Reliability & cost of ownership
Nissan Versa Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Nissan Versa? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Nissan Versa problems by model year
68 recall entries across 18 model years and 3,327 owner complaints across 19 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining model year — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Versa | Not confirmed | 12 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2024 Versa | 1 | 96 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2023 Versa | 1 | 37 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2022 Versa | 0 | 20 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 Versa | 3 | 32 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 Versa | 2 | 64 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 Versa | 1 | 24 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 Versa | 2 | 57 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 Versa | 3 | 62 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 Versa | 0 | 81 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 Versa | 1 | 168 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 Versa | 2 | 207 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 Versa | 1 | 204 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2012 Versa | 11 | 486 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2011 Versa | 7 | 269 | 2.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2010 Versa | 8 | 269 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2009 Versa | 8 | 504 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2008 Versa | 8 | 381 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2007 Versa | 9 | 354 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Nissan Versa, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags1,085 complaints
- power train564 complaints
- suspension479 complaints
- engine340 complaints
- unknown or other313 complaints
- electrical system272 complaints
- steering188 complaints
- vehicle speed control184 complaints