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2016 Nissan VERSA NOTE: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

29 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

41,450 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2016 model year. Data updated: . 16 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Power Train is the most frequently named component, appearing in 9 of 29 complaints (31.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Transmission and shifting827.6%
Braking behavior517.2%
Steering behavior310.3%
Engine operation26.9%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Power Train
9
Unknown Or Other
8
Air Bags
5
Service Brakes
5
Engine
3
Electrical System
2
Suspension
2
Vehicle Speed Control
2
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Power Train9
Unknown Or Other8
Air Bags5
Service Brakes5
Engine3
Electrical System2
Suspension2
Vehicle Speed Control2

Power Train: 9; Unknown Or Other: 8; Air Bags: 5; Service Brakes: 5; Engine: 3; Electrical System: 2; Suspension: 2; Vehicle Speed Control: 2

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
5
25,000 to 49,999
3
50,000 to 74,999
1
75,000 to 99,999
3
100,000 to 149,999
4
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0005
25,000 to 49,9993
50,000 to 74,9991
75,000 to 99,9993
100,000 to 149,9994
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 5; 25,000 to 49,999: 3; 50,000 to 74,999: 1; 75,000 to 99,999: 3; 100,000 to 149,999: 4; 150,000 and above: 0

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (5). 13 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2016
1
2017
2
2018
2
2019
4
2020
8
2021
3
2022
3
2023
3
2025
1
2026
2
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20161
20172
20182
20194
20208
20213
20223
20233
20251
20262

2016: 1; 2017: 2; 2018: 2; 2019: 4; 2020: 8; 2021: 3; 2022: 3; 2023: 3; 2025: 1; 2026: 2

Pattern summary

Power Train leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 8 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 5 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 3 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10885340 · 2016-07-17 (July 17, 2016)

ON 7/13/2016----- MY PASSENGER AND I WERE TRAVELING ON CLEMSON ROAD WHERE THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 45 MPH, ITS A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO MEDIAN. A TRUCK DID A U TURN IN FRONT OF A LOT OF TRAFFIC MY VEHICLE STRUCK HIS AT ABOUT 40-43 MPH THOUGH ME AND MY PASSENGER HAD SEAT BELTS ON MY PASSENGER STILL MANAGED TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD THROUGH THE AIRBAG. MY PASSENGER WAS 5'2 135 POUNDS SO THE SEAT BELT DID FIT PROPERLY AND WAS ALSO BEING WORN PROPERLY, WITH THE LAP BAND SNUG AGAINST HIP ONE AND SHOULDER STRAP FULLY ACROSS CHEST AND LAT…

Owner-reported narrative. 12,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10885340 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10959028 · 2017-03-07 (March 7, 2017)

ON DECEMBER 12, 2016, BUY THE NISSAN VERSA NOTE, ON JANUARY 7 2017 2.30 PM, CRASH AT 30 OR 35 MPH, BRAKE, BUT ONLY WHEN I HIT THE OTHER CAR, ON FEBRUARY 28 I CRASH AGAIN IN FULL STOP 8 AM TO 20MPH, HABOA LOT OF TRAFFIC AND I HAD A CAR OF SEPARATION, THEY ALL ADVANCE AND BRAKE SUDDENLY, NO ONE CRASHED, ONLY ME THAT FOR MORE BRAKE THAT I PUT NO PAIR UNTIL FINDING THE OTHER, THE SERVICE NISSAN PUERTO RICO SAYS THE BRAKES ARE WELL, BUT ALSO THIS SHOCK AT 20MPH BROKE MASK, CONDENSER, I DOUBLE RADIATOR FOCUS, AS IF IT WERE XE PASTIO. I FEEL MY ENGLIS…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,125 miles reported. Look up ODI 10959028 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11045428 · 2017-11-12 (November 12, 2017)

UNKNOWN AT A STOP, WHEN THE A/C KICKS ON, I HEAR A VERY AUDIBLE RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION. WHENEVER I AM STARTING OFF, FOR EXAMPLE, GOING DOWN MY STREET, I CAN HEAR A VERY AUDIBLE, YET DIFFERENT, RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX. I THOUGHT THAT NOISE WAS SOMETHING I HAD IN THE GLOVE BOX, BUT I ALREADY TRIED EMPTYING ALL OF THE COMPARTMENTS AND DRIVING AND IT STILL MADE THAT NOISE, WHICH TELL ME THAT IT MUST BE SOMETHING JUST BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX INSIDE THE DASH. THE EL…

Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11045428 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11082292 · 2018-03-31 (March 31, 2018)

WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR A STREET LIGHT OR ANYWHERE I NEED TO USE THE BREAK, MY CAR MAKES A NOISE SIMILAR TO A LOOSE FAN, AND ONCE I RELEASE THE BRAKE THE NOISE STOPS.

Owner-reported narrative. 1,958 miles reported. Look up ODI 11082292 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11121747 · 2018-08-22 (August 22, 2018)

HAVE BEEN TO CLASSIC NISSAN IN STATESVILLE NC 4 TIMES FOR AIR BAGS, HAVE CHANGED 1 ON LEFT SIDE. HAS NOW COME BACK ON AND THE DEALS SAYS THEY HAVE TO SEE LIGHT ON. NISSAN SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE AND THEY DID NOT KNOW THE CAR AIRBAGS WAS UNDER RECALL WHEN THEY SOLD CAR, EVEN THOUGH I ASK THE SALES WOMEN. MOVING IN PARKING IT DOES NOT MATTER THE LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF, HAVE VIDEO OF IT. HAVE PAPER FROM GETTING FIX.

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Owner report 11171120 · 2019-01-21 (January 21, 2019)

DURING COLDER WEATHER, AS THE CAR IS MOVING, AIR COMES IN THROUGH THE BOTTOM SEAM OF THE BACKSEAT AND THROUGH THE EDGES OF BOTH REAR DOORS. THE WEATHER STRIPPING AROUND THESE PARTS IS INADEQUATE. THIS INFLOW OF AIR CAUSES ALL WINDOWS TO FOG UP AND CONDENSATE, WHICH THE DEFROSTER IS UNABLE TO CONTEND WITH. WATER LITERALLY DRIPS DOWN THE WINDOWS AND MAKES IT HAZARDOUS FOR THE DRIVER BECAUSE THEY CAN'T USE THEIR MIRRORS TO NAVIGATE AND ARE WIPING THE WINSHIELD SO THEY CAN SEE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THEM.

