Nissan Versa Note
Registered from 2014 to 2020.
Where it stands out against its peers
- Power train: more complaints than 94% of 2014 cars — 40% of its 338 complaints, where an ordinary 2014 car has 14%.
- Vehicle speed control: more complaints than 95% of 2014 cars — 12% of its 338 complaints, where an ordinary 2014 car has 5%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- POWER TRAIN — 86 owners reported this
- AIR BAGS — 23 owners reported this, 10 involving a crash
- ENGINE — 21 owners reported this
- SERVICE BRAKES — 13 owners reported this, 4 involving a crash
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 11 owners reported this, 1 involving a fire
- POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL — 9 owners reported this
- STRUCTURE — 9 owners reported this, 2 involving a crash
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL — 8 owners reported this, 2 involving a crash
- POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE — 6 owners reported this
- STEERING — 6 owners reported this
- AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES — 5 owners reported this, 3 involving a crash
Crash test
| Rollover | ★★★★☆ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1114 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · Hatch, 4-door |
| 2018 | 1114 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · Hatch, 4-door |
| 2017 | 109 hp · 1114 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · Hatch, 4-door |
| 2016 | 109 hp · 1114 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · Hatch, 4-door |
| 2015 | 109 hp · 1096 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · Hatch, 4-door |
| 2014 | 1127 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · Hatch, 4-door |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
56% of 2020 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.
13V324000
Missing lower body bolts may affect the vehicle's integrity in the event of a rear impact, increasing the risk of injury.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will install and tighten to specification the lower body sill bolts, as needed, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin August 19, 2013. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
13V326000
If the rear seat latch bolts break, the rear seats may not perform as designed in a crash, increasing the risk of injury to back seat occupants.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear seat latch bolts, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin August 19, 2013. Owners may contact Nissan at 1-800-647-7261.
15V453000
A door that does not fully latch may result in the door opening while the car is moving. The distraction may increase the risk of a crash and/or a vehicle occupant may fall out of the vehicle if they are not wearing a seatbelt, increasing their risk of injury.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the date, lot number, and cavity code on the left front and rear door latches, and replace them, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 31, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
15V507000
A delay in the application of the brake pedal would lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle and increase the risk of a crash.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will modify the console trim panel, free of charge. The recall began on September 14, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
17V275000
In the event of a crash, if the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended, it can increase the risk of injury.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began June 12, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
17V837000
If the component detaches during deployment, it may enter the passenger compartment and be a projectile within the vehicle cabin, increasing the risk of injury.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the side curtain air bags, free of charge. The recall began February 13, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
18V551000
If the vehicle stalls, it can increase the risk of a crash.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the production information on the ignition switch, and replace it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 1, 2018. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.
19V654000
The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.
2 more campaigns have been filed against this model. A dealer can check by VIN which apply to one car.
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Engineering analysis, opened September 2021, still open.
Pedal Operation Interference
Engineering analysis, opened April 2015, closed September 2015.
Became recall 15V507000.
Pedal Operation Interference
Preliminary evaluation, opened June 2014, closed April 2015.
Excessive Brake Pedal Travel
Preliminary evaluation, opened May 2014, closed May 2015.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Nissan filed 130 bulletins about the 2020 Versa Note.
- Electrical system: 46
- Power train: 16
- Equipment: 15
- Forward collision avoidance: 7
- Engine and engine cooling: 5
- Equipment adaptive/mobility: 5
- Air bags: 4
- Visibility: 4
- Back over prevention: 3
- Lane departure: 3
- Other: 22
- CERTIFICATION LABEL AND VIN PLATE REPLACEMENT SERVICE INFORMATION Because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “Certification Label” or “VIN Plate/Label” may be needed. HINT:… · April 2026
- CERTIFICATION LABEL AND VIN PLATE REPLACEMENT SERVICE INFORMATION Because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “Certification Label” or “VIN Plate/Label” may be needed. HINT:… · April 2026
- DTC P17F4 STORED IN THE TCM IF YOU CONFIRM The customer reports transmission vibration when accelerating, HINT: Vibration occurs during quick reacceleration after braking, during a 2-1 downshift of… · April 2026
- AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING WARNING LIGHT BLINKING APPLIED SYSTEMS: Vehicles equipped with a lane camera (see Figure 1) SERVICE INFORMATION If the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) warning light or… · February 2025
- INTELLIGENT CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE AND AEB/FEB WARNING LIGHT ON OR RADAR OBSTRUCTION MESSAGE DISPLAYED WITH DTC C1A16 OR C2582 IF YOU CONFIRM IMPORTANT: The purpose of ACTION (on the next page)… · February 2025
- LANE CAMERA AIMING VEHICLE REFERENCE VALUES NOT IN ESM SERVICE INFORMATION If the lane camera requires aiming, the values in Table A on page 4 must be used. For all other models/model years,… · October 2024
- DTC B00A0-00 STORED This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin. IF YOU CONFIRM DTC B00A0-00 (OCCUPANT DETECTION SENSOR… · October 2024
- RAB WARNING LIGHT ON IN INSTRUMENT PANEL AND/OR DTC B2724-23 STORED This bulletin has been amended. See AMENDMENT HISTORY on the last page. Please discard previous versions of this bulletin. · July 2024
122 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.