Nissan Versa Reliability
4,480 NHTSA complaints (2007–2025). Complaint rate: 108.8 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2007–2009 Nissan Versa (105 crash-related complaints). The 2016–2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: AIR BAGS.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Nissan Versa Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 1,064 | 14.4% |
| POWER TRAIN | 533 | 1.7% |
| SUSPENSION | 448 | 2.5% |
| ENGINE | 333 | 2.4% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 308 | 6.5% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 238 | 3.4% |
| STEERING | 182 | 14.8% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 177 | 7.3% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 175 | 29.1% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 119 | 2.5% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007AVOID | — | 447 | 35 | 10 | View 2007View→ |
| 2008AVOID | — | 461 | 36 | 16 | View 2008View→ |
| 2009AVOID | — | 614 | 34 | 6 | View 2009View→ |
| 2010 | — | 337 | 30 | 6 | View 2010View→ |
| 2011 | — | 327 | 32 | 8 | View 2011View→ |
| 2012AVOID | — | 672 | 65 | 11 | View 2012View→ |
| 2013 | — | 293 | 27 | — | View 2013View→ |
| 2014 | — | 300 | 46 | — | View 2014View→ |
| 2015 | — | 260 | 29 | 3 | View 2015View→ |
| 2016GOOD | — | 113 | 16 | 1 | View 2016View→ |
| 2017GOOD | — | 94 | 15 | — | View 2017View→ |
| 2018GOOD | — | 84 | 16 | — | View 2018View→ |
| 2019GOOD | — | 43 | 4 | — | View 2019View→ |
| 2020GOOD | — | 114 | 10 | — | View 2020View→ |
| 2021GOOD | — | 50 | 12 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022GOOD | — | 29 | 0 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023GOOD | — | 72 | 0 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 155 | 3 | — | View 2024View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 15 | 4 | — | View 2025View→ |
See also: Nissan Versaaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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