Nissan
Nissan Versa years to avoid
Years to avoid: 2014, 2015 and 2024. Best years: 2019 and 2022.
The 2014, 2015 and 2024 Nissan Versa draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2014 has 183 complaints (14 for each year on the road), 2015 has 164 complaints (14 for each year on the road) and 2024 has 96 complaints (32 for each year on the road), against a median of 7 a year across the 11 model years old enough to judge.
- 347complaints
- 2recall campaigns
- 2model years with a page
Newest report Sep 3, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
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Owner complaints on file for each year.
Years to avoid
Best years
2019
Too few complaints for a page of its own.
2022
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. Too new to judge: 2025.
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.
Guide How much should a years-to-avoid list decide? What these lists get wrong
At a glance
- Where the complaints sit
- The 2014 has the most complaints of any Nissan Versa year here: 183 of 347 (53%).
- Problem across the years
- Stalling is the top problem in every model year with a page, 68 reports in all. Pooled across the years, half of the 59 owners who gave a mileage for stalling were under about 72,000 miles.
- Crash, fire and injury reports
- 11% of Nissan Versa complaints report a crash, a fire or an injury, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The highest share is on the 2015, 19 of its 164 complaints.
- Recalls on the top problem
- None of the 2 model years where owners report stalling has a recall on the same system.
- When owners filed
- Filings peaked in 2018 at 62 (full calendar years only). In 2025 there were 5. So far in 2026, 8 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: 2016 (80), 2017 (62), 2018 (55), 2019 (24), 2020 (64), 2021 (31), 2022 (20), 2023 (37), 2024 (96), 2025 (12).
Year by year
2015 Nissan Versa avoid
164 owner complaints, 14 for each year on the road (1.9 times the model median). Most reported: stalling (30 reports, median 65,000 miles), airbag (25 reports, median 42,000 miles) and transmission shudder (19 reports, median 68,435 miles). 18 reports involved a crash and 26 people were hurt. 1 recall: 15V-507 on speed control.
2014 Nissan Versa avoid
183 owner complaints, 14 for each year on the road (1.9 times the model median). Most reported: stalling (38 reports, median 76,000 miles), brake wear (25 reports, median 25,000 miles) and transmission shudder (24 reports, median 98,850 miles). 19 reports involved a crash and 12 people were hurt. 2 recalls, including 15V-418 on the electrical system and 15V-507 on speed control.
Recalls that cover several model years
The affected vehicles have a center console trim panel that may catch the driver's shoe and delay the transition from the accelerator pedal to the brake pedal.
Questions
What Nissan Versa years should you avoid?
The 2014, 2015 and 2024 Nissan Versa draw the most owner complaints for their age: 2014 has 183 complaints (14 for each year on the road), 2015 has 164 complaints (14 for each year on the road) and 2024 has 96 complaints (32 for each year on the road), against a median of 7 a year across the 11 model years old enough to judge.
What are the best years for the Nissan Versa?
The 2019 and 2022 draw the fewest complaints for their age: 2019 has 24 (3 a year) and 2022 has 20 (4 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?
Stalling, with 68 reports across the 2 model years that have a page here. It's the single most reported problem on the 2014 and 2015.
How many recalls does the Nissan Versa have?
2 recall campaigns cover the Nissan Versa model years 2014 to 2015 on this site. The widest, 15V-507 on speed control, covers 2 model years.
How many Nissan Versa complaints involve a crash, fire or injury?
11% of them, against 6% for the typical vehicle on this site. The 2015 has the highest share.
Is there a recall for stalling on the Nissan Versa?
No. None of the 2 model years where owners report it has one on the same system.