2013 Nissan Versa problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2013 Nissan Versa include 3 fatality reports, 18 crashes and 0 fires across 204 filings.

204
Complaints
1
Recalls
18
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
13
Injuries
117.4
Severity index

Severity index 117.4 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 117.4p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 11 of 145 by severity index among 2013 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 92% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2013 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Power TrainPower Train: 73 complaints (35.8%)73 36%Service BrakesService Brakes: 34 complaints (16.7%)34 17%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 33 complaints (16.2%)33 16%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 27 complaints (13.2%)27 13%EngineEngine: 26 complaints (12.7%)26 13%Air BagsAir Bags: 22 complaints (10.8%)22 11%StructureStructure: 18 complaints (8.8%)18 9%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 12 complaints (5.9%)12 6%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN7335.8%
SERVICE BRAKES3416.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3316.2%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2713.2%
ENGINE2612.7%
AIR BAGS2210.8%
STRUCTURE188.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM125.9%

Complaints filed per year

017342012: 12013: 212014: 152015: 162016: 182017: 212018: 342019: 142020: 152021: 182022: 152023: 72024: 52025: 22026: 2 (partial year)12131415161718341920212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20121
201321
201415
201516
201618
201721
201834
201914
202015
202118
202215
20237
20245
20252
2026 (year to date)2
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 0.3x those in 2020 to 2022 (14 against 48).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
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 model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 13 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.