2023 Nissan Versa problems and recalls

62% of owner complaints on the 2023 Nissan Versa related to the Engine (23 of 37).

37
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
44.5
Severity index

Severity index 44.5 Low. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 44.5p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

EngineEngine: 23 complaints (62.2%)23 62%Power TrainPower Train: 15 complaints (40.5%)15 41%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 13 complaints (35.1%)13 35%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 9 complaints (24.3%)9 24%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 7 complaints (18.9%)7 19%Fuel/Propulsion SystemFuel/Propulsion System: 4 complaints (10.8%)4 11%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 1 complaints (2.7%)1 3%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ENGINE2362.2%
POWER TRAIN1540.5%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1335.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER924.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM718.9%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM410.8%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE12.7%

Complaints filed per year

010192023: 112024: 192025: 723241925
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
202311
202419
20257

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
24V15400027/02/2024AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULENissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2024 Titan, Frontier, Infiniti QX60, Pathfinder, 2023-2024 Sentra, Versa, Kicks, Infiniti QX50, and 2023 Rogue vehicles. Due to a manufacturing issue, the driver's air bag inflator may absorb moisture, and cause the air ba

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.