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Owner report 11244270 · 2019-08-15 (August 15, 2019)

I LEFT MY CAR PARKED IN FRONT ON MY HOUSE FOR A WHOLE WEEK, AS I LEFT FOR VACATION. CAME BACK AND NOW MY CAR KEY GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION.

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Owner report 11252896 · 2019-09-03 (September 3, 2019)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN VERSA NOTE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. ADDITIONALLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V507000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE REPLAC…

Owner-reported narrative. 11,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11252896 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.

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Data completeness

29 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

55.2%Usable mileage16 / 29 records
100.0%Valid incident date29 / 29 records
100.0%Valid filing date29 / 29 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates29 / 29 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component201420152016201720182019
Power Train
5540.4%
ODI 10546976 · 535 mi

INTERMITTENT LACK OF ACCELERATION. HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN 6 DAYS. TRIED ACCELERATING FROM STOP TO ENTER CROSS STREET AND FOUND NO ACCELERATION AND NO ENGINE INCREASE. TRAVELED 50 FEET AT 6 TO 10 MPH BEFORE A RESPONSE WITH PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. TURNED INTO DEALER, BUT THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THIS IS A POSSIBLE DEADLY PROBLEM. *TR

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2124.4%
ODI 11004068 · 43,000 mi

I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY FROM A TURN, PROBABLY GOING 5 MPH, AT A SLIGHT UP GRADE, AND MY CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED -- IT STOPPED. THE ENGINE WAS ON, RUNNING NORMAL, BUT WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS, FLOORED IT, EVEN, THERE WAS ZERO RESPONSE. NO REVVING, NOTHING. I SWITCH GEARS TO LOW, THEN PARK, THEN REVERSE, THEN DRIVE. STILL NOTHING. THEN AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE HAD PASSED SINCE THE INITIAL FAILURE, IT STARTED TO REV A BIT AT LOW RPMS, THEN FINALLY KICK IN AND DRIVE ME UP MY DRIVEWAY. THIS OCCURRED ON THE SAME DRIVE IN WHICH THE CAR WAS LURCHING,…

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931.0%
ODI 11302652 · 77,007 mi

FIRST YEAR OF OWNING VEHICLE. I WAS IN THE FREEWAY AND SHIFTED GEARS - AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR ENGINE REVED, BUT NO GEARS. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, NO CHARGE. A YEAR LATER I'M ON THE FREEWAY I PUSH CLUTCH IN AND IT BOTTOMS OUT AND CANNOT ENGAGE GEAR. I CAN NOT DOWN SHIFT AND I CANNOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED THERE WAS NOT A HINT OR A CLUE THAT TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING.

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440.0%
ODI 11267786 · 46,000 mi

I OWN A 2017 NISSAN VERSA NOTE AND THE CVT TRANSMISSION FEELS SLUGGISH AND ACTS AS IF IT IS SLIPPING. IT REVS UP HIGH BUT DOES NOT ACCELERATE QUICKLY. THEN THE CAR CATCHES UP AND BEGINS TO PICK UP SPEED. I MUST ACCELERATE HARD TO GET UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED AND THE ENGINE SOUNDS AS IF IT IS ACCELERATING THAN DECELERATING. I GET THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT IN CITY TRAFFIC. I BELIEVE THIS CVT HAS HAD RECALLS ON IT BUT I DON'T SEE ANY ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE.

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266.7%
ODI 11173595 · 15,058 mi

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2018 NISSAN VERSA NOTE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A WALL AND DAMAGED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE RENTAL COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RENTED. THE APPROX…

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00.0%

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Unknown Or Other
2316.9%
ODI 10715986 · 500 mi

I PURCHASED MY NISSAN VERSA NOTE ON 05/14/2014 I TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN IN OCALA FLORIDA. COMPLAINING ABOUT THE BRAKES. NOW THEY ARE 10 TIMES WORSE, THE CENTER CONSOLE DOES NOT WORK,THE PAINT IS PEALING,AND THE PAINT ON BUMPER IS CRACKING. I WAS SIDESWIPED ON AUGUST 2014 AND THE BRAKES ALMOST CAUSED US HARM, I SWERVED OFF THE ROAD JUST IN TIME. I COULD NOT COME TO A SHORT STOP,DUE TO THE BRAKES NOT HOLDING THE ONCOMING CAR CAME OFF THE ROAD AND SIDE SWIPED MY CAR. AND THEN WENT BACK ON THE ROAD TO HIT 2 MOTORCYCLES HEADON. THAD CAR CAME OVER IN…

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2225.6%
ODI 10746899 · 235 mi

DRIVING MY CAR I THOUGHT I HAD SEEN SMOKE OR STEAM COMING FROM MY CAR, WHEN I PARKED AND GOT OUT I SMELLED BURNT RUBBER, BURNT BRAKE SMELL AND THIS TIME I COULD SEE SMOKE COMING OUT FROM MY LEFT WHEEL, I TOOK THE CAR IN NEXT DAY, WAS TOLD IT WAS OVER SPRAY ON THE UNDERSIDE CAUSING THE SMOKING AND BRAKES WERE GOOD, AFTER THAT I WOULD OCCASIONALLY HEAR GRINDING NOISE FROM MY BRAKES BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE BRAKES WERE GOOD. OVER THE MONTHS I NOTICED THE GRINDING NOISE MORE, APRIL 2015 I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ASKED TO HAVE MY BRAKES …

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827.6%
ODI 11045428 · 12,000 mi

UNKNOWN AT A STOP, WHEN THE A/C KICKS ON, I HEAR A VERY AUDIBLE RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION. WHENEVER I AM STARTING OFF, FOR EXAMPLE, GOING DOWN MY STREET, I CAN HEAR A VERY AUDIBLE, YET DIFFERENT, RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX. I THOUGHT THAT NOISE WAS SOMETHING I HAD IN THE GLOVE BOX, BUT I ALREADY TRIED EMPTYING ALL OF THE COMPARTMENTS AND DRIVING AND IT STILL MADE THAT NOISE, WHICH TELL ME THAT IT MUST BE SOMETHING JUST BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX INSIDE THE DASH. THE EL…

