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2015 Nissan Versa Note problems

The 2015 Nissan Versa Note has 137 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (15%) concerns drivetrain & axles. Next are electrical system (9%) and engine (8%).

At a glance

Complaints
137 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Drivetrain & axles 15% of complaints
Crashes and fires
17 and 3
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0
Typical mileage
39,000 miles 83 complaints with mileage

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Where the complaints are

Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

  • Drivetrain & axles 15%
  • Electrical system 9%
  • Engine 8%
  • Air bags 7%
  • Cruise control 7%
  • Brakes 6%
  • Steering 6%
  • Stability control 5%
  • Body & structure 4%
  • Wheels 4%

When problems show up

Complaints by mileage, 2015 Nissan Versa Note Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 39,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 25 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 19 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 13 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 11 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 39,000 miles
Based on 83 complaints that include mileage. 69% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles25
20k to 40k miles19
40k to 60k miles13
60k to 80k miles11
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 83 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 39,000 miles.

Safety-related details: 17 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported.

It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.

What owners wrote

A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.

The airbag system for the passanger side the light kept coming on and going out it would be on most of time when my wife was in the seat and recently it comes on when anyone sets in the front passanger seat! 2. The wheels were not aleined properly we made four seperate appointments and took car in for service and the dealers service dept did not alein wheels which rearend would catch in groves or holes and swerve one way or the other and the whole alienment was wrong but they failed to repair which we think…

Reported at 17,895 miles, October 2017 CrashInjury

Air bag did not deploy after a head on collision at 25 to 30 miles. A car can through its stop sign and I hit. It was on a city street.

Reported at 4,300 miles, July 2017 CrashInjury

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.

Reported at 56,000 miles, July 2016 Crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2015 nissan versa note. While driving at 55 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,700.

Reported at 1,700 miles, February 2015

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