2021 Nissan Versa

small car / 4-door sedan

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test

Other available safety features

Optional blind spot detection
Standard lane departure warning
Standard rear automatic braking

Key

G
Good
A
Acceptable
M
Marginal
P
Poor

Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2020-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2020 Nissan Versa S 4-door

The Nissan Versa was redesigned for the 2020 model year. The car is heavier and slightly larger than the earlier design and therefore is now classified as a small car rather than a minicar. Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Nissan.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1920
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	3
Left (cm)	4
Center (cm)	5
Right (cm)	4
Brake pedal (cm)	2
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	2
Right (cm)	1
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	1
Rearward (cm)	3
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	1

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1920
Head
HIC-15	486
Peak gs at hard contact	107
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.4
Extension bending moment (Nm)	21
Maximum Nij	0.25
Chest maximum compression (mm)	32
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.5
Femur force - right (kN)	0.5
Knee displacement - left (mm)	1
Knee displacement - right (mm)	1
Maximum tibia index - left	0.35
Maximum tibia index - right	0.39
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.1
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	2.0
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	42
Right	46

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2020-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2020 Nissan Versa SV 4-door

The Nissan Versa was redesigned for the 2020 model year. The car is heavier and slightly larger than the earlier design and therefore is now classified as a small car rather than a minicar. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Nissan.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	VTS1921
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-18.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1921
Head HIC-15	245
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.7
Compression (kN)	0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	29
Lateral force (kN)	1.4
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	33
Average deflection (mm)	28
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.64
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.39
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.2
Acetabulum force (kN)	0.8
Combined force (kN)	1.8
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.8
L-M moment (Nm)	183
A-P moment (Nm)	100

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1921
Head HIC-15	71
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.3
Compression (kN)	0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	17
Lateral force (kN)	0.9
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	27
Average deflection (mm)	24
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.83
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.37
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.3
Acetabulum force (kN)	0.9
Combined force (kN)	0.9
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	1.9
L-M moment (Nm)	197
A-P moment (Nm)	59

About the original side crash test