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00.0%

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133.3%
ODI 11129922 · 25 mi

NO BACKUP CAMERA. DEALER: NOT ALL HAVE THEM

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1100.0%
ODI 11485966

Car is not wanting to accelerate, continues to shift hard, stalls on flat ground Electrical outlets on car seem to have a short, will work one minute, next they do not Passenger window is slowing when rolling up

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Engine
2316.9%
ODI 10546976 · 535 mi

INTERMITTENT LACK OF ACCELERATION. HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN 6 DAYS. TRIED ACCELERATING FROM STOP TO ENTER CROSS STREET AND FOUND NO ACCELERATION AND NO ENGINE INCREASE. TRAVELED 50 FEET AT 6 TO 10 MPH BEFORE A RESPONSE WITH PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. TURNED INTO DEALER, BUT THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THIS IS A POSSIBLE DEADLY PROBLEM. *TR

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1112.8%
ODI 11020947

MY CAR WILL RANDOMLY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING WHEN IT GETS TOO HOT. THE STEERING LOCKS UP, ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON IN THE CAR (ENGINE LIGHT ETC.) AND I CAN'T DRIVE. IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN WHEN I TURN IT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. I ALREADY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT IT HAS DONE IT SINCE I'VE TAKEN IT. IT HAS DONE IT WHILE DRIVING ON BOTH THE FREEWAY AND CITY STREETS.

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310.3%
ODI 11331603 · 27,000 mi

I USED MY CAR TO PICK UP MY SPOUSE. IT WAS A HOT SUMMER AFTERNOON. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ENGINE STALLED. IT WILL NOT RUN. THE ENGINE HAD TURNED OFF ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT A WARNING.GOOD THAT I WAS STILL IN THE PARKING LOT WITH MY YOUNG SON.IF I W AS IN A STREET I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT. IT WAS SCARY!THEN I TURNED ON AGAIN THE ENGINE,I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FROM YORK ROAD TO MY HOME BUT I USED THE BACKROAD TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENT THAT MIGHT HAPPEN. *TR

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110.0%
ODI 11244088 · 44,000 mi

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND ENGINE CUT OFF. COULD NOT TURN KEY FOR 5 MINUTES AFTER. LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THE NISSAN 2017 VERSA NOTE HAD RECALL FOR IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS BUT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. SOUNDS LIKE SAME ISSUE. VERY DANGEROUS.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Air Bags
1914.0%
ODI 10654196 · 41,000 mi

WHILE TRAVELING OUT A COUNTRY ROAD, I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL. WHEN I MADE AN ATTEMPT TO STOP, I HAD NO BRAKES WHAT SO EVER. I COULD SEE THAT THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING FROM EITHER DIRECTION SO I MADE AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE TURN ON TO THE ROADWAY BUT HAD NO STEERING EITHER. WITH NO WAY TO CONTROL THE CAR I ENDED UP GOING STRAIGHT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN, ACROSS THE ROAD, THROUGH A TREE STUMP AND INTO THE SIDE OF AN ABANDONED HOUSE. WITH THE IMPACT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT COME OUT EVEN WITH AN IMPACT GREAT ENOUGH TO CA…

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1011.6%
ODI 10904898 · 1,000 mi

AIR BAG INDICATOR THAT A PERSON OF 5'6"/110 LBS SITTING CENTERED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT TURN ON THE AIRBAG. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. I AM FILING THIS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR OTHER MODELS BY THIS MANUFACTURER IN THE SAME MODEL YEAR.

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517.2%
ODI 10885340 · 12,400 mi

ON 7/13/2016----- MY PASSENGER AND I WERE TRAVELING ON CLEMSON ROAD WHERE THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 45 MPH, ITS A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO MEDIAN. A TRUCK DID A U TURN IN FRONT OF A LOT OF TRAFFIC MY VEHICLE STRUCK HIS AT ABOUT 40-43 MPH THOUGH ME AND MY PASSENGER HAD SEAT BELTS ON MY PASSENGER STILL MANAGED TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD THROUGH THE AIRBAG. MY PASSENGER WAS 5'2 135 POUNDS SO THE SEAT BELT DID FIT PROPERLY AND WAS ALSO BEING WORN PROPERLY, WITH THE LAP BAND SNUG AGAINST HIP ONE AND SHOULDER STRAP FULLY ACROSS CHEST AND LAT…

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220.0%
ODI 11021455 · 11,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN VERSA NOTE. WHILE AT A STOP, THE DRIVER MADE A TURN, FAILED TO YIELD TO AN ONCOMING VEHICLE, AND CRASHED INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND WAS TOWED TO A POLICE IMPOUND. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ARROXIMATELY 11,000. UPDATED 09/19/17 *BF *BF *JS *TR

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Service Brakes
1813.2%
ODI 10573057 · 400 mi

THIS WAS JUST A RENTAL VEHICLE, BUT THIS PROBLEM WAS SERIOUS ENOUGH THAT I FEEL IT NECESSARY TO REPORT. THERE IS A RECESSED WELL ABOVE THE ACCELERATOR THAT TRAPS YOUR FOOT. SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, I WOULD ATTEMPT TO PIVOT MY FOOT ON ITS HEEL OFF THE ACCELERATOR OVER TO THE BRAKE, ONLY TO FIND MY FOOT TRAPPED IN THE RECESSED SPACE ABOVE THE ACCELERATOR. I WOULD THEN HAVE TO RELAX MY FOOT AND PULL IT BACK IN ORDER TO RELEASE MY FOOT AND MOVE OVER TO THE BRAKE. THIS DELAYED BRAKING TIME SEVERAL TIMES UNLESS I WAS CONSCIOUSLY PAYI…

