Nissan Versa
Registered from 2007 to 2025.
Where it stands out against its peers
- Power train: more complaints than 91% of 2012 cars — 34% of its 486 complaints, where an ordinary 2012 car has 12%.
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.
- AIR BAGS — 131 owners reported this, 17 involving a crash
- POWER TRAIN — 117 owners reported this, 2 involving a crash
- ENGINE — 15 owners reported this
- SERVICE BRAKES — 13 owners reported this, 2 involving a crash, 1 involving a fire
- SUSPENSION — 13 owners reported this
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 10 owners reported this, 1 involving a fire
- POWER TRAIN,ENGINE — 8 owners reported this, 1 involving a fire
- STEERING — 8 owners reported this
- VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL — 8 owners reported this, 2 involving a crash
- STRUCTURE — 7 owners reported this, 1 involving a crash
Crash test
| Overall | ★★★★★ |
| Frontal crash | ★★★★☆ |
| Side crash | ★★★★★ |
| Rollover | ★★★★☆ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | Standard |
| Lane departure warning | Standard |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 122 hp · 1206 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 7.8 L/100km (EPA) · 8.7 L/100km city · 6.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2024 | 122 hp · 1206 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 7.8 L/100km (EPA) · 8.7 L/100km city · 6.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2023 | 122 hp · 1194 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 7.8 L/100km (EPA) · 8.7 L/100km city · 6.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2022 | 122 hp · 1194 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 7.8 L/100km (EPA) · 8.7 L/100km city · 6.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2021 | 122 hp · 1194 kg · 2620 mm wheelbase · 7.8 L/100km (EPA) · 8.7 L/100km city · 6.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2020 | 122 hp · 7.8 L/100km (EPA) · 8.7 L/100km city · 6.7 motorway |
| 2019 | 109 hp · 7.8 L/100km (EPA) · 8.7 L/100km city · 6.5 motorway |
| 2018 | 109 hp · 7.8 L/100km (EPA) · 8.7 L/100km city · 6.5 motorway |
| 2017 | 109 hp · 7.8 L/100km (EPA) · 8.7 L/100km city · 6.5 motorway |
| 2016 | 109 hp · 7.8 L/100km (EPA) · 8.7 L/100km city · 6.5 motorway |
| 2015 | 109 hp · 7.8 L/100km (EPA) · 8.7 L/100km city · 6.5 motorway |
| 2014 | 109 hp · 1132 kg · 2600 mm wheelbase · 7.8 L/100km (EPA) · 8.7 L/100km city · 6.7 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
53% of 2021 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 4. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.
12V032000
THE OPERATOR CAN INADVERTENTLY SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR WITHOUT THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH OR INJURY TO A NEARBY PEDESTRIAN.
NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE SHIFTER KNOB OR THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY AS NEEDED, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MEARH 5, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
12V055000
THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ONE OR BOTH SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG MODULES, AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 12, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 615-725-1000.
15V418000
If the engine start/stop button gets stuck in the housing, road vibrations may cause the engine to shut off unexpectedly while the vehicle is being driven, increasing the risk of a crash.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will modify the start/stop switch housing, free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 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.
15V573000
If a front coil spring fractures, it may contact the tire, possibly puncturing it, increasing the risk of a crash.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace both front coil springs, free of charge. The recall began on February 2, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
16V724000
In the event of a crash necessitating side curtain air bag deployment, if the side curtain air bags do not deploy as intended there would be an increased risk of injury.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left and right side curtain air bags, free of charge. The recall began on December 2, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
17V028000
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began on June 8, 2017. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
17V144000
If the curtain and seat-mounted air bags inadvertently deploy, it can increase the risk of injury.
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will install a new jumper harness, and replace the side impact satellite sensors, free of charge. The recall began November 28, 2017. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
12 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.
Reduced Power After Engine Stall
Preliminary evaluation, opened March 2024, closed October 2025.
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Engineering analysis, opened September 2021, still open.
Inadvertent Curtain and Seat Air Bag
Preliminary evaluation, opened September 2016, closed March 2017.
Became recall 17V144000.
Front Coil Spring Fracture
Preliminary evaluation, opened May 2015, closed October 2015.
Became recall 15V573000.
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.
SRS Warning Light Illumination
Preliminary evaluation, opened August 2012, closed January 2013.
Autoliv Air Bag Propellant Mixture
Investigation EQ, opened February 2012, closed May 2012.
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 2 bulletins about the 2025 Versa.
- Structure: 2
- 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
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.