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Nissan Versa Note years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2014. Best years: 2016 and 2017.
The 2014 Nissan Versa Note draws the most owner complaints for its age: 113, or 9 for each year on the road, against a median of 5 a year across the 4 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2014 is airbag (18 reports).
- 113complaints
- 3recall campaigns
- 1model years with a page
Newest report Aug 21, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
Pick your model year
Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
2014
Most reported: airbag (18 reports, median 34,000 miles) and transmission failure (13 reports, median 93,832 miles).
Best years
2016
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
2017
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
Complaints for each year on the road
Each model year's NHTSA complaints divided by the calendar years it has been on sale, counting this one (a 2018 model has had 9). Older cars have had longer to collect complaints, so raw totals flatter the new ones. Blue bars are the years to avoid.
Within one model, sales change less from year to year than they do between models, so a jump here is mostly a jump in problems. The call: the years to avoid are the (up to three) highest at 1.5 times the model's median rate or more, and the best are the (up to three) lowest at two thirds of it or less, from 2016 on.
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At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2014 has the most complaints of any Nissan Versa Note year here: 113 of 113 (100%).
- Problem across the years
- Airbag is the top problem in every model year with a page, 18 reports in all. Pooled across the years, half of the 12 owners who gave a mileage for airbag were under about 34,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 9% of Nissan Versa Note complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
- Recalls on the top problem
- None of the 1 model years where owners report airbag has a recall on the same system.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2019 at 20 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 4. So far in 2026, 4 more have come in. Filings on record start in 2015.
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Model years with too few complaints for a page of their own: 2015 (85), 2016 (29), 2017 (10).
Year by year
2014 Nissan Versa Note avoid
113 owner complaints, 9 for each year on the road (1.8 times the model median). Most reported: airbag (18 reports, median 34,000 miles), transmission failure (13 reports, median 93,832 miles) and transmission shudder (12 reports, median 67,000 miles). 9 reports involved a crash and 4 people were hurt. 3 recalls, including 15V-507 on speed control and 13V-326 on the seats.
Questions
What Nissan Versa Note years should you avoid?
The 2014 Nissan Versa Note draws the most owner complaints for its age: 113, or 9 for each year on the road, against a median of 5 a year across the 4 model years old enough to judge. The most reported problem on the 2014 is airbag (18 reports).
What are the best years for the Nissan Versa Note?
The 2016 and 2017 draw the fewest complaints for their age: 2016 has 29 (3 a year) and 2017 has 10 (1 a year). Model years before 2016 aren't called best, because complaints filed before 2015 aren't in the files this site reads and their counts run short.
What is the most common problem on the Nissan Versa Note?
Airbag, with 18 reports across the 1 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2014.
How many recalls does the Nissan Versa Note have?
3 recall campaigns cover the Nissan Versa Note model years 2014 on this site.
How many Nissan Versa Note complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
9% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site.
Is there a recall for airbag on the Nissan Versa Note?
No. None of the 1 model years where owners report it has one on the same system.