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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2014 Nissan Versa Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
82about this part
Share
40%of 207 total for the year
Median mileage
79,575miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 82 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2014 Nissan Versa, 40% of the 207 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 79,575 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Gearshift will not come out of park, have to manually unlock the gearshift with a paper clip; car will not accelerate correlational to the gas pedal, and the rpms go really high on inclines/hills...Nissan saying not responsible/no recalls, but I'm still getting 'claims notices' from GM economic settlement claims center...the Nissan dealership told me to disregard the notices coming in the mail....”

NHTSA complaint #11351710, filed 2020-08, 93,500 miles

“My Nissan Versa 2014 had to have the transmission replaced with only a little over 80,000 mile's on it. After research this is a known issue for Nissan crv transmissions for vehicles including my make and model. The vehicle was in motion at the time of the issue on a secondary roadway.”

NHTSA complaint #11360536, filed 2020-09, 82,000 miles

“I purchased the car in 2018 at over 72k and it is now 94k, the transmission is bad now. Everytime I hit the gas, the RPM jumps up to 4000-5000. Eats up all the gas quickly. Sometimes it would shake when I let go of the gas pedal. It started july 2019 and per mechanic, I will need to get rid of the car.”

NHTSA complaint #11241942, filed 2019-08, 86,000 miles

“Bought the 2014 Nissan Versa in 2013. Took good care of it. Had 72,000 miles on it and the transmission went in early sept. 2018. Many of the miles were small trip highway miles, not even city miles. Nissan did not do anything to help. Rather than put the $3,880.00 into it I traded it in. I expected it to last another 5 years and feel Nissan screwed me, and from what I am now hearing, a lot of other people too.”

NHTSA complaint #11132974, filed 2018-10, 72,200 miles

“I had an accident on 4/8 in the parking lot of my job and a truck slammed into my passenger side and no air bag deployed. She had accelerated due to a manual transmission in her truck. The estimates for body work was 28.92, 500.00 and 5, 658.32 more than half totaled I have problems with the car, the brakes, idiot light, steering and acceleration and jumps as you back out.”

NHTSA complaint #10588730, filed 2014-05, 35,000 miles

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025433%
20243435%
20231541%
2022735%
2021928%
20201625%
20191146%
20181018%
2017915%
20162025%
20154728%
20148240%
20137336%
201216334%
201183%
201062%
2009204%
2008174%
2007134%

Other parts of the 2014 Nissan Versa

Engine
37 complaintsOther or unknown
32 complaintsBrakes
31 complaintsVehicle speed control
26 complaintsAir bags
24 complaintsElectrical system
17 complaintsBody and structure
12 complaintsFuel system
10 complaintsSteering
10 complaintsSuspension
6 complaintsElectronic stability control
4 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 Nissan Versa

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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