2011 Nissan Versa problems
NHTSA has received 328 complaints about the 2011 Nissan Versa, and 46% of them involve air bags. After that come suspension (14%) and steering (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 328 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 46% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 32 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 38 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 184 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 | 26 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 26 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 34 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 32 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 26 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 19 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 184 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 63,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 74,000 miles (47 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 32 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 38 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2011 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Nissan Versa with enough data (164 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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* takata recall. The contact owned a 2011 nissan versa. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact's vehicle was rear ended, causing a front end collision with a barrier. The contact stated that the driver's side air bag deployed, but the passenger side air bag did not deploy. The driver sustained a broken back, nose, and knee that required medical attention. The passenger, the driver's mother, also sustained injuries that required medical attention.
Nissan vehicle was on a main city road in motion and then slowing down to traffics change in speed when rear ended. As soon as vehicle was rear ended, brakes were pressed to prevent further collisions with vehicles up forward. My vehicle seatbelts failed to restrain driver and all passengers wearing them during a collision. Seat belts didn't retract unless brakes were slammed. Two passengers in the back were children. One child had a convertible car seat, saving them and fully restraining them to seat.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan versa. The contact stated that the passenger seat would recline independently and without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who offered to replace the seat. The failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 10,000 and the current mileage was 14,000.
Car making noises when turning. Strut bearings replaced. Recall serviced on front coil springs. Car is at 87800 miles but at 87300 engine started making knocking/pinging/clicking/ticking noises. Took to nissan. Mechanic said nissan engineers say this is normal for their 4 cylinder motors. Said he couldn't locate source of sound but possibly cylinder 2 or 3.