Nissan Versa

The 2025 Versa in brief

The 2025 Nissan Versa is a compact car offered with a 1.6L 4-cyl engine and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 177 inches long and 69 inches wide on a 103-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 2,659 lb.

EPA rates its most efficient version at 35 MPG combined (32 city / 40 highway), 22% better than the 2025 compact car average of 28.6 MPG, for an estimated $1,900 a year in fuel.

In NHTSA crash testing it earned the top 5-star overall rating.

It has 0 recall campaigns on file and owners have filed 12 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the power train.

The Nissan Versa has 19 model years in our data, from 2007 to 2025, classed as Compact Cars, Midsize Cars.

Its most efficient year was 2025 at 35 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 28 to 35 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the air bags (1,038), power train (566), unknown or other (360).

Buying used? 2022 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2015 is the year to avoid.

2012 has the most recalls (10); all years together count 28 campaigns and 2,865 owner complaints.

How the 2007 Versa compares

The 2007 Nissan Versa is a midsize car offered with a 1.8L 4-cyl engine and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 169 inches long and 67 inches wide on a 102-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 2,723 lb (4dr Hatch FWD /1.8s/1.8sl).