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Total NHTSA Complaints
37
Owner filings recorded
#1 Reported Problem
Engine & Cooling
20 reports (54.1%)
Crash Incident Reports
0
Zero collision citations
Fire & Injury Reports
0
0 fire • 0 injury filings
Defect Investigation Analysis

Executive Problem Findings

AutoUtility currently tracks 37 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2023 Nissan Versa. Engine & Cooling issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 20 complaints (54.1% of submitted records). Zero crashes, fires, injury reports, or fatality reports are cited across these complaint records.

Methodology Notice: Consumer complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Filings are not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and do not constitute an audited component failure rate.
Incident & Severity Profile
  • • Total Owner Reports: 37 complaints submitted under federal penalty.
  • • Primary Subsystem: Engine & Cooling accounts for 54.1% of submissions (20 reports).
  • • Secondary Systems: Powertrain & Transmission (15), Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (13).
  • • Crash Incidents: 0 filings cite an impact or collision.
  • • Thermal Incidents: 0 filings cite smoke or fire.
  • • Reported Casualties: 0 injury filings • 0 fatality filings.
Category Distribution

Reported Defect Categories for 2023 Nissan Versa

Factual proportion of owner complaints categorized by automotive subsystem in NHTSA records

Engine & Cooling
20
54.1%
Powertrain & Transmission
15
40.5%
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
13
35.1%
Electrical System
7
18.9%
Fuel & Propulsion System
4
10.8%
#1 54.1% SHARE

Engine & Cooling

20 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
#2 40.5% SHARE

Powertrain & Transmission

15 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
#3 35.1% SHARE

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech

13 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
#4 18.9% SHARE

Electrical System

7 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI for this subsystem.

✓ 0 Incidents
Deterministic Text Analysis

Recurring Symptoms Identified in Owner Reports

Specific mechanical, electrical, and driver-assist defect symptoms identified via deterministic narrative analysis

Powertrain & Transmission 24.3%

Loss of Motive Power While Driving

9 complaint narratives describe this symptom.

NHTSA Narrative Match
Federal Oversight

Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (1)

Formal engineering analyses and preliminary evaluations opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

ODI Action #PE24007 CLOSED Preliminary Evaluation (PE)
Opened: 2024-03-07 • Closed: 2025-10-02
Subject / Subsystem
Reduced Power After Engine Stall
Affected Component
POWER TRAIN
Recall Linkage
No direct recall linkage
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation on March 7, 2024, after receiving twenty (20) consumer complaints and multiple field reports describing reduced power (limp mode) after re-starting the vehicle following a stall on certain 2022-2024 model year (MY) Nissan Versa.  A Preliminary Evaluation was opened to gather information and assess whether the subject vehicles contain a safety-related defect. During this investigation, Nissan explained that certain 2022-2044 MY Nissan Versa vehicles equipped with a manual transmission may, under specific conditions, experience a Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) along with reduced engine performance following an engine start-up after a stall.  In certain conditions, if the vehicle stalls and an engine restart occurs within five (5) seconds, the vehicle will enter a fail-safe mode with limited engine torque. The fail-safe mode helps prevent damage to the engine, a complete loss of motive power, and allows the driver to maintain control of the vehicle. ODI reviewed over 180 incidents where drivers described entering a limp mode following a vehicle re-start after having stalled the vehicle.  Review of these incidents did not identify any alleged crashes, near crashes, or injuries.  In all of the cases reviewed, the driver was able to drive the vehicle to a safe location. On April 28, 2025, Nissan released a Technical Service Bulletin NTB25-024 on certain MY 2022-2024 Versa vehicles equipped with a manual transmission.The remedy applies to subject vehicles built through July 9, 2024, and consists of replacing the Valve Timing Control (VTC) unit and installing updated control software.  The bulletin will be implemented at no charge to the customer and includes all parts and labor.  Subject vehicles built after July 9, 2024 were manufactured with these changes already in place. Following updates to the subject vehicles, ODI has not received any consumer complaints describing a limp mode condition on vehicles built after July 9, 2024 or after having received the NTB25-024 remedy. ODI believes the campaign issued by Nissan addresses the concerns raised in this investigation. As a result, PE24007 is closed. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist. The agency reserves the right to take any additional action if warranted. To review the ODI reports cited in the Closing Resume ODI Report Identification Number document, go to NHTSA.gov.
Consumer Filings

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2023 Nissan Versa

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Driver Assistance & Safety Tech ODI #11691661
Filed: 10/06/2025
Defect Report

"I'm an employee at a driving school in Colorado and have experienced numerous occasion when loss of power is experienced. The most recent was in 10/05/2025 at 02:10pm. No warning light came on. The car was not accelerating more then 18mph. This issue is concerning. We have students driving for the..."

