2015 Nissan Versa problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2015 Nissan Versa include 1 fatality report, 18 crashes and 2 fires across 168 filings.

168
Complaints
1
Recalls
18
Crash reports
2
Fire reports
26
Injuries
146.6
Severity index

Severity index 146.6 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 146.6p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 9 of 143 by severity index among 2015 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 94% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2015 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

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%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
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 by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20144
201519
201616
201724
201833
201926
202024
20216
20224
20232
20243
20254
2026 (year to date)3
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 0.3x those in 2020 to 2022 (9 against 34).

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.