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2015 Nissan Versa

Verified July 23, 2026Sources: NHTSA · EPA · vPIC

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Safety
4
of 5 stars
Recalls
1
on record
MPG
34
combined

Fatalities reported

Owner complaints to NHTSA include 1 report involving a death. Read the complaint record closely.

Vehicle Summary

2015 Nissan Versa

1 recall
168 complaints
34 MPG combined
4/5 safety rating

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Safety record at a glance

Recall campaigns
1
Owner complaints
168
Complaints citing a crash
18

These are raw counts from NHTSA records. They are not normalised by how many of these vehicles are on the road, so a model that sold in large numbers will tend to show more of everything. We do not publish a composite safety or reliability score.

1 Recall on Record

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Safety recalls

1 NHTSA campaign affecting this model year.

  • 15V507000high

    Vehicle speed control · accelerator pedal

    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.

Consumer complaints

168 owner reports filed with NHTSA.

168
Total
18
Crashes
2
Fires
26
Injuries

Most reported components

  • ENGINE65
  • AIR BAGS25
  • BRAKES18
  • STEERING17
  • OTHER15

Serious Concerns

168 consumer complaints filed with NHTSA. 1 report involves a death. 26 reports involve injuries. 18 reports involve a crash.

Most reported problems

engine problems (stalling, power loss, warning lights)65
airbag concerns (warning light, deployment issues)25
brake problems (soft pedal, noise, failure)18

Specifications & ratings

Specifications

Body class
Compact Cars
Drive type
Front-Wheel Drive
Engine
1.6L 4-cyl
Fuel type
Unknown
Transmission
Automatic (variable gear ratios)
Seats
0

Fuel economy

31

City

39

Hwy

34

Comb

Annual cost
$1,750
Fuel
Regular Gasoline

NHTSA crash ratings

Overall
Frontal
Side
Rollover

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Adjacent model years

All Nissan Versa years

Common problems

Nissan Versa problems

642 owner complaints analysed

Systems recalled

Safety timeline

Full timeline
  1. Investigation opened

    NHTSA opened investigation EA21002

    Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

  2. Investigation closed

    NHTSA closed investigation EA15003

    Pedal Operation Interference

  3. Recall

    Recall 15V507000

    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.

  4. Investigation opened

    NHTSA opened investigation EA15003

    Pedal Operation Interference