikube ssh -- docker system prune" if using the docker container runtime
+`,
+		Issues: []int{9024},
+	},
+}
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/problem/problem.go b/pkg/minikube/problem/problem.go
index ae7b62eb8e58..e859eaf534aa 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/problem/problem.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/problem/problem.go
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ func FromError(err error, goos string) *Problem {
 		netProblems,
 		deployProblems,
 		stateProblems,
+		dockerProblems,
 	}
 
 	var osMatch *Problem