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mkaresh
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Updated results again later this month.

We're going to start providing new stats for the odds of requiring no repairs and the odds of getting a lemon. These require larger sample sizes, so additional participants would be helpful.

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mkaresh
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We have updated results for the Versa to include owner experiences through September 30, 2009. In terms of successful repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2009: 42

2008: 43

2007: 58

All three are now average.

We've also introduced two new statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

The percentage with no repairs is about 67 for the 2007 and 72 for the 2008, while the percentage of lemons is about 6 for the 2007 and 2 for the 2008.

Nada-odds and Lemon-odds car reliability stats

A big thanks to AZhitman, this forum, and everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in February and May. With more participants, we could provide more precise information. Especially need more 2009s.

Nissan Versa reliability comparisons

mkaresh
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422 Versa owners now signed up. A great start. The more owners participate, the better the information we can provide to everyone.

Especially need more 2010s.

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I'm purchasing a 2010 with in the next month or two. I'll bookmark that site and i'll enroll mine once I get it.

mkaresh
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That will work. Or you can certainly join with the car you have now, then change your car later.

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GFresh
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Just joined, nice to see the 2008 Versa has low numbers for repairs.

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We have updated results for the Versa to include owner experiences through December 31, 2009. In terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2009: 40

2008: 33

2007: 48

The 2008 is better than average, the other two are "about average" but close to "better than average."

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

The percentage with no repairs is about 69 for the 2007 and 79 for the 2008, while the percentage of lemons is about 2 for the 2007 and less than one for the 2008.

Nada-odds and Lemon-odds car reliability stats

A big thank you, once again, to AZhitman, this forum, and everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in May and August. With more participants, we could provide more precise information. Especially need more 2009s.

Nissan Versa reliability comparisons

sonicfox
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Just bought a 2010 1.8 S HB. I just enrolled.

mkaresh
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Thanks, I appreciate it.

Just enhanced the related repair history survey so that it can (optionally) be used as a personal car maintenance record.

As always, more participants would be helpful. Updated Car Reliability Survey results in May, with a preview for participants next month.

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TheVersaMan
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I have a 2007 Versa, and I understand that there was a recall for the ignition because of faulty starts at times. It still happens on occasion. What I do is let a half-minute pass before trying to restart the car. That is the only flaw the car has had so far. By the way, my Versa has 124,000 miles on it.

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Updated results soon.

Especially need more 2010s--have people stopped buying Versas?

More for other years also always helpful.

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Grass
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Just bought a new 2010 Versa hatch last week, signed up.

mkaresh
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We have updated results for the Versa to include owner experiences through March 31, 2010. In terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2009: 36

2008: 27

2007: 37

All three are "better than average."

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

The percentage with no repairs is about 69 for the 2007, 81 for the 2008, and 76 for the 2009, while the percentage of lemons is about 2 for the 2007 and 2008 and less than one for the 2009.

Nada-odds and Lemon-odds car reliability stats

A big thank you, once again, to AZhitman, this forum, and everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in August and November. With more participants, we could provide more precise information. Especially need more 2009s.

Nissan Versa reliability comparisons

mkaresh
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Tomorrow we'll start previewing the next set of results to participants. The preview results will be updated as responses come in.

Especially need more 2010s and (when available) 2011s.

To help provide the best possible information on your year:

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mkaresh
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We have updated results for the Versa to include owner experiences through June 30, 2010.

Other sources of car reliability information won't cover the more recent months until the summer or even fall of next year.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2009: 45, about average

2008: 21, better than average

2007: 25, better than average

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

The percentage with no repairs is about 71 for the 2007, 79 for the 2008, and 78 for the 2009, while the percentage of lemons is less than one for the 2007 and 2008 and about three for the 2009.

Nada-odds and Lemon-odds car reliability stats

Thank you, once again, to AZhitman, this forum, and everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in November and February. With more participants, we could provide more precise information. Especially need more for 2010 and up.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help:

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GracelandII
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Registered my 2011.

mkaresh
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We have updated results for the Versa to include owner experiences through September 30, 2010. Other sources of car reliability information won't cover the months since April until the summer or even fall of next year.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2009: 37

2008: 37

2007: 26

All are better than average.

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

The percentage with no repairs is about 78 for the 2007, 74 for the 2008, and 74 for the 2009, while the percentage of lemons is less than one for all three.

