2012 Nissan Versa problems
Owners have filed 673 complaints about the 2012 Nissan Versa with NHTSA. Air bags account for 25.1% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of power train at 24.2%.
Complaints673
Crashes65
Fires11
Injuries41
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Air bags 25.1% · 169
Power train 24.2% · 163
Unknown or other 7.6% · 51
Engine 7.4% · 50
Electrical system 5.2% · 35
Vehicle speed control 4.9% · 33
Service brakes 4.3% · 29
Suspension 4.2% · 28
Severity
Of those complaints, 65 describe a crash, 11 describe a fire, 41 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 12 model years of the Nissan Versa in this data, 2012 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 20 in the last three years against 51 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 58,832 miles.
In owners' own words
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Versa. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v349000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Air bags
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Versa. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v028000 (air bags); however, the part for the recall repair was unavailble. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. Parts distribution disconnect. Air bags
The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Versa. While driving low speeds, the contact's vehicle was struck on the passenger side door by another vehicle. The driver side air bag deployed. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The vin was unknown. The failure mileage was 63,000. Air bags · reported at 63,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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