2023 Nissan Versa
small car / 4-door sedan
Moderate overlap front: original test
Rating applies to 2020-24 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.
| Overall evaluation | |
|---|---|
| Structure and safety cage | |
| Driver injury measures | |
| Head/neck | |
| Chest | |
| Leg/foot, left | |
| Leg/foot, right | |
| Driver restraints and dummy kinematics |
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| 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 |
Driver injury measures
| 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 |
Side: original test
Rating applies to 2020-24 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.
| 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 | |
Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side
| 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. | |
Driver injury measures
| 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 |
Passenger injury measures
| 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 |