{"id":"2023_nissan_versa","make":"Nissan","make_slug":"nissan","model":"Versa","model_slug":"versa","year":2023,"url":"/nissan/versa/2023/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":46356,"model":"Versa","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (variable gear ratios)","cyl":4,"displ":1.6,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":32,"hwy":40,"comb":35,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Compact Cars","co2":254,"fe_score":7,"ghg_score":7,"fuel_cost":1800,"save_spend":2250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"NSX","modified":"Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2023"},{"id":46357,"model":"Versa","pt":"gas","drive":"Front-Wheel Drive","trany":"Manual 5-spd","cyl":4,"displ":1.6,"eng":"","turbo":false,"super":false,"start_stop":false,"city":27,"hwy":35,"comb":30,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Regular","vclass":"Compact Cars","co2":296,"fe_score":6,"ghg_score":6,"fuel_cost":2100,"save_spend":750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"NSX","modified":"Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2023"}],"vclass":"Compact Cars","segment":"Compact car","epa_certified":true,"recalls":[{"campaign":"24V154000","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE","mfr":"Nissan North America, Inc.","reported":"2024-02-27","owner_notified":"2024-04-10","units":351,"summary":"Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2024 Titan, Frontier, Infiniti QX60, Pathfinder, 2023-2024 Sentra, Versa, Kicks, Infiniti QX50, and 2023 Rogue vehicles.  Due to a manufacturing issue, the driver's air bag inflator may absorb moisture, and cause the air bag to deploy improperly.","consequence":"An air bag that deploys improperly may not protect the driver as intended during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the front driver's air bag assembly, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2024.  Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.  Nissan's numbers for this recall are PD103, PD104, and PMA34.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"PD103, PD104, PMA34","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":92,"grade":"A","complaints":{"count":37,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Engine",23],["Power Train",15],["Vehicle Speed Control",13],["Unspecified",9],["Electrical System",7],["Fuel/Propulsion System",4]],"by_year":{"2023":11,"2024":19,"2025":7},"excerpts":[["2024-08-08","Electrical System","I had a oem battery replaced 6 months ago and the battery went dead again in 6 months and now I have to jumpstart the battery to start the car."],["2024-07-13","Engine","While driving on city streets the check engine light came on and I was unable to accelerate or maintain speeds above 30mph. Because the car couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t operate at posted speed limits, other vehicles were stuck behind me or had to go around. It was also slow to start at traffic signals. I will be taking the vehicle to th\u2026"],["2024-07-06","Engine","I was taking my 23 versa M/T to the dealer for its 10.000 mile service and upon driving the vehicle while pulling away from a stop sign I stall the vehicle and after that there was a significant loss of power, restarting the engine did not help. When I got to the dealership I did not shut the engine off and told them a\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"PE24007","component":"POWER TRAIN","opened":"2024-03-07","closed":"2025-10-02","campaign":"","subject":"Reduced Power After Engine Stall","summary":"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. \u00c2\u00a0A 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"}],"ncap":[{"desc":"4 DR FWD","overall":5,"frontal":4,"side":5,"rollover":4,"rollover_risk":0.118,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":35,"ncap":5,"complaints":37},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 06:27 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}