2019 Nissan Versa problems and recalls

46% of owner complaints on the 2019 Nissan Versa related to the Power Train (11 of 24).

24
Complaints
1
Recalls
2
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
1
Injuries
62.1
Severity index

Severity index 62.1 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 62.1p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Power TrainPower Train: 11 complaints (45.8%)11 46%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 7 complaints (29.2%)7 29%Service BrakesService Brakes: 4 complaints (16.7%)4 17%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 3 complaints (12.5%)3 12%EngineEngine: 3 complaints (12.5%)3 12%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 2 complaints (8.3%)2 8%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 2 complaints (8.3%)2 8%SteeringSteering: 2 complaints (8.3%)2 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN1145.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM729.2%
SERVICE BRAKES416.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER312.5%
ENGINE312.5%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL28.3%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE28.3%
STEERING28.3%

Complaints filed per year

0252019: 32020: 42021: 32022: 12023: 42024: 22025: 22026: 5 (partial year)19202122232425265
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20193
20204
20213
20221
20234
20242
20252
2026 (year to date)5
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (8 against 8).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
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 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.