2009 Nissan Versa problems
NHTSA has received 616 complaints about the 2009 Nissan Versa, and 30% of them involve suspension. After that come air bags (29%) and engine (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 616 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 30% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 34 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 19 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 442 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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 67 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 67 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 74 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 95 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 59 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 32 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 27 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 11 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 5 |
What the data shows
Among the 442 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 62,000 miles. For suspension specifically, the median reported mileage is about 65,000 miles (171 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 34 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 19 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Nissan Versa with enough data (255 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 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.
Tl* the contact owned a 2009 nissan versa. The contact stated that while driving 33 MPH, another vehicle traveling approximately 60 MPH crashed into her vehicle head on. As a result, the rear passenger seat became unbolted from the floor and the seat belt sliced through the passenger seated in that seat. The driver also suffered serious injuries. The driver and passenger were taken to a hospital to treat their serious injuries. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an insurance lot.
Consumer states the rental car (2009 nissan versa) air bag did not fully deploy during an accident and that she received a burn on her arm.
No air bag deployed and front driver seat failed when vehicle hit from behind by another vehicle traveling at high speed. The front driver seat failed with back of driver seat falling on to rear seat during collision. Seatbelted driver was turned sideways during collision with left arm impacting steering column severely injuring left upper extremity. These failures occurred on 2009 nissan versa 4dr sedan with 400 odometer miles purchased from new car dealer two days prior to accident.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 nissan versa. The contact stated that the heater in his vehicle stopped functioning and he could not defrost the windows. The dealer informed him that the resistor that controlled the fan failed. The dealer ordered the part; however, it was on a nation wide back order. The vehicle had not been repaired to-date. He called the manufacturer who confirmed that the part was still on back order. The current mileage was approximately 11,000. The failure mileage was approximately 8,500.
My passenger side front spring broke and speared my tire, luckily while I was parking. When I got it towed to the mechanic, they showed me that the left spring was cracked and ready to break as well. I had to pay to have both replaced. Mechanic informed me that this is a known issue. I'm very concerned that this might happen again while I'm driving with my 8 year old in the car.