Nissan Versa
Owners filed 3,320 complaints across 19 model years of the Nissan Versa. The 2009 drew the most (503); the 2025 the fewest (12).
Model years19
Complaints3,320
Recalls68
Fires36
Deaths13
Every Nissan Versa model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | — | 2 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2024 | 95 | 1 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2023 | 37 | 1 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2022 | 20 | 0 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2021 | 31 | 3 | — | 5 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2020 | 64 | 2 | — | 5 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2019 | 24 | 1 | — | 2 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2018 | 55 | 2 | — | 11 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2017 | 62 | 3 | — | 9 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2016 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 13 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2015 | 168 | 1 | 2 | 18 | Power Train | Fatalities reported | |
| 2014 | 207 | 2 | — | 27 | Power Train | Fatalities reported | |
| 2013 | 204 | 1 | — | 18 | Power Train | Fatalities reported | |
| 2012 | 486 | 11 | 6 | 40 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2011 | 269 | 7 | 6 | 19 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2010 | 268 | 8 | 3 | 20 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2009 | 503 | 8 | 2 | 27 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2008 | 381 | 8 | 8 | 24 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2007 | 354 | 9 | 8 | 23 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported |
Which Nissan Versa years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2009 is the weakest year on record, with 503 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 8 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.