Used 2012 Nissan Versa Sedan Consumer Reviews
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2012 VERSA Constant High Pitched Noisy Whine
versadisaster, 11/15/2011
2012 Nissan Versa 1.6 S 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl CVT)
31 of 40 people found this review helpful
I bought my new Versa in late Sept. and it started making a constant, high pitched, very loud, whiney noise. I returned it to Benson Nissan in Easley, S.C. and the mechanics heard the sound right away. They said that there have been several complaints about this noise and it is coming from the CVT. When Nissan figures out the noise problem there will be a re-call. This is not the kind of sound that one can get used to. Also, the Versa has a highly toxic glue smell in the interior and I discovered that the Versa has many toxic chemicals in the interior materials and is rated the No.1 Most Toxic Car in America. I Do Not recommend this car.
Pleasantly surprised to say the least
arg76, 11/02/2012
2012 Nissan Versa 1.6 SV 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl CVT)
9 of 11 people found this review helpful
I have a long comute around 110 miles a day and i was getting a little tired of my SUV and it 17mpg, i wanted two things, great fuel economy and no car payment. I looked at the Honda, i looked at the Toyota Yaris and corolla they just felt cheap, then i noticed Nissan were offering the Versa for under 11k. It turned out the 11k version was a manual trans, wind up windows basic stereo and seat cloth that felt like twine, its a new car for 11k i get its not going to be mega luxury, so the dealer showed me the SV version, a little more 16.5k but much nicer interior and CVT box and ipod plug and nicer seats. I drove and bought it that day, amazing mpg more than they claim, and really a great car
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Stay away from this car!
Jeff Jones, 05/23/2018
2012 Nissan Versa 1.6 SV 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl CVT)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
The CVT went out with only 66,000 miles. We had every scheduled maintenance on it. Save your self the trouble avoid buy a Nissan versa.
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Just Say No to the 2012 Nissan Versa SV
Ken, 03/02/2018
updated 03/08/2019
2012 Nissan Versa 1.6 SV 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl CVT)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Quite possibly the worst car I've ever purchased. I would never recommend this car to anyone I liked. If I could give it negative or zero stars in the value and reliability categories I would. This car has terrible problems with its CVT. Average failure is at 69,000 miles, just beyond warranty for those who care. The CVT can't actually be fixed by a transmission shop and must be replaced with either a re-manufactured unit or a used unit. Every transmission shop I visited said the same thing, the CVT will absolutely fail no matter what between 120 and 160 thousand miles, if not sooner. Mine failed at 93,583. Costs run between 3,000 to 4,500 to replace with a re-manufactured unit. Unless you can get a 3 yr warranty with a used unit I wouldn't touch it.
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Versa: Car with Toy Transmission
D Roughton, 03/01/2017
2012 Nissan Versa 1.6 S 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl CVT)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
CRT guaranteed to fail just beyond warranty period.
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