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89.3%
ODI 10746899 · 235 mi

DRIVING MY CAR I THOUGHT I HAD SEEN SMOKE OR STEAM COMING FROM MY CAR, WHEN I PARKED AND GOT OUT I SMELLED BURNT RUBBER, BURNT BRAKE SMELL AND THIS TIME I COULD SEE SMOKE COMING OUT FROM MY LEFT WHEEL, I TOOK THE CAR IN NEXT DAY, WAS TOLD IT WAS OVER SPRAY ON THE UNDERSIDE CAUSING THE SMOKING AND BRAKES WERE GOOD, AFTER THAT I WOULD OCCASIONALLY HEAR GRINDING NOISE FROM MY BRAKES BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE BRAKES WERE GOOD. OVER THE MONTHS I NOTICED THE GRINDING NOISE MORE, APRIL 2015 I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ASKED TO HAVE MY BRAKES …

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517.2%
ODI 10959028 · 1,125 mi

ON DECEMBER 12, 2016, BUY THE NISSAN VERSA NOTE, ON JANUARY 7 2017 2.30 PM, CRASH AT 30 OR 35 MPH, BRAKE, BUT ONLY WHEN I HIT THE OTHER CAR, ON FEBRUARY 28 I CRASH AGAIN IN FULL STOP 8 AM TO 20MPH, HABOA LOT OF TRAFFIC AND I HAD A CAR OF SEPARATION, THEY ALL ADVANCE AND BRAKE SUDDENLY, NO ONE CRASHED, ONLY ME THAT FOR MORE BRAKE THAT I PUT NO PAIR UNTIL FINDING THE OTHER, THE SERVICE NISSAN PUERTO RICO SAYS THE BRAKES ARE WELL, BUT ALSO THIS SHOCK AT 20MPH BROKE MASK, CONDENSER, I DOUBLE RADIATOR FOCUS, AS IF IT WERE XE PASTIO. I FEEL MY ENGLIS…

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00.0%

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133.3%
ODI 11366903 · 15,000 mi

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. WHEN EXITING HIGHWAY CAR SLOWING DOWN. WHEN GETTING TO INTERSECTION BRAKES APPLIED. PULSATING FELT ON BRAKE PEDAL. LOUD THUMPING NOISE HEARD FROM LEFT FRONT OF CAR. TOOK CAD STILL UNDER WARRANTY TO DEALER SERVICE. DEALER TEST DROVE CAR STATED THEY HEARD OR FELT NOTHING SO THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.

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00.0%

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Vehicle Speed Control
1511.0%
ODI 10546976 · 535 mi

INTERMITTENT LACK OF ACCELERATION. HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN 6 DAYS. TRIED ACCELERATING FROM STOP TO ENTER CROSS STREET AND FOUND NO ACCELERATION AND NO ENGINE INCREASE. TRAVELED 50 FEET AT 6 TO 10 MPH BEFORE A RESPONSE WITH PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. TURNED INTO DEALER, BUT THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THIS IS A POSSIBLE DEADLY PROBLEM. *TR

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1011.6%
ODI 10885010 · 56,000 mi

PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE, SPEED 2-3 MPH., CAR WENT INTO FULL ACCELERATION, HIT BRAKES AS HARD AS POSSIBLE,CAR JUMPED 10 FOOT PARKING DIVIDER, SIDE- SWIPED LAMP POST, HIT PARKED CAR IN REAR WHEEL AREA TEARING OFF REAR BUMPER,MY CAR LURCHED TO LEFT AND FINALLY DECELERATED. TOWED TO PREMIER NISSAN OF STEVENS CREEK SANTA CLARA,CALIF. FILED CLAIM, AWAITING INSPECTION. CASE NO. 22964507.

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26.9%
ODI 11252896 · 11,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN VERSA NOTE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. ADDITIONALLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V507000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE REPLAC…

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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Electrical System
107.4%
ODI 11231158 · 101,394 mi

TAKATA INFLATORS. NOT REALLY SURE IF IT'S CORRECTLY DONE. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR I STARTED SMELLING BURNING WIRES. AFTER SMELLING THAT, THE AIR-CONDITIONING/FAN STOPPED BLOWING. NO HEAT, NO AIR-CONDITIONING, NO FAN, NO DEFROST. I PULLED INTO A HAD STATION AND CUT EVERYTHING OFF AND SEEN SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. I POPPED THE HOOD AND SEEN ABOUT WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM AND SEEN THAT THERE WERE WIRES INFACT THAT WERE BURNT.

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1112.8%
ODI 10763548 · 355 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER'S WEIGHT WAS LOW CAUSING THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM ALGORITHM TO NOT ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 355.

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26.9%
ODI 11350437 · 25,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WILL SHUT OFF. IT HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES AND TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES. OUT OF ALL THE TIMES IT HAS SHUT OFF MY 6-MONTH-OLD HAS BEEN IN THE CAR TWICE. ONE OF THE TIMES IT SHUT OFF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHILE THE OTHERS WERE ON THE STREET.

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220.0%
ODI 11592297

The car turn off while driving at 45mph and then check engine light came on and some other sensors

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

1100.0%
ODI 11485966

Car is not wanting to accelerate, continues to shift hard, stalls on flat ground Electrical outlets on car seem to have a short, will work one minute, next they do not Passenger window is slowing when rolling up

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Steering
85.9%
ODI 10654196 · 41,000 mi

WHILE TRAVELING OUT A COUNTRY ROAD, I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL. WHEN I MADE AN ATTEMPT TO STOP, I HAD NO BRAKES WHAT SO EVER. I COULD SEE THAT THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING FROM EITHER DIRECTION SO I MADE AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE TURN ON TO THE ROADWAY BUT HAD NO STEERING EITHER. WITH NO WAY TO CONTROL THE CAR I ENDED UP GOING STRAIGHT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN, ACROSS THE ROAD, THROUGH A TREE STUMP AND INTO THE SIDE OF AN ABANDONED HOUSE. WITH THE IMPACT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT COME OUT EVEN WITH AN IMPACT GREAT ENOUGH TO CA…

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89.3%
ODI 10850086 · 34,867 mi

