4 complaints reported

2016 Nissan Versa Brakes

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
4
Crashes
3
Fires
1
Injuries
3

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Nov 2017 Crash Injury

THE NISSAN VERSA 2016 HAS A FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM. I WAS IN MOTION DRIVING WITH ONGOING TRAFFIC I SAW THE TRAFFIC STOPPED I PRESSED THE BRAKES AND KEPT PRESSING BRAKES AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP. I COULD NOT GO LEFT OR RIGHT BECAUSE CARS WERE IN BOTH LANES. I HIT CAR IN FRONT. THE OFFICER VERIFIED THAT THE CAR WAS IN SPEED MOTION WITH NO SCREECHES OR MARK IN STREET. THE OFFICER STATED THAT MY CAR WAS IN NORMAL SPEED MOTION. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND MY SISTER AND I WERE INJURED. THE CAR I HIT PASSENGERS WAS OK. THIS ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY BRAKE FAILURE. I REPORTED THIS TO THE NISSAN CORPORATION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2017
Aug 2017

I HAVE TAKEN MY BRAND NEW NISSAN TO THE DEALER 6 TIMES NOW. BREAKS KEEP MAKING A NOISE LIKE A TAPPING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE LAST TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND PICKED IT UP AFTER A WEEK THE BREAKS ARE SCREECHING TO THE POINT WHERE I CANNOT DRIVE. NISSAN DEALER AND NISSAN FACTORY ARE CLAIMING THIS IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2017
Apr 2017 Crash Fire Injury

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A TWO WAY STREET TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES AN HOUR THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED AND THEN PUMPED AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE NISSAN SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE NISSAN HAS BEEN DEEMED TOTALED . THE 2016 NISSAN VERSA HAD APPROXIMATELY 9000 MILES AND HAD A BREAK ASSIST FEATURE AND ABS BREAKS. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2017
Jun 2016 Crash Injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BY AMBULANCE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,700. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, FOOT SLIPPED BETWEEN THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL. THE GAS PEDAL FLIPPED UP UPON TRYING TO ADJUST THE FOOT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN STRIKING A ANOTHER VEHICLE. 10 MINUTES LATER THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BEFORE STRIKING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, LEG, KNEE, BREAST AND RIBS. *JS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2015

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 2016 Nissan Versa has 4 Brakes complaints on file. 3 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.