"How reliable is the 2015 Nissan Versa?"

"Based on 259 NHTSA complaints, the 2015 Nissan Versa has a median complaint mileage of 47550 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN."

"What are common problems with the 2015 Nissan Versa?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2015 Nissan Versa is POWER TRAIN, accounting for a significant portion of the 259 total complaints filed."

2015 Nissan Versa: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 259 complaints

259

Total Complaints

47,550mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

18,500 25th Percentile

47,550 Median Mileage

65,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN

ENGINE

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

AIR BAGS

STEERING

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SERVICE BRAKES

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"SUNLIGHT CAME THRU RIGHT FRONT DOOR WINDOW. HITTING THE SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER AREA CAUSING TEMPORARY BLINDNESS IN DRIVER AT 60 MPH. SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER HAS A SMALL RING OF SHINY CHROME AROUND EACH. BOTH REFLECTED LIGHT TO THE DRIVERS EYES. FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT ACCORDED THIS HAS HAPPENED TW..."

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600."

"DELAYED ACCELERATION AND DELAYED DECELERATION. THROTTLE ALWAYS REACTS HALF-SECOND BEHIND PEDAL MOVEMENTS, CAUSING DIFFICULTY PULLING OUT FROM A STOP, AND SHIFTING GEARS, IN CAR WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSES CAR TO STALL REGULARLY WHEN PULLING OUT IN FIRST GEAR, RISKING TRAFFIC ACCIDENT!THIS..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28