2014 Nissan Versa problems
Owners have filed 302 complaints about the 2014 Nissan Versa with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 26.8% of them — the clear leader, ahead of engine at 11.9%.
Complaints302
Crashes46
Fires0
Injuries27
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Power train 26.8% · 81
Engine 11.9% · 36
Unknown or other 10.6% · 32
Service brakes 9.6% · 29
Vehicle speed control 8.6% · 26
Air bags 7.9% · 24
Electrical system 5.3% · 16
Structure 4.0% · 12
Severity
Of those complaints, 46 describe a crash, 27 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 12 model years of the Nissan Versa in this data, 2014 sits 7th by complaint volume. 2012 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 7 in the last three years against 47 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 55,000 miles.
In owners' own words
When continuing forward from a stop sign, the car has a slight shutter when accelerating. This was confirmed by an independent service center. Has not been inspected by the manufacturer. No visual warnings or prior symptoms. There was a recall for this particular issue for a 2014 Nissan Versa, but my VIN number was not included for which I believe should have been. My current mileage to date is 35,600. Power train
Gearshift will not come out of park, have to manually unlock the gearshift with a paper clip; car will not accelerate correlational to the gas pedal, and the rpms go really high on inclines/hills...Nissan saying not responsible/no recalls, but I'm still getting 'claims notices' from gm economic settlement claims center...The Nissan dealership told me to "disregard" the notices coming in the mail.... Power train · reported at 93,500 miles
I was driving up a hill in ventura when the car lost power and started to roll backwards. Prior to that the car would jerk like it would go into gear and would hesitate. Finally the car would go forward and I had to stop at vons for the car to be towed. I was 58 miles from home. It was really scary but I was fortunate there were no other cars behind me and the car did not run off the ledge. Power train
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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