FaultScore

Worst years for a Nissan Versa Note

Owners have filed 399 complaints about the Nissan Versa Note with NHTSA across model years 2014 to 2019. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

2014 Nissan Versa Note

199 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.

Cleanest on record

2017 Nissan Versa Note

13 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Nissan Versa Note year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2019 2 0 0 Electrical System
2018 5 1 0 15,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2017 B 13 2 0 80,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2016 C 43 4 0 26,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2015 D 137 17 3 39,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2014 F 199 14 1 28,000 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Nissan Versa Note

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2014

Worst in 2014

Worst in 2014

Airbags 36 9.0%

Worst in 2014

Brakes 33 8.3%

Worst in 2014

Worst in 2014

Worst in 2015

Steering 18 4.5%

Worst in 2014

Body & Structure 15 3.8%

Worst in 2014

Suspension 11 2.8%

Worst in 2015

Fuel & Propulsion 9 2.3%

Worst in 2015

Wheels 9 2.3%

Worst in 2015

Stability & Traction Control 7 1.8%

Worst in 2015

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 1.3%

Worst in 2014

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Nissan Versa Note, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 2013 peak 13 Jul 2026

Compare the Nissan Versa Note

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.