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2020 Nissan Versa: raw data

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vehicle2020 / nissan / versa
known issues5 clusters (reviewed 2026-08-28)
complaints64 on file (2020-07-12 → 2026-07-21)
recalls2
investigations0
fars50 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Loss of acceleration with engine malfunction lightUNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE16 complaints2021-07 → 2026-06nissan-versa-2020-p0101-acceleration-loss
  • 11743399 I am constantly getting a malfunction for P0101 despite changing my air flow system. It creates acceleration problems everytime
  • 11681003 Car runs rough at idle and has difficulty accelerating. Check engine lights comes on intermittently. CODE p0101 points at MAF sensor. Replaced multiple times
  • 11697255 I am reporting a chronic and dangerous defect in my 2020 Nissan Versa that results in an unpredictable, sudden, and complete loss of acceleration (motive power) while driving
Suspension spring and control arm failureSUSPENSION2 complaints2025-06 → 2026-07nissan-versa-2020-suspension-component-wear
  • 11751799 Driving home heard loud metallic sounding”pop” sound at entering driveway in reverse. Found broken spring piece in driveway
  • 11668222 I first got it fixed myself with new control arm in the front because the car was favoring the the passenger side and wheels would get locked we got it fixed form the dealership first then the bolts came off three weeks later the tire got dislodged we had it fixed again
CVT transmission shudder, slipping, and stallingPOWER TRAIN15 complaints2020-11 → 2026-06nissan-versa-2020-cvt-transmission-shudder
  • 11720001 I noticed that the car started slightly jerking. I couldn’t figure out what was going wrong and neither could anybody else eventually at around 100,000 miles I took it into another mechanic and he found the problem. The transmission is slipping and it is completely ruined
  • 11709576 Recently out 2020 Nissan Versa started "Shuddering" when accelerating at low speeds. I took it to the Nissan Dealership and they quoted me $7,000 saying the transmission had to be replaced
  • 11375800 ALREADY HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CAR JERKS AND SLOWS ME DOW AND THE STEERING HAS GOTTEN ALMOST UNMANAGEABLE IN LESS THAN 200 MILES. THE WHEELS ALREADY NEED ALIGNMENT AND I'VE HIT NO CURBS
Unintended automatic emergency braking activationFORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE12 complaints2020-10 → 2025-03nissan-versa-2020-unintended-aeb-activation
  • 11454168 Recently, my Nissan has started having many problems with several of the collision/emergency sensors on the vehicle. It will happen randomly, in any sort of weather, and the sensor warnings will stay on for different amounts of time during each incident
  • 11469063 while in reverse the automatic braking system locked up. There was nothing behind me or in my camera visually. Then I went to pull forward, the panel lights lit up, and, crash lights front can't up and the radar front light
  • 11623001 After the car in front of me turned onto a side street, the Forward Collision Warning system alarmed and then the Automatic Emergency Braking slowed my car. I was following at a sufficient distance that I was at no risk of hitting the car in front of me
Air bag deployment and non-deployment failuresAIR BAGS4 complaints2020-11 → 2025-09nissan-versa-2020-airbag-deployment-failure
  • 11690494 The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Versa. The contact stated that while driving 25-30 MPH, another vehicle ran the stop sign and crashed into the front driver's side of the vehicle, and the entire front end of the vehicle was impacted and was significantly damaged
  • 11621552 The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Versa. The contact stated while her husband was driving at 40 MPH, the vehicle in front abruptly stopped causing the contact to depress the brake pedal in order to avoid rear-ending the vehicle in front
  • 11456328 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2020 NISSAN VERSA SR BACK FROM A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT AT 3:30 PM ON 14 FEB 2022 TRAVELING ABOUT 25 MPH THRU RESIDENTIAL AREA WHEN BOTH SIDE AIR BAGS EXPLODED AND TOTALLY ENCAPSULATING HER SO SHE COULD NOT BREATH NOR MOVE TO STEER THE VEHICLE

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
642020-07-122026-07-2150POWER TRAIN:16; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE:16; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:14; ENGINE:14; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12

Recalls all years →

campaign_numberreport_received_datecomponentsummaryconsequenceremedy
21V47100023/06/2021EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:BULBSNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Titan, Titan XD, and Versa vehicles. The front right and/or left turn signal bulb can crack and fail to illuminate.Inoperable front turn signals cannot alert on-coming drivers and/or pedestrians that the vehicle will be turning, increasing the risk of a crash.Dealers will inspect and replace the bulbs as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 20, 2021. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's numbers for this recall are PM986 and PC811.
20V11200026/02/2020FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLYNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020 Versa vehicles. Due to a manufacturing issue, the fuel tank wall thickness may be insufficient, potentially causing a small hole in the tank seam area.If a small hole is present, a fuel leak may occur if the operator fills the tank over half full, increasing the risk of a fire.Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tank, free of charge. The recall began April 6, 2020. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-202450legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2020 Nissan Versa vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2020/nissan/versa
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  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2020 Nissan Versa},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2020/nissan/versa}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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