2015 Nissan VERSA - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2015 Nissan Versa has an overall safety rating of 4 out of 5, which indicates above-average safety features across various crash scenarios. The car received good ratings for front and side crash tests, with a particularly strong 5-star rating for side pole crashes. Additionally, it is equipped with standard electronic stability control, enhancing its safety performance in challenging driving conditions.

However, it lacks both forward collision warning and lane departure warning systems, which are advanced safety features that could further improve accident prevention and driver assistance. The car has had 158 complaints reported, which may raise concerns about potential issues experienced by owners. Furthermore, there has been one recall issued for the 2015 Nissan Versa, indicating a need for specific improvements to address safety or performance-related concerns.

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Complaint Count

158

Recall Count

1

Investigation Count

2

Safety Rating

4/5

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Safety Features

2015 Nissan Versa 4 DR FWD Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2015 Nissan Versa 4 DR FWD

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2015 Nissan Versa 4 DR FWD Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2015 Nissan Versa 4 DR FWD Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2007 Score 2015 Score 2024 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated 3 4
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 4 4 4
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 4 3 4

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2007 Score 2015 Score 2024 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 4 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 3 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 4 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 4 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated 4 5
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 3 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2007 Score 2015 Score 2024 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated 4 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 5 5

Complaints for the 2015 Nissan VERSA

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"the cvt transmission has only 80k miles and is changing gears for no reason up and down at all speeds and won’t drive safely. rpm’s increase and randomly gear kicks in and hits very hard and then stops working."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2024-03-10
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2015 nissan versa. the contact stated that while accelerating from at a complete stop, the vehicle jerked forward but failed to move. the contact continued to depress the accelerator pedal until the vehicle responded. the contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while accelerating from a complete stop. the check engine warning light was illuminated. the dealer was notified of the failure. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 83,300."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2022-01-02
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2015 nissan versa. the contact stated while driving 60 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed, and the vehicle made an abnormally loud sound. there were no warning lights illuminated. the contact was able to continue driving the vehicle. the contact also stated that the vehicle made abnormally loud sounds while exceeding 20 mph. the dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 31,700."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2022-06-10
Complaint:
"the cvt transmission has gone bad on this vehicle, while on vacation the car started sputtering and shut off at a stop light. when i had the car towed to the dealership they told me i needed a new transmission because the torque converter has gone bad. when i complained that the car has only 97,000 some miles the dealership directed me to i-800-nissan. i provided the requested information and received a call and the gentleman told me my car was not covered under the extended warranty (was extended to 80,000 miles), he went on to say that after researching to see if nissan could help in any way he found that i had not have service done at one of their dealership and they could not offer any assistance at this time. the quote to replace the transmission with a remanufactured transmission is $4000.00. upon researching this issue (i believe a transmission with a first maintenance schedule at 100,000 miles should at least make it to that maintenance timeline) i have discovered this cvt transmission problem is widespread among many nissan models, the versa included. there were no warning lights or prior problems before it just quit."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2021-08-05
Complaint:
"a rear wheel bearing failed and was replaced at 14,900 miles in 2017. now, a rear wheel bearing has failed again at 59,500 miles. the dealership will not make any concession on the faulty parts and/or flaw in the quality that nissan is using. wheel bearings should not fail at this point in a vehicle's life (low miles). the wheel gets extremely hot and could lock-up causing a loss of control. i have read many complaints for the same issue. this is unsatisfactory. these car models should be checked and replaced if needed by nissan at no cost to the owner. my vehicle is till within the 60,000 mile warranty but 4 months beyond the 60 months."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2020-12-11
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2015 nissan versa. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, while the check engine warning light illuminated. the vehicle began to lose power and jerk, the contact veered to the shoulder of the road where another vehicle crashed into the rear vehicle, contact placed vehicle in park turned the vehicle off and back on which failed to resume back to normal. no airbags deployed. contact sustained chest injuries from hitting steering wheel. no medical attention was contacted. no police report was made. the vehicle received minor damage's to the rear bumper. the contact managed to drive the vehicle to the contact dealer (nissan south union city 4080 jonesboro rd, union city, ga 30291 (678) 379-2598) where it was test driven but unable to duplicate the issues. the vehicle was not repaired, stated issues continued. the vehicle was driven to the residents where an independent mechanic came out and diagnoses the vehicle which determined that the tcm (transmission control model) faultily and needed to be repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that no recalls was under the vin. the failure mileage approximately 66,000. *ln*jb"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2020-12-04
Complaint:
"no acceleration. when turning car stutters. the car runs this way all the time. took the car to the dealer, tech found code p1715,p2765,and p0965"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2020-02-01
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2015 nissan versa. the contact stated that the transmission failed. when driving the vehicle, it failed to accelerate and an unknown warning indicator illuminated. the vehicle was taken to riverside nissan (8330 indiana ave b, riverside, ca 92504, (951) 509-6500) where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that they could only assist with 60% of the repair cost. the failure mileage was approximately 90,000. the vin was invalid."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2019-08-11
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2015 nissan versa. while accelerating from a stop, the vehicle shuddered and failed to accelerate. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the contact continued driving to her destination and later took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer and was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided case number: 37662491. the failure mileage was approximately 117,000."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2019-01-01
Complaint:
"the gear shift does not lock and the transmission jumps gears. occasionally it doesn't have enough power while driving"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2019-02-09

Recalls for the 2015 Nissan VERSA

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"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."
Consequence:
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.

Component(s) Involved: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL > ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Date of incident: 2015-08-12

NISSAN Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

NISSAN ranks 5 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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