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Nissan Versa problems by year

4,110 complaints across 12 model years, 2007–2024. 2012 draws the most at 673; 2016 the fewest at 115.

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Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold as much as how reliable they were. A popular model year will always look worse than a rare one. Compare the dominant failure system between years rather than the raw totals.

Every model year

YearComplaintsTop reported systemCrashesFiresDeaths
2007 447 Air bags (34.5%) 35 10 1
2008 461 Air bags (37.1%) 36 16 5
2009 615 Suspension (29.8%) 34 6 0
2010 337 Air bags (38.6%) 30 6 1
2011 327 Air bags (46.2%) 32 8 1
2012 673most Air bags (25.1%) 65 11 1
2013 294 Power train (24.8%) 27 0 3
2014 302 Power train (26.8%) 46 0 1
2015 261 Power train (18.0%) 29 3 2
2016 115 Air bags (18.3%) 16 1 1
2020 119 Forward collision avoidance (18.5%) 10 0 0
2024 159 Engine (33.3%) 3 0 0