2015 Nissan Versa: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2015 Nissan Versa include 1 report of a fatality, alongside 18 crashes and 2 fires across 168 filings.

168
Complaints
1
Recalls
18
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
26
Injuries
197.6
Severity index

Severity index 197.6 - High. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 197.6p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2015 Nissan Versa sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 143 2015 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2015 Nissan Versa ranks 12 of 143 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 92% of its model-year peers. See the full 2015 ranking.

What actually fails

Power TrainPower Train: 47 complaints (28.0%)47 28%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 26 complaints (15.5%)26 15%EngineEngine: 26 complaints (15.5%)26 15%Air BagsAir Bags: 25 complaints (14.9%)25 15%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 21 complaints (12.5%)21 12%SteeringSteering: 20 complaints (11.9%)20 12%Service BrakesService Brakes: 20 complaints (11.9%)20 12%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 17 complaints (10.1%)17 10%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN4728.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER2615.5%
ENGINE2615.5%
AIR BAGS2514.9%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2112.5%
STEERING2011.9%
SERVICE BRAKES2011.9%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1710.1%

Complaints filed per year

016332014: 42015: 192016: 162017: 242018: 332019: 262020: 242021: 62022: 42023: 22024: 32025: 42026: 3 (partial year)1415161718331920212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20144
201519
201616
201724
201833
201926
202024
20216
20224
20232
20243
20254
2026 (year to date)3
Complaint volume is declining, consistent with a defect that was addressed by recall or that affected early builds.

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
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.