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2014 Nissan Versa engine problems

The 2014 Nissan Versa has 38 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

38

Engine complaints

13%

Share of year

0

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

“WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR, I WENT TO START IT BY PRESSING THE BRAKE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID AS WELL. IT TOOK ABOUT 10 MINUTES FOR THEM TO RELEASE AND COME BACK UP, BEFORE I COULD GET MY CAR STARTED AND DRIVE BACK HOME. I WAS SCARED FOR MY LIFE IT WAS…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · April 18, 2015

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2014 Nissan Versa have?

NHTSA has 38 complaints about the 2014 Nissan Versa engine — 13% 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.