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2010 Nissan Versa engine problems

The 2010 Nissan Versa has 23 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

23

Engine complaints

7%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Versa engine complaints by model year56 complaints2007: 40 complaints2008: 28 complaints2009: 41 complaints2010: 23 complaints2011: 11 complaints2012: 56 complaints2013: 28 complaints2014: 38 complaints2015: 26 complaints2016: 10 complaints2017: 8 complaints2018: 14 complaints2019: 3 complaints2020: 14 complaints2021: 5 complaints2022: 6 complaints2023: 23 complaints2024: 52 complaints2025: 3 complaints
Versa engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“DRIVING IN SNOWY/ICY CONDITIONS. VEHICLE STARTED ANGLE TOWARDS ONCOMING VEHICLE (LARGE POWER COMPANY BUCKET/BOOM TRUCK). THE TRUCKS DRIVER (THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE) SAW ME COMING AT HIM. THE TRUCK MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID ME. I COLLIDED INTO THE DRIVER CORNER OF THE LARGE TRUCK…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · February 12, 2014 · crash

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2010 Nissan Versa have?

NHTSA has 23 complaints about the 2010 Nissan Versa engine — 7% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.