2012 Nissan Versa consumer reviews

Roomy and comfortable, good in adverse weather so far but haven't driven it in a heavy snow. Kinda light in high winds.

We bought the vehicle new, it drove good, had plenty of leg room in the back seat as well as the front. After purchasing the vehicle and taking it home, I notice a whining noise coming from the engine. The dealer had no idea what it was. After contacting Nissan, they were advised that it was normal. I did not want the vehicle, but the wife did, if I had it my way it would have been returned. You may also notice that the only place to plug anything in is between the seats, kind of makes it hard to use the Garmin or anything else on the dash. And the cup holders are a joke.

Overall good commuter automobile. Carpet is cheap. no center armrest. mileage computer runs a bit fast...

This car has a very cushy ride that impresses on short liesurely drives around town, but take it out on the highway, especially on a windy day, and you'll kiss the ground when you get home. This car is all over the road at highway speeds. It lurches from side to side and feels like the steering linkage is made out of rubber bands. It's exhausting to drive for any length of time and frightening at times on the highway, especially when the wind is blowing. The CVT transmission is annoying and unpredictable. I never know what it's going to do when I step on the gas. It sometimes shutters and hesitates when I accelerate depending on how and when I step on the gas. It also revs the engine a lot on long up and down hill grades, very annoying! The overall driving characteristics of this car are at poor at best, and at worst, almost dangerous in my opinion. The high-end SL doesn't have any storage-bins, center arm rest/bin, hooks or handle on above the windows and no outside temp. gague, all pretty much standard on most cars and sorely missed. I'm really disappointed with this car and will get rid of it asap. Do yourself a favor and give it a really good, long test drive on the highway before you buy, I wished I had!

2012 model has much more rooms than any of other autocompanies with the same class. 5 speed manual transmission is definately felling more powerful than Accent, even the house power is less on the paper. The price is less expensive. I would recommend it to anyone ot give a try.

BOUGHT 20121 VERSA SL WITH EVERYTHING INCLUDING LEATHER THAT I HAD THE DEALER PUT IN FOR ME. GREAT CAR 35.7 MPG WITH AIR ON. PLENTY OF ROOM IN THE FRONT AND BACK SEAT DRIVES GREAT.

Only 200 mil. so far. Good - price, room , visibility gas millage almost 35 mpg in mix driving .Bad- cvt not as smooth as I thought ( flat spot around 35mph),slow, have to rew it, cup holders very far to reach and awkward to get your cup ,some wind noise on a highway. It is just basic transportation, not bad but not too good either.

Bought this a week ago and since then I've found that the car handles excellet around corners, drives incredibly smooth. On average I get about 35 mpg with city/hwy mixed driving. This car is definately a good steal for it's price range and the CVT on the SV version is just awesome.

Have had the car about a week so it is too early to rate the reliability but I think everything else is a good value for the money. Lots of headroom and leg room for an economy car.

I think that in the current sea of tacky small car desgins, it looks grown-up and sophisticated. This car came with all the necessary comforts for 15,000 in the SV trim. I'm getting around 34 mpg in mixed driving on the first tank of gas. I don't mind the CVT, takes a lil getting used to. The engine runs very smoothly, weak on mid-range power (thats why I assigned 3 stars to performance) The interior is attractive if a bit too plasticy, however the gauges are way cool in this price range. It feels very solid to drive, and more quiet than I would've thought. Besides, it's a Nissan; not a Ford or a Hyundai. Definite must see!