2022 Nissan Versa problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Power Train (5) · Vehicle Speed Control (2) · Engine (2)
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Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (59)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Structure:body 2026-04-13 · NTB09-131C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
certification label and vin plate replacement service information because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “certification label” or “vin plate/label” may be needed. hint: certification label = fmvss (federal motor vehicle safety standards) label. these items may be availabl
Structure:body 2026-04-13 · NTB09-131C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
certification label and vin plate replacement service information because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “certification label” or “vin plate/label” may be needed. hint: certification label = fmvss (federal motor vehicle safety standards) label. these items may be availabl
Electrical System 2026-04-08 · NTB23-048A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dtc p17f4 stored in the tcm if you confirm the customer reports transmission vibration when accelerating, hint: vibration occurs during quick reacceleration after braking, during a 2-1 downshift of the auxiliary gearbox. and dtc p17f4 for “auxiliary gearbox (cl judder)” is stored in the tcm. · if dt
Service Brakes 2025-02-20 · NTB19-042F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
automatic emergency braking warning light blinking applied systems: vehicles equipped with a lane camera (see figure 1) service information if the automatic emergency braking (aeb) warning light or is blinking (but not illuminated steadily) or the customer states it is blinking, and there are no rel
Service Brakes 2025-02-20 · NTB19-033G · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
intelligent cruise control inoperative and aeb/feb warning light on or radar obstruction message displayed with dtc c1a16 or c2582 if you confirm important: the purpose of action (on the next page) is to give you a quick idea of the work you will be performing. you must closely follow the entire ser
Air Bags 2024-09-19 · NTB19-071D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dtc b00a0-00 stored this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin. if you confirm dtc b00a0-00 (occupant detection sensor unit) is stored, and ocs zero point reset cannot be performed, (continued on the next page)
Showing the 6 most recent of 59 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-07-24 · Unknown Or Other“i’m [xxx] with health issues and my mother is [xxx] we bought a car at ( drive time ) hoping we would get a good car to go to the dr , i have a [xxx] i can’t afford it though,in my opinion i felt drive time took advantage of us because i look mexican and indigenous, they sold us a bad car where the engine was bad , as soon as i drove it there’s was…”
2026-07-09 · Power Train“at approximately 135,000 miles my automatic transmission began "slipping" or lurching while accelerating. i took the car to a nissan dealership, as well as 2 local mechanics, and all 3 sources have told me that my transmission is having identical symptoms to the recalled versa models that previously had transmission issues. i'm now forced to replac…”
2026-07-06 · Power Train“electrical issues the entirety of owning this car. now the car has a dead transmission at 88k miles. the car has caused me to almost be t-boned in a intersection twice due to unexpected loss of acceleration and power. before trans went down it would stall, hesitate, and now it is completely dead and wont move and i have to put a new transmission in…”
2026-04-05 · Service Brakes“i brought this car in august 2022 and now out of no where the rear breaking collision system is randomly malfunctioning. there will be nothing near my vehicle or in the line of sight and when you reverse it just slams on breaks and will continue to doo so very few seconds causing loud grinding. this will stop for a few days or weeks and randomly st…”
2026-03-17 · Power Train“i purchased this car from carvana on 02/25/26, 2022 nissan versa s manual transmission. on four occasions over the course of two separate days, while under way, i lost power and the car went into a limp mode. twice i was able to pull off the road, twice i had to stop on the road. after coming to a complete stop i was able to place the car in fir…”
2026-02-11 · Visibility/Wiper“rear windshield shattered for no reason. it was cold out. there were no chips in the back windshield. was driving the car for a few minutes and heard a loud bang and then back windshield was shattered. …”
2025-04-25 · Engine“vehicle change to limp mode randomly. i need to stop turn all off wait 1 minute to restables the normal power on engine. …”
2024-09-25 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings“the issue that i am experiencing has been intermittent, however it seems to be a safety concern that nissan is not taking seriously. as i am driving at any speed with no cars around me the car collision icon will come on and flash as well as the front portion of the car in the advanced driver assistant system will flash yellow. this has happened on…”
2024-08-20 · Vehicle Speed Control · 1,300 mi“the contact owns a 2022 nissan versa. the contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. in addition, the contact stated that the vehicle seemed sluggish, and the vehicle failed to accelerate above 30 mph. the contact stated that several times, the ve…”
2024-08-15 · Fuel/Propulsion System“if the vehicle stalls when starting or depressing the clutch too fast, the vehicle will sometimes enter a low power (limp mode), where the driver can floor the accelerator and the car will barely accelerate. the absolutely max speed when this happens seems to be around 55 and it takes 30 seconds to reach this speed. turning the car off and lett…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.