Major Problems with Nissan Versa Note Derived from Complaints & Recalls

Learn about the common problems with a used Nissan Versa Note to avoid purchasing a bad year of the model.

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Best and Worst Years for Nissan Versa Note

Explore the chart showing how many complaints have been filed for each year of Nissan Versa Note.

Model Year	Complaints
2018 Versa Note	2
2017 Versa Note	4
2016 Versa Note	9
2015 Versa Note	49
2014 Versa Note	89

Worst 3 Nissan Versa Note complaints

2016 Nissan Versa Note AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 12400 miles

2014 Nissan Versa Note ACCELERATOR PEDAL Victims: 1 Mileage: 11000 miles

2014 Nissan Versa Note AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 28000 miles

Browse Nissan Versa Note complaints by category

Problems with POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Nissan Versa Note owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
POWER TRAIN intermittent lack of acceleration. happened 4 times in 6 days. tried accelerating from stop to enter cross street and found...	46 ~ 43913 miles
AIR BAGS while traveling out a country road i was coming up to a stop sign at the bottom of a hill....	26 ~ 25978 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER i purchased my nissan versa note on 05/14/2014 i took it back to nissan in ocala florida. complaining about the...	24 ~ 22750 miles
SERVICE BRAKES this was just a rental vehicle but this problem was serious enough that i feel it necessary to report. there...	24 ~ 14686 miles
ENGINE intermittent lack of acceleration. happened 4 times in 6 days. tried accelerating from stop to enter cross street and found...	23 ~ 22865 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL intermittent lack of acceleration. happened 4 times in 6 days. tried accelerating from stop to enter cross street and found...	16 ~ 16915 miles
STEERING while traveling out a country road i was coming up to a stop sign at the bottom of a hill....	11 ~ 17818 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM takata inflators. not really sure if it's correctly done. while driving the car i started smelling burning wires. after smelling...	8 ~ 42569 miles
WHEELS i have had three problems with my rear tires. yes the first time it had a piece of metal found...	8 ~ 16798 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL pulled into parking space speed 2-3 mph. car went into full acceleration hit brakes as hard as possible car jumped...	7 ~ 45500 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE while using the air conditioning compressor (a/c defroster) the car while at a stop or while driving at slow speeds...	6 ~ 15892 miles
SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan versa note. while driving 30 mph there was an abnormal vibration and noise...	5 ~ 20408 miles
SEATS similar to recall 16v244000. air bag light going on and off while driving down the road with either an adult...	3 ~ 25188 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER crack across windshield from passenger lower side across towards rear view mirror. over time crack has spread in a curve...	3 ~ 6034 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i bought this car with 36 00 thousand miles. after 20 000 miles i had enough. too many problems ps...	2 ~ 16500 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE while coming to a stop the vehicle skips as if its going to cutoff. after coming to a stop at...	2 ~ 7525 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2015 nissan versa note. on several occasions while attempting to exit the vehicle the front...	1 ~ 70000 miles
SWITCH > BACK UP LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2015 nissan versa note sv suffers from faulty brake light switch. brake light switch intermittent and does not light up...	1 ~ 55000 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING unknown at a stop when the a/c kicks on i hear a very audible rattling noise coming from somewhere between...	1 ~ 12000 miles
SEAT BELTS on 7/13/2016----- my passenger and i were traveling on clemson road where the posted speed limit is 45 mph its...	1 ~ 12400 miles
UNDERBODY SHIELDS > FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE 2014 versa note sv bought new found rust on the 3rd day of purchase in 12+ areas underneath including sub-frame...	1 ~ 248 miles
WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY car surges forward after stopping. its like the transmission has jumped forward. if your foot isn't firmly on the brake...	1 ~ 173 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan versa note. the contact stated that while attempting to engage the brake or...	1 ~ 11000 miles
PEDALS AND LINKAGES > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan versa note. the contact stated that while attempting to engage the brake or...	1 ~ 11000 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING engine brakes and shifter this is the correct vin [xxx]. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia)	1 ~ 700 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY crack across windshield from passenger lower side across towards rear view mirror. over time crack has spread in a curve...	1 ~ 7650 miles
STRUCTURE this was just a rental vehicle but this problem was serious enough that i feel it necessary to report. there...	1 ~ 400 miles

FAQ

What year Nissan Versa Note is the most reliable?

Speaking of the models produced in the last 5 years, Nissan Versa Note models of 2018, 2017, 2016 year of manufacture have had the least number of complaints.

What year was a bad year for Nissan Versa Note?

Nissan Versa Note models of 2014 and 2015 are probably the years to be avoided like the plague due to a higher than an average number of issues reported.

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