2020 Nissan Versa: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 109 complaints
109
Total Complaints
11,580mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
10
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

3,180 25th Percentile
11,580 Median Mileage
37,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
15
ENGINE
13
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
11
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
11
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
10
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
10
SERVICE BRAKES
6
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
5
AIR BAGS
5
WHEELS
3

Severity Assessment

10
Crashes
0
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN I-75 WHEN A SMALL GRAVEL HIT THE BOTTOM PASSENGER SIDE OF HER CAR WINDSHIELD. MADE A SMALL DIVOT THAT QUICKLY SHOT ACROSS HER WINDSHIELD PUTTING HER IN DANGER. SEE PHOTOS. CAR HAS ROUGHLY 1300 MILES"
"THE SCREEN FOR THE RADIO WON'T TURN ON SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS ON. I HAVE TO DRIVE A COUPLE MILES BEFORE IT WORKS LEAVING ME WITHOUT GPS AND RADIO. ITS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES SINCE OWNERSHIP."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RELEASE WHEN THE BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE DETECTED FROM THE SEAT. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. ADDITIONALLY, THE HOOD FAILED TO CLOSE AND THERE WAS AN ABN..."

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