2017 Nissan Versa problems and complaints

Owners have filed 62 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Nissan Versa. The most-reported areas: Air Bags (15), Unknown Or Other (12), Electrical System (11).

Key takeaways

  • 62 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 9 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 6 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Air Bags1524%
Unknown Or Other1219%
Electrical System1118%
Power Train915%
Service Brakes915%
Engine813%
Fuel/Propulsion System610%
Seat Belts610%
Structure46%
Steering35%
Suspension35%
Visibility/Wiper23%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2017 Nissan Versa 4 DR FWDNot rated4/5Not rated4/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Air Bags - filed 2026-03-27

The vehicle was involved in a side impact collision at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was deemed a total loss after the accident, as the side impact was the drivers side door and wheel well. The air bags never deployed, despite the high rate of speed and the entire front drivers side of the vehicle being affected.

Visibility/Wiper - filed 2025-11-23

To whom it may concern the tint on all four of my doors is obstructing my site with Windows up my back window has bubbles all through it. Mike Erdman Nissan has replaced that one one time and it’s bubbled again. They refuse to replace the door window tint and said it was self inflicted. I have also tried to contact the...

Electrical System,unknown Or Other - filed 2025-05-28

On 3/21/25 I was informed by Malik's Auto Repair that I need my transmission replaced after a diagnostic of my car making a vacuum noise. After researching, I found that many Nissan vehicles have been experiencing this problem. I contacted Nissan and they informed me that no recall has been made for my make and model...

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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.