2017 Nissan Versa problems
NHTSA has received 94 complaints about the 2017 Nissan Versa, and 16% of them involve air bags. After that come electrical system (12%) and brakes (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 94 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 15 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 29,000 miles 56 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 | 23 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 21 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 56 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 29,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 10,000 miles (10 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 15 complaints mention a crash; 9 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 80% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Nissan Versa with enough data (82 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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 2017 nissan versa. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle was involved in a chain reaction crash. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to slow down. The contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle, which then crashed into the preceding vehicle. The contact stated that the air bags failed to deploy and the seat belts failed to function as intended. A police report was filed.
I purchased my 2017 nissan versa in september 11th, 2017. Within 2 weeks, I began having brake issues. The car would screech when slowing down and make almost a grinding sound when making a hard brake. I took it to the dealer who I purchased the car from (abc nissan) and they twice refused to fix it. Than I drove across town to another dealer (midway nissan) who admitted that it was a known defect and said it simply needed more grease. About a week after being fixed, the problem continued.
The AC ok my car keeps going out. This year it was so bad that if I had accidentally turned it on while I was driving that the car would completely stop and I could be dangerously hurt while driving. The steering wheel would lock up also. I have contacted nissan numerous times and they wouldn't even let me talk to anyone that could possibly help. The vehicle initially turned off when I was making a uturn after leaving work so I parked it so I wouldn't be stranded or black traffic.