2018 Nissan Versa problems and recalls

Owners have filed 55 complaints on the 2018 Nissan Versa, and NHTSA has issued 2 recalls. The most cited component is the Electrical System (17 complaints).

55
Complaints
2
Recalls
11
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
10
Injuries
119.3
Severity index

Severity index 119.3 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 119.3p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 5 of 122 by severity index among 2018 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 96% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2018 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 17 complaints (30.9%)17 31%EngineEngine: 14 complaints (25.5%)14 25%Air BagsAir Bags: 13 complaints (23.6%)13 24%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 13 complaints (23.6%)13 24%Power TrainPower Train: 10 complaints (18.2%)10 18%Service BrakesService Brakes: 6 complaints (10.9%)6 11%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 4 complaints (7.3%)4 7%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 2 complaints (3.6%)2 4%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1730.9%
ENGINE1425.5%
AIR BAGS1323.6%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER1323.6%
POWER TRAIN1018.2%
SERVICE BRAKES610.9%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL47.3%
VISIBILITY/WIPER23.6%

Complaints filed per year

06112017: 22018: 82019: 112020: 52021: 92022: 32023: 62024: 22025: 42026: 5 (partial year)1718191120212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20172
20188
201911
20205
20219
20223
20236
20242
20254
2026 (year to date)5
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (12 against 17).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
18V55100022/08/2018ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITIONNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2017 Nissan NV200, Sentra, NV3500 Van, NV3500 Bus, NV200 Taxi, NV1500, NV2500 Van, Chevrolet City Express, 2017-2018 Frontier, Versa Note, and Versa Sedan vehicles that have a mechanical (physical) key ignition system. In
19V65400012/09/2019BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERANissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX8

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.