I RENTED A 2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE FROM BUDGET RENTAL OUT OF THE PROV RI AIRPORT ON 1-12-16 TO GO TO A WAKE & FUNERAL. AFTER LEAVING THE WAKE AND ABOUT 7:30PM NOT LONG AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND TRAVELING 1/2 MILE I LOST BOTH THE ABILITY TO BRAKE AND STEER, I WASN'T GOING MORE THAN 10 MPH . THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL OF BOTH THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES WERE HARD AND UNRESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE CROSSED TO OTHER LANE AND SLOWLY BRUSHED AGAINST A TELEPHONE POLE. I GOT OUT AND DIDN'T SEE ANY DAMAGE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE APX 1.5 MILES TO MY BROTHERS H…

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13.4%
ODI 11253582 · 32,900 mi

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTROL ON 2016 NISSAN VERSA NOTE WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION ON CITY STREET (QUEENS, NY) THANKFULLY, WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A STEERING WHEEL THAT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. NO PREVIOUS ISSUES. P/S LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD SYSTEM INDICATING ISSUE WITH POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 33K MILES. DEALER STATES THAT STEERING MOTOR REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, THEY ALSO STATE THAT NISSAN CORPORATE ALSO REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE STEERING SYSTEM AS THE MOTOR IS NOT SOLD SEPARATELY. …

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110.0%
ODI 11097831

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN VERSA NOTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS PREMATURE RUST ON THE VEHICLE, AND THE STEERING BOLTS, STEERING ARM, AND BUSHINGS WERE PREMATURELY WORN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE DEALER (MAUS NISSAN, 3939 US-19, NEW PORT RICHEY, FL 34652, [phone removed]) SERVICED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT HAD NOT DETERMINED A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO PREVENT THE RUST AND THE STEERING COMPONENT FAILURES, WHICH MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MA…

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00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Power TrainToo few reports for a range81,992 mi4 (sparse)
ODI 11302652 · 77,007 mi

FIRST YEAR OF OWNING VEHICLE. I WAS IN THE FREEWAY AND SHIFTED GEARS - AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR ENGINE REVED, BUT NO GEARS. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, NO CHARGE. A YEAR LATER I'M ON THE FREEWAY I PUSH CLUTCH IN AND IT BOTTOMS OUT AND CANNOT ENGAGE GEAR. I CAN NOT DOWN SHIFT AND I CANNOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. BOTH TIMES THIS HAPPENED THERE WAS NOT A HINT OR A CLUE THAT TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING.

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ODI 11306970 · 100,500 mi

WHEN STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN, THE CAR WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD EXCESSIVELY. I HAVE TO PUSH THE BREAKS HARD TO MAKE IT STOP. LOOKS LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD ON THE SECOND GEAR. SOMETIMES, I HAVE TO PUSH IT WAY HARDER TO THE END. SURE IT WILL GET WORSE. IT COULD BE WAY DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAYS WITH HIGHER SPEEDS.

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ODI 11307235 · 83,984 mi

YOUR TRANSMISSION IN YOUR VERSA NOTES ARE CRAP I HAD TO HAVE ONE REPLACED LAST YEAR 15,000 MILES LATER I WAS DRIVING AND I ALMOST WAS KILLED WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN WHEN I HAD THE AUDACITY TO THINK I COULD ACTUALLY MAKE A TURN OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT GET KILLED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC EVERYTHING WAS WORKING IN THE CAR EXCEPT FOR GOING FORWARD BACKWARDS EXCETERA AND THEN TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY YOU GUYS STILL MADE ME PAY FOR PART OF IT YOU WON'T EVEN COVER THE WHOLE SYSTEM BEING REPLACED EVEN THOUGH I'D HAD IT DONE LESS THAN A YEAR A…

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Unknown Or OtherToo few reports for a range12,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 11045428 · 12,000 mi

UNKNOWN AT A STOP, WHEN THE A/C KICKS ON, I HEAR A VERY AUDIBLE RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION. WHENEVER I AM STARTING OFF, FOR EXAMPLE, GOING DOWN MY STREET, I CAN HEAR A VERY AUDIBLE, YET DIFFERENT, RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX. I THOUGHT THAT NOISE WAS SOMETHING I HAD IN THE GLOVE BOX, BUT I ALREADY TRIED EMPTYING ALL OF THE COMPARTMENTS AND DRIVING AND IT STILL MADE THAT NOISE, WHICH TELL ME THAT IT MUST BE SOMETHING JUST BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX INSIDE THE DASH. THE EL…

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Air BagsToo few reports for a range56,200 mi2 (sparse)
ODI 10885340 · 12,400 mi

ON 7/13/2016----- MY PASSENGER AND I WERE TRAVELING ON CLEMSON ROAD WHERE THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 45 MPH, ITS A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO MEDIAN. A TRUCK DID A U TURN IN FRONT OF A LOT OF TRAFFIC MY VEHICLE STRUCK HIS AT ABOUT 40-43 MPH THOUGH ME AND MY PASSENGER HAD SEAT BELTS ON MY PASSENGER STILL MANAGED TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD THROUGH THE AIRBAG. MY PASSENGER WAS 5'2 135 POUNDS SO THE SEAT BELT DID FIT PROPERLY AND WAS ALSO BEING WORN PROPERLY, WITH THE LAP BAND SNUG AGAINST HIP ONE AND SHOULDER STRAP FULLY ACROSS CHEST AND LAT…

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ODI 11750785 · 100,000 mi

The contact owned a 2016 Nissan Versa Note. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 MPH in a parking lot, the vehicle failed to stop as needed while the brake pedal was depressed. No warning lights were illuminated. The failure caused the vehicle to crash into a nearby wall, which was not damaged. The driver’s side steering wheel air bag deployed, and the front windshield fractured on the passenger’s side of the vehicle. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed away to a local tow yard and deemed a total loss by the insura…

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Service Brakes1,958–50,000 mi11,500 mi5
ODI 10959028 · 1,125 mi