Incident Date: 10/05/2025 NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Engine & Cooling ODI #11665607
Filed: 06/08/2025
Defect Report

"Recently began driver training on this vehicle with my son (at approximate vehicle mileage of 12,500). Vehicle is manual transmission and had never previously been stalled. Once vehicle had been stalled during driver training, reduced vehicle power was available, creating an unsafe condition when..."

Incident Date: 06/07/2025 NHTSA Component: ENGINE
Engine & Cooling ODI #11663468
Filed: 05/28/2025
Defect Report

"I purchased my 2023 Nissan Versa on December 30th, 2023. Since then I had two incidents occur where the car turned off suddenly while in drive. The first incident occurred April 15th, 2024. As I slowed down to stop at a red light then my engine suddenly shut off and the oil and battery light came..."

Incident Date: 04/15/2024 NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
Powertrain & Transmission ODI #11658936
Filed: 05/05/2025
Defect Report

"This problem has occurred several times since the car was bought new in 2023: The driver is at a red light. When the light changes, the driver depresses the accelerator and the car accelerates very slowly. The RPM go very high and the car will not drive faster than 30 mph. After the car is parked,..."

Incident Date: 05/02/2023 NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN
Powertrain & Transmission ODI #11656704
Filed: 04/25/2025
Defect Report

"Car sometimes stall after releasing clutch too soon on first gear and goes into limp mode. Luckily I haven’t gotten hit from behind yet when this has happened but came close multiple times. The limp mode is what scares me that I will get into an accident."

Incident Date: 04/16/2025 NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN,ENGINE
Multi-Year Trend

Complaint History for Nissan Versa

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2025)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Nissan Versa 168 18 1 View 2015 Problems →
2016 Nissan Versa 80 13 0 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Nissan Versa 62 9 3 View 2017 Problems →
2018 Nissan Versa 55 11 2 View 2018 Problems →
2019 Nissan Versa 24 2 1 View 2019 Problems →
2020 Nissan Versa 64 5 2 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Nissan Versa 31 5 3 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Nissan Versa 20 0 0 View 2022 Problems →
2023 Nissan Versa Current Page 37 0 1 Current
2024 Nissan Versa 95 1 1 View 2024 Problems →
2025 Nissan Versa 11 2 0 View 2025 Problems →
Exhaustive System Audit

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2023 Nissan Versa

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 19 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Injury Entries Fatality Entries
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 7 0 0 0 0
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 5 0 0 0 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 4 0 0 0 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 3 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 2 0 0 0 0
Vehicle Speed Control NHTSA category: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2 0 0 0 0
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 1 0 0 0 0
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Search Intelligence

Quick Answers: Common Problems & Reliability Questions for the 2023 Nissan Versa

Direct, deterministic answers synthesized from verified United States government databases for the 2023 Nissan Versa

What are the most common reported problems with the 2023 Nissan Versa?

In official NHTSA consumer records, the most frequently cited issue area for the 2023 Nissan Versa is Engine & Cooling, appearing in 20 records (54.1% of submitted filings).

Secondary reported categories include Powertrain & Transmission (15) and Driver Assistance & Safety Tech (13).

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)

Is the 2023 Nissan Versa a reliable vehicle?

AutoUtility does not issue subjective reliability scores or commercial ratings. In official United States government records, NHTSA tracks 37 consumer defect complaints and 1 safety recall campaign for the 2023 Nissan Versa.

Reviewing documented component complaint distributions, recall remedy notices, and active federal investigations provides an objective, evidence-based view of the vehicle's historical safety and defect record.

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Source: NHTSA ODI & Safety Recalls Databases

Are there crash, fire, or injury reports associated with the 2023 Nissan Versa?

Consumer complaint records on file with NHTSA for the 2023 Nissan Versa cite zero crashes, zero fires, and zero injuries.

Incident entries represent consumer descriptions at the time of submission to federal authorities and do not establish mechanical causation or legal liability.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Consumer Logs

Has NHTSA formally investigated defects on the 2023 Nissan Versa?

NHTSA ODI records list 1 formal defect investigation involving the 2023 Nissan Versa (all closed).

Federal defect investigations are formal engineering evaluations opened when safety defect trends emerge, and do not by themselves establish a confirmed defect or mandatory recall.

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Registry
Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database under 49 CFR Part 576.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.