Nissan Versa Note Reliability
395 NHTSA complaints (2014–2019). Complaint rate: 1537.0 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 2014–2015 Nissan Versa Note. The 2017–2019 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: POWER TRAIN.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Nissan Versa Note Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 90 | 2.2% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 53 | 1.9% |
| ENGINE | 38 | 0.0% |
| AIR BAGS | 35 | 37.1% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 32 | 18.8% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 27 | 3.7% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 26 | 3.8% |
| STEERING | 18 | 11.1% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 12 | 8.3% |
| SUSPENSION | 11 | 9.1% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014AVOID | — | 197 | 14 | 1 | View 2014View→ |
| 2015AVOID | — | 136 | 17 | 3 | View 2015View→ |
| 2016 | — | 42 | 3 | — | View 2016View→ |
| 2017GOOD | — | 13 | 2 | — | View 2017View→ |
| 2018GOOD | — | 5 | 1 | — | View 2018View→ |
| 2019GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View 2019View→ |
See also: Nissan Versa Noteaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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