2022 Nissan Versa

Owner complaints, recalls, fuel economy and safety ratings from public NHTSA and EPA data, updated Oct 17, 2026.

Fuel economy
30–35 mpgcombined; city 27–32, highway 35–40; every version of this model year
Five years of fuel
$9,280–$10,830U.S. average; Ohio $8,290–$9,680 at local prices; every version of this model year; fuel only, not other costs of owning it; 15,000 miles a year, at EIA fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026
NHTSA overall safety rating
5 starslowest across the versions NHTSA tested
Recall campaigns
0none on file
Owner complaints
20filed with NHTSA; not adjusted for sales

Trims

NHTSA's VIN data lists these trims for the 2022 Versa. A trim's engine and numbers are shown as its own only where EPA names versions after the trim and no other version could be it; "seen with" means a source shows that engine on the trim, not that it was the only one. Recalls and complaints cover the whole model year: whether a recall applies to a car depends on its VIN, on NHTSA's recall lookup.

Problems owners report

Owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA about the 2022 Versa. These are unverified owner reports, counted by the part of the car they name; one complaint can name several parts. Counts aren't adjusted for how many were sold, so they don't show how reliable a car is.

Complaints by part of the car
PartComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuries
Power train7000
Engine6000
Unknown or other4001
Electrical system3000
Forward collision avoidance3000
Fuel/propulsion system3000
Back over prevention2000
Vehicle speed control2000
Engine and engine cooling1000
Exterior lighting1000
Service brakes1000
Visibility/wiper1000

Complaints by model year

Newer years have had less time to collect complaints, and counts aren't adjusted for sales, so a shorter bar doesn't mean a more reliable year.

  1. 2007354
  2. 2008381
  3. 2009504
  4. 2010269
  5. 2011269
  6. 2012486
  7. 2013204
  8. 2014343
  9. 2015254
  10. 2016110
  11. 201772
  12. 201860
  13. 201925
  14. 202064
  15. 202132
  16. 202220
  17. 202337
  18. 202496
  19. 202512

Every Versa year side by side

Recalls

NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2022 Versa. NHTSA's recall lookup checks a specific VIN.

Service bulletins and investigations

Carmakers sent NHTSA 59 service bulletins and notices that cover the 2022 Versa, the latest on Apr 13, 2026. They tell dealers how to fix known issues.

The parts they mention most: electrical system (32), equipment (8), forward collision avoidance (6), engine and engine cooling (5), power train (5).

NHTSA defect investigations

Opening an investigation isn't a finding of a defect. Outcomes are as NHTSA's summary states them. A recall is shown as an investigation's outcome only where NHTSA's summary names it; other recalls NHTSA's file lists with it are marked as listed, not caused.

InvestigationPartOpenedStatus
Preliminary evaluation PE24007
Reduced Power After Engine Stall		Power trainMar 7, 2024Closed Oct 2, 2025
NHTSA's record and documents

Maintenance

Oil

The owner's manual gives the oil and how often to change it. We show oil facts only once we've checked them against the manual, and we haven't yet for the 2022 Versa.

Oil change near you: Jiffy Lube · Take 5

Used ones for sale

See used 2022 Nissan Versas for sale on: Autotrader · CarMax

These are searches on those sites; we don't copy or check their listings. Your ZIP is used for these links and never kept.

Specs

EPA class: compact cars. EPA greenhouse gas score: 6–7 out of 10. Each version EPA tested:

VersionEngineTransmissionFuelCity / hwy / comb
Versa
Front-Wheel Drive		1.6 L, 4 cylAutomatic (variable gear ratios)Regular Gasoline32 / 40 / 35
Versa
Front-Wheel Drive		1.6 L, 4 cylManual 5-spdRegular Gasoline27 / 35 / 30

Sources and dates

Fuel cost: EPA mpg with fuel prices for the week of Oct 12, 2026 and electricity prices for Jul 2026. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Oct 2026). Complaints are unverified reports owners filed with NHTSA. About the data