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 — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Nissan Versa problems by model year
68 recall entries and 3299 owner complaints on file across 19 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Versa | 0 | 9 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2024 Versa | 1 | 92 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2023 Versa | 1 | 37 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 Versa | 0 | 17 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Versa | 3 | 31 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 Versa | 2 | 61 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Versa | 1 | 23 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Versa | 2 | 54 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Versa | 3 | 62 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 Versa | 0 | 79 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Versa | 1 | 168 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Versa | 2 | 205 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Versa | 1 | 204 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Versa | 11 | 485 | 4.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Versa | 7 | 268 | 2.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Versa | 8 | 267 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Versa | 8 | 502 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Versa | 8 | 381 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Versa | 9 | 354 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
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 bags1078 complaints
- power train555 complaints
- suspension477 complaints
- engine335 complaints
- unknown or other310 complaints
- electrical system264 complaints
- service brakes208 complaints
- steering188 complaints