2015 Nissan Versa Note problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2015 Nissan Versa Note include 1 fatality report, 26 crashes and 4 fires across 254 filings.

254
Complaints
2
Recalls
26
Crash reports
4
Fire reports
29
Injuries
130.2
Severity index

Severity index 130.2 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 130.2p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 11 of 143 by severity index among 2015 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 92% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2015 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Power TrainPower Train: 68 complaints (26.8%)68 27%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 48 complaints (18.9%)48 19%EngineEngine: 37 complaints (14.6%)37 15%Air BagsAir Bags: 35 complaints (13.8%)35 14%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 31 complaints (12.2%)31 12%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 29 complaints (11.4%)29 11%SteeringSteering: 28 complaints (11.0%)28 11%Service BrakesService Brakes: 28 complaints (11.0%)28 11%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN6826.8%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER4818.9%
ENGINE3714.6%
AIR BAGS3513.8%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL3112.2%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2911.4%
STEERING2811.0%
SERVICE BRAKES2811.0%

Complaints filed per year

022442014: 52015: 252016: 232017: 342018: 402019: 442020: 372021: 142022: 122023: 32024: 72025: 62026: 4 (partial year)1415161718194420212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20145
201525
201623
201734
201840
201944
202037
202114
202212
20233
20247
20256
2026 (year to date)4
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 0.3x those in 2020 to 2022 (16 against 63).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
15V45300021/07/2015LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGESNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2015 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured June 9, 2015, to June 10, 2015, and 2015 Nissan Sentra and Versa Note vehicles manufactured June 5, 2015, to June 13, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the driver side front
15V50700012/08/2015VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDALNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Nissan Versa sedan vehicles manufactured June 9, 2011, to March 11, 2015, and 2014-2015 Nissan Versa Note vehicles manufactured April 23, 2013, to March 11, 2015. The affected vehicles have a center co

Other Nissan Versa Note model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 4 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.