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What 4 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Nissan Nv3500 Passenger Van

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

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2 of 4 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · clear filters

Oct 9, 2016Transmission & drivetrain

VEHICLE AFTER A PERIOD WOULD NOT MOVE! I PURCHASED A NISSAN VERSA BRAND NEW AND TOOK EXCELLENT CARE OF IT. YET, THIS CAR HAS CVT TECHNOLOGY WHICH MEANS WHEN A-N-Y PART OF THE TRANSMISSION BREAKS, YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION!!! COST TO REPLACE: $4,200.00

NHTSA ODI 10914931

Oct 16, 2014Transmission & drivetrain

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN NV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V095000 (POWER TRAIN) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND DID NOT HAVE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR PART AVAILABILITY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR A YEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ODI 10645018

Working with the data? Download all 4 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 19, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2012 Nissan Nv3500 Passenger Van verdict →