ON DECEMBER 12, 2016, BUY THE NISSAN VERSA NOTE, ON JANUARY 7 2017 2.30 PM, CRASH AT 30 OR 35 MPH, BRAKE, BUT ONLY WHEN I HIT THE OTHER CAR, ON FEBRUARY 28 I CRASH AGAIN IN FULL STOP 8 AM TO 20MPH, HABOA LOT OF TRAFFIC AND I HAD A CAR OF SEPARATION, THEY ALL ADVANCE AND BRAKE SUDDENLY, NO ONE CRASHED, ONLY ME THAT FOR MORE BRAKE THAT I PUT NO PAIR UNTIL FINDING THE OTHER, THE SERVICE NISSAN PUERTO RICO SAYS THE BRAKES ARE WELL, BUT ALSO THIS SHOCK AT 20MPH BROKE MASK, CONDENSER, I DOUBLE RADIATOR FOCUS, AS IF IT WERE XE PASTIO. I FEEL MY ENGLIS…

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ODI 11082292 · 1,958 mi

WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR A STREET LIGHT OR ANYWHERE I NEED TO USE THE BREAK, MY CAR MAKES A NOISE SIMILAR TO A LOOSE FAN, AND ONCE I RELEASE THE BRAKE THE NOISE STOPS.

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ODI 11252896 · 11,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN VERSA NOTE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. ADDITIONALLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V507000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE REPLAC…

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EngineToo few reports for a range26,000 mi2 (sparse)
ODI 11331603 · 27,000 mi

I USED MY CAR TO PICK UP MY SPOUSE. IT WAS A HOT SUMMER AFTERNOON. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ENGINE STALLED. IT WILL NOT RUN. THE ENGINE HAD TURNED OFF ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT A WARNING.GOOD THAT I WAS STILL IN THE PARKING LOT WITH MY YOUNG SON.IF I W AS IN A STREET I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT. IT WAS SCARY!THEN I TURNED ON AGAIN THE ENGINE,I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FROM YORK ROAD TO MY HOME BUT I USED THE BACKROAD TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENT THAT MIGHT HAPPEN. *TR

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ODI 11350437 · 25,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WILL SHUT OFF. IT HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES AND TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES. OUT OF ALL THE TIMES IT HAS SHUT OFF MY 6-MONTH-OLD HAS BEEN IN THE CAR TWICE. ONE OF THE TIMES IT SHUT OFF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHILE THE OTHERS WERE ON THE STREET.

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Electrical SystemToo few reports for a range25,000 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 11350437 · 25,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WILL SHUT OFF. IT HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES AND TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES. OUT OF ALL THE TIMES IT HAS SHUT OFF MY 6-MONTH-OLD HAS BEEN IN THE CAR TWICE. ONE OF THE TIMES IT SHUT OFF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHILE THE OTHERS WERE ON THE STREET.

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Vehicle Speed ControlToo few reports for a range11,500 mi1 (sparse)
ODI 11252896 · 11,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN VERSA NOTE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. ADDITIONALLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V507000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE REPLAC…

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-102026-09

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-101None
ODI 11693047

After arriving home, I stopped in my driveway and waited for the front passenger to exit. The vehicle was still running and may not have been in park. Immediately after the passenger exited and closed the door, the passenger curtain airbag and passenger seat airbag deployed unexpectedly. The vehicle was stationary and had not been involved in any collision. This sudden deployment posed a serious safety risk , anyone still inside or near the vehicle could have been injured. I brought the vehicle to a Nissan dealership, where technicians scanned …

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2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-071None
ODI 11750785 · 100,000 mi

The contact owned a 2016 Nissan Versa Note. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 MPH in a parking lot, the vehicle failed to stop as needed while the brake pedal was depressed. No warning lights were illuminated. The failure caused the vehicle to crash into a nearby wall, which was not damaged. The driver’s side steering wheel air bag deployed, and the front windshield fractured on the passenger’s side of the vehicle. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed away to a local tow yard and deemed a total loss by the insura…

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2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)1None
ODI 11762784 · 120,000 mi

The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Versa Note. The contact stated that the exhaust became loose and was melting the brake line, which affected the braking system. The vehicle was driven 5 MPH to an independent mechanic, who discovered the failure. The exhaust was repaired. The independent mechanic advised the contact to replace the brake lines due to the damage caused by the exhaust system. The contact stated that the brake pedal was mushy and had to be depressed almost to the floorboard to stop the vehicle, and the stopping distance was extended.…

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Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 23 reports

2018: 3 complaints · 2019: 1 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2018223
2019001
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
2018300
2019100

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentPower TrainUnknown Or OtherAir BagsService BrakesEngineElectrical SystemSuspensionVehicle Speed Control
Power Train—
3
ODI 11442134

Car has had problems since day one when it was purchased for lack of power going up hills, and when changing lanes it shutters. Also since day one door latches have a problem working in cold weather.....Now at 46,ooo miles the right front passenger door does not want to open from outside, and sometimes will not open from inside, and the rear hatch will not open at all. The drivers door you have a 50/50 chance of it..may or may not open. This is a long term problem with Nissan cars and is a major safety problem if you cannot get out of a car…

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ODI 11448669

Vehicle was shuddering or hiccuping accelerating and decelerating on its own without any warning lights turning on. Warning light (MIL) only came on after total failure and car would not move forward at all.without any control of acceleration I was forced to let the vehicle roll down the hill I was on to coast it into a parking lot to be off the road, while traffic was behind me causing a potentially dangerous situation as it was on a short street so line of cars driving the wrong direction with traffic entering behind going the appropriate dir…

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ODI 11555932

Engine keeps losing oil level when no leaks found which causes transmission and engine to act making weird noises when gas pedal hit when driving car. Transmission is making weird noises like it is slipping when driving when gas pedal is pressed down. A settlement with Nissan was reached due to a class action lawsuit as car is having the issue as car pass 120000 mileage limit when issue started. Volume on internal bluetooth speaker is too low for people to hear when on phone calls with cell phone paired to car thru bluetooth as issue on two …

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0
1
ODI 11306970 · 100,500 mi

WHEN STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN, THE CAR WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD EXCESSIVELY. I HAVE TO PUSH THE BREAKS HARD TO MAKE IT STOP. LOOKS LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD ON THE SECOND GEAR. SOMETIMES, I HAVE TO PUSH IT WAY HARDER TO THE END. SURE IT WILL GET WORSE. IT COULD BE WAY DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAYS WITH HIGHER SPEEDS.

