2020 Nissan Versa problems
Owners have filed 119 complaints about the 2020 Nissan Versa with NHTSA. Forward collision avoidance accounts for 18.5% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of power train at 13.4%.
Complaints119
Crashes10
Fires0
Injuries7
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Forward collision avoidance 18.5% · 22
Power train 13.4% · 16
Engine 11.8% · 14
Unknown or other 11.8% · 14
Electrical system 10.1% · 12
Service brakes 5.0% · 6
Fuel/propulsion system 4.2% · 5
Air bags 4.2% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 10 describe a crash and 7 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 12 model years of the Nissan Versa in this data, 2020 draws comparatively few complaints; 2012 is the outlier year.
Filings are rising — 62 in the last three years against 42 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 11,580 miles.
In owners' own words
Sometimes when starting my car 3 lights illuminate the ABS, Forward Collision Warning, and the Parking Collision Warning. When this happens my car will not accelerate. It will not move when gas is applied or it moves very slowly. This happens in drive and reverse. It happens at random times and it has almost caused me to get hit when I attempted to pull out of a parking lot and my car all of a sudden would not move. Power train
The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Versa. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that while driving 40 MPH or exceeding 40 MPH, the vehicle started jerking abnormally. The vehicle was taken to a dealer; however, the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Engine
The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Versa. The contact stated while attempting to add fuel to the vehicle on several occasions, the fuel tank release lever popped and became inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 37,000. Structure · reported at 37,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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