AutoUtility currently tracks 25 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2016 Nissan NV200. Air Bags & Restraints issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 8 complaints (32% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 2 filings cite a crash, 2 report one or more injuries.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 25 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Air Bags & Restraints (8 reports • 32% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Brakes & Traction Control (4), Electrical System (3)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 2 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 2 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2016 Nissan NV200
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Air Bags & Restraints
NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #16V244000 AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
Brakes & Traction Control
Electrical System
Fuel & Propulsion System
NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #25V676000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP:CONTROL/DRIVE MODULE
Wheels & Tires
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2016 Nissan NV200
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"See attached document for complaint."
"While idling, the vehicle shutoff on it’s own and restarted. Then again while stopped at a red light and again while driving to a mechanic. No warnings or indications that this would happen. It put myself and children at risk because the roads are full of snow leaving us no place for us to pull..."
"The contact owns a 2016 Nissan NV200. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the passenger’s side seat air bag warning light illuminated, indicating that the air bag was inactive, even though the seat was occupied. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent..."
"The red dash airbag light began flashing continuously approximately 4 months ago. I took it to a neighborhood automobile repair shop where the problem was diagnosed. They explained that only a Nissan dealership could make the repair. I took the car to Reliable Nissan in Albuquerque, NM on October..."
"I was hit while driving by another vehicle going 65 miles per hour. He hit me on the passenger side. Upon impact, all the airbags exploded shattering in thousands of pieces hitting me like shrapnels in my eyes, face, hands, neck, lungs. I was temporarily blinded, so I hit another car. I spent 10..."
Complaint History for Nissan NV200
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2021)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Nissan NV200 | 26 | 0 | 2 | View 2015 Problems → |
| 2016 Nissan NV200 Current Page | 25 | 2 | 2 | Current |
| 2017 Nissan NV200 | 7 | 0 | 1 | View 2017 Problems → |
| 2018 Nissan NV200 | 14 | 1 | 2 | View 2018 Problems → |
| 2019 Nissan NV200 | 9 | 1 | 2 | View 2019 Problems → |
| 2020 Nissan NV200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | View 2020 Problems → |
| 2021 Nissan NV200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | View 2021 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2016 Nissan NV200
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 12 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel System NHTSA category: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SUSPENSION,WHEELS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WHEELS,SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (1)
Formal safety defect inquiries and engineering analyses opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious...
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
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