2018 Nissan Versa Problems

Below Average Complaints

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2018 Nissan Versa.

20172019
Complaints
84
Crashes
16
Fires
0
Injuries
12
Fatalities
Recalls
2

Worst 2018 Nissan Versa Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#115 complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Avg mileage:34,684 mi
#214 complaints

ENGINE

Avg mileage:44,026 mi
Crash-related:2
#313 complaints

AIR BAGS

Avg mileage:25,747 mi
Crash-related:7
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2018 Nissan Versa.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
15
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
34,684
ENGINE
14
complaints
Crashes
2
Fires
Avg Miles
44,026
AIR BAGS
13
complaints
Crashes
7
Fires
Avg Miles
25,747
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
13
complaints
Crashes
4
Fires
Avg Miles
32,143
POWER TRAIN
8
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
7,590
SERVICE BRAKES
6
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
90,000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
90,000
STEERING
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
11,700
STRUCTURE:BODY
2
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
36,607
WHEELS
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
91,500
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
74,723
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER
1
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles

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Recalls for 2018 Nissan Versa

2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~1,381,877 vehicles.

19V654000BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
~1,228,830 affected

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."

18V551000ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
~153,047 affected

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017 Nissan NV200, Sentra, NV3500 Van, NV3500 Bus, NV200 Taxi, NV1500, NV2500 Van, Chevrolet City Express, 2017-2018 Frontier, Versa Note, and Versa Sedan vehicles that have a mechanical (physical) key ignition system. In these models, over time, the weight on the key ring and road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position to the accessory position, turning off the engine.

Other Nissan Versa Years

Wider context: See the full Nissan Versa reliability report with year-by-year comparison and generation analysis.

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