{"id":"2021_nissan_versa","make":"Nissan","make_slug":"nissan","model":"Versa","model_slug":"versa","year":2021,"url":"/nissan/versa/2021/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":43432,"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":"Mon Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2021"},{"id":43433,"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":"Mon Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2021"}],"vclass":"Compact Cars","segment":"Compact car","recalls":[{"campaign":"23V496000","component":"STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM","mfr":"Nissan North America, Inc.","reported":"2023-07-18","owner_notified":"2023-09-08","units":11824,"summary":"Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021 Versa and Kicks vehicles.  An intermittent electrical connection in the electric power steering (EPS) torque sensor can disable the power steering assist.","consequence":"Loss of power steering assist can increase the steering effort required, especially at low speeds, and increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect the steering column torque sensor lot code and replace the steering column assembly, if necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 8, 2023.  Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669.  Nissan's number for this recall is PMA26.  This recall involves vehicles that were previously inspected, but did not receive a steering column replacement, under recall number 22V-693.  These vehicles will need to be reinspected for this recall.","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":"PMA26","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"22V693000","component":"STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM","mfr":"Nissan North America, Inc.","reported":"2022-09-15","owner_notified":"2022-11-10","units":20040,"summary":"Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2021 Versa and Kicks vehicles.  An intermittent electrical connection in the electric power steering (EPS) torque sensor can disable the power steering assist.","consequence":"Loss of power steering assist can increase the steering effort required, especially at low speeds, and increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect the steering column torque sensor lot code, and replace the column, if necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 9, 2022.  Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669.  Nissan's numbers for this recall are PMA10 / PMA25.","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":"PMA10 / PMA25","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"21V471000","component":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:BULBS","mfr":"Nissan North America, Inc.","reported":"2021-06-23","owner_notified":"2021-08-20","units":30799,"summary":"Nissan 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.","consequence":"Inoperable front turn signals cannot alert on-coming drivers and/or pedestrians that the vehicle will be turning, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"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.","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":"PM986 / PC811","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":3,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":76,"grade":"C","complaints":{"count":31,"crash":5,"fire":0,"injured":3,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Power Train",9],["Electrical System",7],["Air Bags",5],["Engine",5],["Unspecified",5],["Steering",4]],"by_year":{"2021":4,"2022":5,"2023":6,"2024":6,"2025":3,"2026":7},"excerpts":[["2025-01-13","Exterior Lighting","The contact owns a 2021 Nissan Versa. The contact stated while attempting to reverse at 2 MPH, the vehicle made an abnormal grinding sound. Additionally, the contact stated that the high-beam headlights were failing and were independently deactivating. The contact stated that the high-beam headlights switch had to be h\u2026"],["2024-09-20","Steering","The brakes fight and lock from time to time. The steering will get a tug like a car is in front of me. The engine has a weird tug before pulling of and switching gears.when I pull off while turning the car feels like it completely losses power!?"],["2024-08-30","Fuel/Propulsion System","Driving down the road, the car enters a phase where you can not accelerate at all. It seems like the fuel injectors are cut off by 90% and you can only accelerate to about 35 mph. It stalls often and feels as if it's struggling to switch gears. It only has 68k miles on it with regular maintenance being done. It is too \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":31},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}