2014 Nissan Versa problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2014 Nissan Versa include 1 fatality report, 37 crashes and 1 fires across 337 filings.

337
Complaints
2
Recalls
37
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
22
Injuries
98.6
Severity index

Severity index 98.6 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 98.6p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 22 of 139 by severity index among 2014 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 84% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2014 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Power TrainPower Train: 134 complaints (39.8%)134 40%EngineEngine: 59 complaints (17.5%)59 18%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 54 complaints (16.0%)54 16%Service BrakesService Brakes: 50 complaints (14.8%)50 15%Air BagsAir Bags: 43 complaints (12.8%)43 13%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 40 complaints (11.9%)40 12%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 26 complaints (7.7%)26 8%StructureStructure: 20 complaints (5.9%)20 6%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN13439.8%
ENGINE5917.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER5416.0%
SERVICE BRAKES5014.8%
AIR BAGS4312.8%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4011.9%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM267.7%
STRUCTURE205.9%

Complaints filed per year

026522013: 62014: 412015: 412016: 292017: 352018: 402019: 522020: 212021: 292022: 122023: 182024: 52025: 42026: 4 (partial year)131415161718195220212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20136
201441
201541
201629
201735
201840
201952
202021
202129
202212
202318
20245
20254
2026 (year to date)4
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 0.4x those in 2020 to 2022 (27 against 62).

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
15V41800001/07/2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCHNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2014 Versa Sedan vehicles manufactured July 16, 2013, to January 29, 2014, 2013-2014 Cube vehicles manufactured July 3, 2013, to October 21, 2013, and 2013-2014 Juke vehicles manufactured July 3, 2013, to October

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 2026-08-30. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.