MODELYEARINDEX

Nissan Versa Note

197 complaints across 3 scored model years and 4 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Nissan Versa Note Full report
C
Grade 2014–2016
2014 vs model median 1.2×
Model median3× median
Drivetrain 16
Brakes 15
Engine 14
Weakest

2014 · 2015

Best

2015 · 2016

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2014
1.20× 98 C
2015
1.00× 63 C
2016
0.28× 21 A

Recalls

4 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
15V507000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL 2014, 2015 298,747
13V326000 SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY 2014 7,782
13V324000 STRUCTURE:BODY 2014 7,707
15V453000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 2015 6,595

Others in Subcompact Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Model Years to avoid Grade
Chevrolet Aveo
none flagged
B
Chevrolet Sonic
20122013
C
Chevrolet Spark
20132014
B
Fiat 500
20122014
C
Fiat 500L
2014
C
Ford Fiesta
20112013
C
Honda FIT
20132015
C
Hyundai Accent
20122013
C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2014 Versa Note
Complaints in window
98
Severity-weighted
156
Model median (weighted)
131
vs model median
1.20×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
3
Open investigations
1
Score 59.3 C