Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA about this car, most about the automatic emergency braking and engine. The 5 checks below target those problems, in the order you would do them at the car.
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2025 Nissan Versa: inspection sheet
Before you go, or before you touch the car0/1
Ask the seller not to warm the car up first0/1
At least 20 minutes, with some highway0/3
These checks are specific to this model year. For tires, body panels, fluids, and the other basics every used car needs, use the general inspection guide.
These years share the 2025's design and most of its parts, so their problems are the ones to look for on this car too.
Worth adding to your 2025 checks
EPA figures for each version of the 2025 Nissan Versa. Use them to confirm you are looking at the version that was advertised, and as a yardstick on the test drive.
| Version | Drive | EPA rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1.6L 4-cyl | FWD | 35 mpg |
NHTSA complaints for the 2025 Nissan Versa, grouped by the part owners named. Open a row to read what goes wrong.
Automatic braking can engage when the driver doesn't expect it, and the forward collision warning light can come on in rain. Two complaints are on file, including one crash with one injury. In that crash, the car stopped suddenly and locked up partway through a left turn, leaving it in the path of an approaching vehicle. The other complaint describes a forward collision warning light and safety message at highway speed once rain began. The light went out when the rain stopped. Neither report mentions a dealer diagnosis or repair.
Acceleration can fall off, and the car can lose power without warning. Two complaints describe this. One reports jerking and heavy vibration on cold starts, then weak acceleration after warm-up, with repeat dealer visits that have not found a cause. The other says the car would not go past 45 mph, went into limp mode with no warning lights, and then reset on its own. Losing power in traffic is a safety risk. Both problems appeared very early, at 13 miles and about 3,800 miles.
Complaints for this year next to the average for the other model years, area by area.
The 2025 has the fewest owner complaints of the 5 Versa years we cover, well under the average of the others. Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, so compare like with like.
Redesigns and mid-cycle updates change what can go wrong.
The 2025 is the second model year of the Versa's third generation (2024 on).
It includes the 2024 update.
What changed for 2024
Cars shoppers compare with the Nissan Versa, with their own 2025 checklists.
2025 owner complaints, side by side
