There are 6 owner-reported fuel system complaints for the 2012 Nissan Versain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
WHEN FILLING VEHICLE UP WITH GAS IT STARTS POURING OUT UNDER THE VEHICLE AND WHEN DRIVING IT WHEN I TURNED AROUND A CURB GAS POURED ALL OVER THE ROAD.
FOR A 2012 NISSAN VERSA SEDAN AUTOMATIC. THE CVT TRANSMISSION STARTED OUT 6 MONTHS AGO SOMETIMES NOT SHIFTING UP TO HIGHER GEARS WHEN I WAS DRIVING. VERY SHORTLY AFTER THE TRANSMISSION JUST WOULDN'T ENGAGE AT ALL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WITHOUT EVEN A DIAGNOSTICS TEST AND IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO SELL ME A NEW CAR. AFTER THAT I WENT TO CERTIFIED TRANSMISSION AND PAID FOR THEM TO TEST IT AND THEY ALSO SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THAT THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CVT. I THEN WENT SOMEWHERE ELSE AND BOUGHT A DIFFERENT CAR AND HAVE ONLY DRIVEN THE NISSAN VERSA A HANDFUL OF TIMES SINCE UNTIL I COULD GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. NOW THE TRANSMISSION NEVER SHIFTS UP WHILE DRIVING AND TODAY I WAS DRIVING IT TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT WON'T ACCELERATE OR ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION AT ALL, IT HAS TO BE TOWED. THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED WITH A BRAND NEW ONE.
"FUEL PUMP" SECOND FUEL PUMP IN JUST OVER 3 YEARS. SECOND ONE AT MY EXPENSE. REALLY?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE JERKED BEFORE STALLING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FLICKERED WHEN THERE WAS FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE CAUSED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WITH SOME UNKNOWN WIRES WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATE 01/13/16 MA UPDATED 01/19/16. *JB
THE CAR WOULD CONTINUE TO STALL IN EXTREME TEMPERATURES WE BROUGHT THE NISSAN IN MULTIPLE TIMES FOR SERVICE WITH REGARDS TO THE PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD JUST ADVISE US TO USE HIGHER OCTANE FUEL THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM THEY THEN CLAIMED IT NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP THE CAR WAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS AND BECAME VERY DANGEROUS SO WE HAD TO TURN THE CAR BACK IN WHICH NEGATIVELY AFFECTING OUR CREDIT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SMELL OF FUEL ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS A EURO MODEL AND NOT DESIGNED FOR WARM WEATHER OF THE UNITED STATES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE AN AVAILABLE REMEDY FOR THE FUEL DEFECT. THE THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026