Nissan Versa Lemon-odds and Nada-odds

Thank you, once again, to AZhitman, this forum, and everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in February and May. With more participants, we could provide more precise information. Especially need more for 2010 and up.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help:

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mkaresh
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We have updated results for the Versa to include owner experiences through December 31, 2010. Other sources of car reliability information won't cover the months since April until the summer or even fall of this year.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2010: no repairs reported yet, 18 cars

2009: 37

2008: 44

2007: 38

All are better than average.

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

2009: 66, < 1

2008: 73, 2

2007: 74, < 1

Nissan Versa Lemon-odds and Nada-odds

Thank you, once again, to AZhitman, this forum, and everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in May and August. With more participants, we could provide more precise information. Especially need more for 2010 and up.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help:

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mkaresh
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We have updated our reliability stats for the Versa to include owner experiences through March 31, 2011.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2010: 8

2009: 31

2008: 46

2007: 47

The 2008 is about average, the others are better than average.

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

2009: 73, less than 1

2008: 65, 2

2007: 67, less than 1

Nissan Versa Lemon-odds and Nada-odds

We'll have further updates in August and November. With more participants, we could provide more precise information. Especially need more for 2010 and up.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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Mazr
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Registered my 2011 Versa

mkaresh
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We have updated our car reliability stats for the Versa to include owner experiences through June 30, 2011.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2010: 24, small sample size

2009: 27

2008: 53

2007: 52

The 2007 and 2008 are about average, the others are better than average.

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

2009: 80, less than 1

2008: 66, 3

2007: 61, less than 1

Nissan Versa Lemon-odds and Nada-odds

We'll have further updates in November and February. With more participants, we could provide more precise information. Especially need more for 2010 and up.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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mkaresh
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We have updated our reliability stats for the Versa (on our redesigned site) to include owner experiences through September 30, 2011.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2011: 18

2010: 33

2009: 28

2008: 38

2007: 61

The 2007 is about average, the others are better than average.

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

2009: 79, less than 1

2008: 78, 2

2007: 62, 2

Nissan Versa Lemon-odds and Nada-odds

Thank you, once again, to AZhitman, this forum, and everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates later this month and in May. With more participants, we could provide more precise information. Especially need more for 2010 and up.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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RobJordan
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Just signed up.

mkaresh
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Thanks, much appreciated!

jdcnosse
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Just registered my 2007. Hopefully it'll stay in that Nada category. haha

mkaresh
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We have updated our reliability stats for the Versa to include owner experiences through September 30, 2012.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2012: 15

2011: 10

2010: 22

2009: 19

2008: 35

2007: 53

The 2007 is about average, the others are better than average.

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

2009: 88, < 1

2008: 73, < 1

2007: 62, < 1

We'll have further updates in February and May. We'd love to provide more precise stats and cover more model years--just a matter of getting more owners involved!

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cardonalj
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dont know if you need 2013 models but i'll sign up. just let me know what i gotta do

mkaresh
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cardonalj wrote:dont know if you need 2013 models but i'll sign up. just let me know what i gotta do
Sorry for the delayed response. Additional participants always help.

Information and sign up here:

http://www.truedelta.com/join

mkaresh
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We have updated our reliability stats for the Versa to include owner experiences through December 31, 2012.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2012: 13, small sample size

2011: 10, small sample size

2010: 14, small sample size

2009: 14

2008: 32

2007: 57

The 2007's repair frequency is moderate, the others are low.

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds," to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop.

2009: 90, < 1

2008: 69, < 1

2007: 58, 3

Thank you, once again, to AZhitman, this forum, and everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in February and May. With more owners involved, we could provide more precise information.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information:

Nissan Versa reliability ratings and comparisons

mkaresh
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We've updated our reliability stats for the Versa to include owner experiences through March 31, 2013.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2012 Versa: 40, moderate, very small sample size
2011 Versa: 17, low, small sample size
2010 Versa: 26, low, small sample size
2009 Versa: 26, low
2008 Versa: 40, low
2007 Versa: 64, moderate

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2009 Versa: 76, < 1
2008 Versa: 67, < 1
2007 Versa: 55, 5

We'll have further updates in August and in November.

For the details, including the descriptions of reported repairs, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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