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1
ODI 11555932

Engine keeps losing oil level when no leaks found which causes transmission and engine to act making weird noises when gas pedal hit when driving car. Transmission is making weird noises like it is slipping when driving when gas pedal is pressed down. A settlement with Nissan was reached due to a class action lawsuit as car is having the issue as car pass 120000 mileage limit when issue started. Volume on internal bluetooth speaker is too low for people to hear when on phone calls with cell phone paired to car thru bluetooth as issue on two …

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000
Unknown Or Other
3
ODI 11442134

Car has had problems since day one when it was purchased for lack of power going up hills, and when changing lanes it shutters. Also since day one door latches have a problem working in cold weather.....Now at 46,ooo miles the right front passenger door does not want to open from outside, and sometimes will not open from inside, and the rear hatch will not open at all. The drivers door you have a 50/50 chance of it..may or may not open. This is a long term problem with Nissan cars and is a major safety problem if you cannot get out of a car…

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ODI 11448669

Vehicle was shuddering or hiccuping accelerating and decelerating on its own without any warning lights turning on. Warning light (MIL) only came on after total failure and car would not move forward at all.without any control of acceleration I was forced to let the vehicle roll down the hill I was on to coast it into a parking lot to be off the road, while traffic was behind me causing a potentially dangerous situation as it was on a short street so line of cars driving the wrong direction with traffic entering behind going the appropriate dir…

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ODI 11555932

Engine keeps losing oil level when no leaks found which causes transmission and engine to act making weird noises when gas pedal hit when driving car. Transmission is making weird noises like it is slipping when driving when gas pedal is pressed down. A settlement with Nissan was reached due to a class action lawsuit as car is having the issue as car pass 120000 mileage limit when issue started. Volume on internal bluetooth speaker is too low for people to hear when on phone calls with cell phone paired to car thru bluetooth as issue on two …

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1
ODI 11555932

Engine keeps losing oil level when no leaks found which causes transmission and engine to act making weird noises when gas pedal hit when driving car. Transmission is making weird noises like it is slipping when driving when gas pedal is pressed down. A settlement with Nissan was reached due to a class action lawsuit as car is having the issue as car pass 120000 mileage limit when issue started. Volume on internal bluetooth speaker is too low for people to hear when on phone calls with cell phone paired to car thru bluetooth as issue on two …

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0
1
ODI 11476733

Sway bar link broken, causing dangerous risk of steering failure. Rear hub bearing disintegrated, causing worn tires and high risk of wheel randomly separating from axel while driving! Wow! Car not old enough for such problems!

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0
Air Bags00—00
1
ODI 11447938

The car was parked over night and it was raining that night. The next day I went to move the car, started & warning lights went on. The windshield wiper water trough got clogged due to tree leafs falling in & the water overflow & entered the car by the air vent in to the car floor The 360-deg. Camera system module under the carpet, under the front passenger seat. It Drowned in rain water. Causing the car computers to Mel function. Drove it to a mechanic & that is when he told me that I need to replace the camera module & the air bag module. I w…

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0
1
ODI 11447938

The car was parked over night and it was raining that night. The next day I went to move the car, started & warning lights went on. The windshield wiper water trough got clogged due to tree leafs falling in & the water overflow & entered the car by the air vent in to the car floor The 360-deg. Camera system module under the carpet, under the front passenger seat. It Drowned in rain water. Causing the car computers to Mel function. Drove it to a mechanic & that is when he told me that I need to replace the camera module & the air bag module. I w…

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Service Brakes
1
ODI 11306970 · 100,500 mi

WHEN STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN, THE CAR WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD EXCESSIVELY. I HAVE TO PUSH THE BREAKS HARD TO MAKE IT STOP. LOOKS LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD ON THE SECOND GEAR. SOMETIMES, I HAVE TO PUSH IT WAY HARDER TO THE END. SURE IT WILL GET WORSE. IT COULD BE WAY DANGEROUS ON HIGHWAYS WITH HIGHER SPEEDS.

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00—000
1
ODI 11252896 · 11,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN VERSA NOTE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. ADDITIONALLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V507000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE REPLAC…

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Engine
1
ODI 11555932

Engine keeps losing oil level when no leaks found which causes transmission and engine to act making weird noises when gas pedal hit when driving car. Transmission is making weird noises like it is slipping when driving when gas pedal is pressed down. A settlement with Nissan was reached due to a class action lawsuit as car is having the issue as car pass 120000 mileage limit when issue started. Volume on internal bluetooth speaker is too low for people to hear when on phone calls with cell phone paired to car thru bluetooth as issue on two …

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1
ODI 11555932

Engine keeps losing oil level when no leaks found which causes transmission and engine to act making weird noises when gas pedal hit when driving car. Transmission is making weird noises like it is slipping when driving when gas pedal is pressed down. A settlement with Nissan was reached due to a class action lawsuit as car is having the issue as car pass 120000 mileage limit when issue started. Volume on internal bluetooth speaker is too low for people to hear when on phone calls with cell phone paired to car thru bluetooth as issue on two …

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1
ODI 11350437 · 25,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WILL SHUT OFF. IT HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES AND TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES. OUT OF ALL THE TIMES IT HAS SHUT OFF MY 6-MONTH-OLD HAS BEEN IN THE CAR TWICE. ONE OF THE TIMES IT SHUT OFF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHILE THE OTHERS WERE ON THE STREET.

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00
Electrical System00
1
ODI 11447938

The car was parked over night and it was raining that night. The next day I went to move the car, started & warning lights went on. The windshield wiper water trough got clogged due to tree leafs falling in & the water overflow & entered the car by the air vent in to the car floor The 360-deg. Camera system module under the carpet, under the front passenger seat. It Drowned in rain water. Causing the car computers to Mel function. Drove it to a mechanic & that is when he told me that I need to replace the camera module & the air bag module. I w…

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0
1
ODI 11350437 · 25,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WILL SHUT OFF. IT HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES AND TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES. OUT OF ALL THE TIMES IT HAS SHUT OFF MY 6-MONTH-OLD HAS BEEN IN THE CAR TWICE. ONE OF THE TIMES IT SHUT OFF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHILE THE OTHERS WERE ON THE STREET.

