CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2012-2017 Nissan Versa has an expensive CVT transmission failure defect that shows up plainly in our complaint data.

In late 2019, the CVT defect was subject to a class action settlement. However the settlement only covers transmission repairs up to 7 years after purchase or 84,000 miles (whichever occurs first).

Because many owners commonly drive 20,000 miles/year or more, Versa owners experiencing CVT transmission problems may find they are not covered by this settlement due to the mileage limitation.

9.2

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
1,750 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

2014 Nissan Versa engine problems

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2014 Nissan Versa Owner Comments

problem #2

Aug 172014

Versa

  • 3,200 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

This car was purchased new from the car dealer in the spring. When turning on the ac particles came out of the air vents and into my eyes. I wear contact lenses and it temporarily blinded me. Luckily, I was able to pull over without incident and get the particles out of my eyes. The particles looked like grass seeds. Since then, I always turn on my blower before moving to clear the vents. I went to the dealer and was told that the car does not come equipped with a cabin air filter, even though there is a place for one to be installed. I checked with Nissan of America and they confirmed what the dealer said. I told they cheaped out the car and this is a safety issue. The dealer installed a cabin air filter at the cost of ~ $60. My concern is that if I had been traveling at highway speeds this incident could have ended very badly and possibly resulting in a fatality. I feel that this is a safety issue and that Nissan should be required to equip their cars with cabin air filters. Cars build prior to cabin air filters didn't seen to have this problem due to the way they took air into the car.

- Somerville , NJ, USA

problem #1

Nov 112013

Versa

  • 300 miles
Went out to start car push in clutch and car rolled out into street had brake on but did not hold and after starting motor the brakes worked ok with engine running.. everytime I start the car if you are on a slope the car will roll and hit something. I checked threw out the day and found that when car is not running you have no brakes. You do not have any power brakes when engine stops they become hard immediately lose power assist not like other cars where you have 2 or 3 applications before brake loss. If put in a emergency and engine stopped running your brakes would not work and you will hit something causing an accident. I took it to Nissan they said they have no solution and good bye. I called Nissan headquarter and they said their tech's said it is ok and normal.

- Albuquerque, NM, USA

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