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2013 Nissan Versa
The problems owners report. The recalls to check. The evidence behind each.
Your vehicle at a glance
Complaint patterns and official recall records, kept distinct.
- Owner complaints
- 204
- Received Dec 2012 to Apr 2026
Owner reports
Most reported problems
- 1Automatic transmission shifts unexpectedly or slips28 complaints · 14% of this vehicle’s complaints
- 2Unintended acceleration despite braking28 complaints · 14% of this vehicle’s complaints
- 3Transmission fails or loses power while driving14 complaints · 6.9% of this vehicle’s complaints
Official NHTSA records
Recalls to check
- Recall #15V507000Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Nissan Versa sedan vehicles manufactured June 9, 2011, to March 11, 2015, and 2014-2015 Nissan Versa Note vehicles manufactured April 23, 2013, to March 11, 2015. The affected vehicles have a center console trim panel that may catch the driver's shoe and delay the transition from the accelerator pedal to the brake pedal.
BrakeNews signals
Flagged complaint patterns
Unusual complaint patterns with no matched recall yet. A flag does not mean a recall will happen.
No problems currently meet BrakeNews’s flagging criteria. This is not a safety rating.
How flags are identifiedComplaint counts reflect reports submitted to NHTSA, not failure rates or a reliability ranking. Reported in these complaints: 18 crashes, 0 fires, 13 people injured, 3 deaths.
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Where do owners report problems?
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Illustrative only; not this vehicle’s exact design. Areas represent complaint categories, not confirmed defective parts.
Showing all 14 listed problems by system.
Engine & powertrain
Brakes
Electrical & lights
Airbags, belts & seats
Steering, suspension & tires
Body, doors & glass
No problems in this category meet this page’s listing criteria. This does not establish that the system is free of problems.
Driver assistance
No problems in this category meet this page’s listing criteria. This does not establish that the system is free of problems.
Other
No problems in this category meet this page’s listing criteria. This does not establish that the system is free of problems.
Complaint history
When NHTSA received these reports. Changes in reporting alone do not establish a change in failure rates.
Show as a table
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 21 |
| 2014 | 15 |
| 2015 | 16 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2018 | 34 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 (to Oct 2026) | 2 |
| Total | 204 |
Problems owners report
Listed groups have at least 3 complaints. The page includes the 20 largest groups plus any additional flagged groups; some complaints are not assigned to a group.
| Problem | Complaints | Share | Share ratio | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic transmission shifts unexpectedly or slips | 28 | 14% | – | |
| Unintended acceleration despite braking | 28 | 14% | – | |
| Transmission fails or loses power while driving | 14 | 6.9% | – | |
| CVT transmission fails or loses power | 11 | 5.4% | – | |
| Airbags fail to deploy in crashes | 8 | 3.9% | – | |
| Brake pedal sinks due to leaking lines | 8 | 3.9% | – | |
| Airbag warning light stays on | 6 | 2.9% | – | |
| Engine suddenly shuts off while driving | 6 | 2.9% | – | |
| Transmission shudders during acceleration at low speeds | 5 | 2.5% | – | |
| Steering wheel seizes or locks suddenly | 4 | 2.0% | – | |
| Brakes make grinding or squealing noise | 4 | 2.0% | – | |
| Passenger airbag sensor wrongly shows off | 3 | 1.5% | – | |
| Suspension clunking or rattling noise over bumps | 3 | 1.5% | – | |
| Tail light sockets melt and burn | 3 | 1.5% | – |
AI groups complaints by meaning; the groups are approximate. Share ratio compares the problem’s share of this vehicle’s complaints with its share on other vehicles over the last 24 months (shown from 3 recent complaints). A 2× ratio means twice the complaint share, not twice the failure risk. Flags mark unusual shares or recent surges after an AI review of the complaint content. “First signal” does not mean the pattern has persisted continuously.How recall estimates are calculated.
Recalls
NHTSA recall #15V507000August 12, 2015298,747 vehicles affected
service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages; vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Nissan Versa sedan vehicles manufactured June 9, 2011, to March 11, 2015, and 2014-2015 Nissan Versa Note vehicles manufactured April 23, 2013, to March 11, 2015. The affected vehicles have a center console trim panel that may catch the driver's shoe and delay the transition from the accelerator pedal to the brake pedal.
A delay in the application of the brake pedal would lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle and increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will modify the console trim panel, free of charge. The recall began on September 14, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
Other model years
About this data
NHTSA complaints and recalls through October 2026. Complaints are counted once each, however many components they name. Original complaints are on NHTSA's page for the 2013 Nissan Versa.
Problem groups are formed by AI and may be approximate. BrakeNews flags unusual complaint patterns; they are not official defect findings. Investigation reports are written and checked by AI, with no human review. Owner reports do not establish that a defect exists.
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