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—0
1
ODI 11447938

The car was parked over night and it was raining that night. The next day I went to move the car, started & warning lights went on. The windshield wiper water trough got clogged due to tree leafs falling in & the water overflow & entered the car by the air vent in to the car floor The 360-deg. Camera system module under the carpet, under the front passenger seat. It Drowned in rain water. Causing the car computers to Mel function. Drove it to a mechanic & that is when he told me that I need to replace the camera module & the air bag module. I w…

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Suspension0
1
ODI 11476733

Sway bar link broken, causing dangerous risk of steering failure. Rear hub bearing disintegrated, causing worn tires and high risk of wheel randomly separating from axel while driving! Wow! Car not old enough for such problems!

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0000—0
Vehicle Speed Control00
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ODI 11447938

The car was parked over night and it was raining that night. The next day I went to move the car, started & warning lights went on. The windshield wiper water trough got clogged due to tree leafs falling in & the water overflow & entered the car by the air vent in to the car floor The 360-deg. Camera system module under the carpet, under the front passenger seat. It Drowned in rain water. Causing the car computers to Mel function. Drove it to a mechanic & that is when he told me that I need to replace the camera module & the air bag module. I w…

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ODI 11252896 · 11,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN VERSA NOTE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. ADDITIONALLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V507000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE REPLAC…

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ODI 11447938

The car was parked over night and it was raining that night. The next day I went to move the car, started & warning lights went on. The windshield wiper water trough got clogged due to tree leafs falling in & the water overflow & entered the car by the air vent in to the car floor The 360-deg. Camera system module under the carpet, under the front passenger seat. It Drowned in rain water. Causing the car computers to Mel function. Drove it to a mechanic & that is when he told me that I need to replace the camera module & the air bag module. I w…

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

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Warning lights and dashboard alerts

5 mentions · 17.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 100,500 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 11422112 · 101,000 mi

The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Versa Note. The contact stated while driving at 70 mph, the vehicle would inadvertently decrease in speed to 30 MPH. The contact stated that the RPMs would fluctuate while driving. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but could not be diagnosed by an unauthorized dealer. The vehicle was not repaired but the contact had an oil change. The vehicle was then taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with nothing to be replaced. The vehicle was not r…

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ODI 11447938

The car was parked over night and it was raining that night. The next day I went to move the car, started & warning lights went on. The windshield wiper water trough got clogged due to tree leafs falling in & the water overflow & entered the car by the air vent in to the car floor The 360-deg. Camera system module under the carpet, under the front passenger seat. It Drowned in rain water. Causing the car computers to Mel function. Drove it to a mechanic & that is when he told me that I need to replace the camera module & the air bag module. I w…

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ODI 11448669

Vehicle was shuddering or hiccuping accelerating and decelerating on its own without any warning lights turning on. Warning light (MIL) only came on after total failure and car would not move forward at all.without any control of acceleration I was forced to let the vehicle roll down the hill I was on to coast it into a parking lot to be off the road, while traffic was behind me causing a potentially dangerous situation as it was on a short street so line of cars driving the wrong direction with traffic entering behind going the appropriate dir…

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Brake response concerns

4 mentions · 13.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 55,750 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 11082292 · 1,958 mi

WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR A STREET LIGHT OR ANYWHERE I NEED TO USE THE BREAK, MY CAR MAKES A NOISE SIMILAR TO A LOOSE FAN, AND ONCE I RELEASE THE BRAKE THE NOISE STOPS.

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ODI 11252896 · 11,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN VERSA NOTE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. ADDITIONALLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V507000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE REPLAC…

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ODI 11750785 · 100,000 mi

The contact owned a 2016 Nissan Versa Note. The contact stated that while driving approximately 5 MPH in a parking lot, the vehicle failed to stop as needed while the brake pedal was depressed. No warning lights were illuminated. The failure caused the vehicle to crash into a nearby wall, which was not damaged. The driver’s side steering wheel air bag deployed, and the front windshield fractured on the passenger’s side of the vehicle. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed away to a local tow yard and deemed a total loss by the insura…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Stalling or loss of power

2 mentions · 6.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 29,950 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 11253582 · 32,900 mi

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTROL ON 2016 NISSAN VERSA NOTE WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION ON CITY STREET (QUEENS, NY) THANKFULLY, WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A STEERING WHEEL THAT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. NO PREVIOUS ISSUES. P/S LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD SYSTEM INDICATING ISSUE WITH POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 33K MILES. DEALER STATES THAT STEERING MOTOR REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, THEY ALSO STATE THAT NISSAN CORPORATE ALSO REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE STEERING SYSTEM AS THE MOTOR IS NOT SOLD SEPARATELY. …

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ODI 11331603 · 27,000 mi

I USED MY CAR TO PICK UP MY SPOUSE. IT WAS A HOT SUMMER AFTERNOON. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ENGINE STALLED. IT WILL NOT RUN. THE ENGINE HAD TURNED OFF ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT A WARNING.GOOD THAT I WAS STILL IN THE PARKING LOT WITH MY YOUNG SON.IF I W AS IN A STREET I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT. IT WAS SCARY!THEN I TURNED ON AGAIN THE ENGINE,I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FROM YORK ROAD TO MY HOME BUT I USED THE BACKROAD TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENT THAT MIGHT HAPPEN. *TR

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Steering assistance concerns

1 mentions · 3.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 32,900 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 11253582 · 32,900 mi

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTROL ON 2016 NISSAN VERSA NOTE WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION ON CITY STREET (QUEENS, NY) THANKFULLY, WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A STEERING WHEEL THAT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. NO PREVIOUS ISSUES. P/S LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD SYSTEM INDICATING ISSUE WITH POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 33K MILES. DEALER STATES THAT STEERING MOTOR REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, THEY ALSO STATE THAT NISSAN CORPORATE ALSO REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE STEERING SYSTEM AS THE MOTOR IS NOT SOLD SEPARATELY. …

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b