Owners of other Nissan or Infiniti vehicles such as the Tiida, Latio, Cube, Leaf, Altima, Sentra, Maxima, Rogue, Murano, Xterra, Note, Micra, Wingroad, Grand Livina, Pulsar, Sunny, Almera, Aprio, Platina, Dodge Trazo, Dacia Logan, Sandero, Renault Clio, Modus, Twingo, Grand Livina, FX35 , G35, G37, M35, & M45 may also find these DIY instructions to be helpful.

A few aftermarket brake pads compatible with the 07-12 Versa with their part numbers are as follows: Akebono ACT815, ACDelco 14D815AC, Wagner QC815A  Raybestos ATD815AC, Monroe CX815A or DX815A, Beck Arnley 082-1640, and Centric 301.08151.

Then gently pull off the plastic wheel cover and slightly loosen the four lug nuts with the tire iron.

Raise the front of the vehicle with the floor jack and securely support it with at least two jack stands.

I prefer to work on one side of the vehicle at a time to keep three wheels on the ground for extra safety.

Spin off the four lug nuts and remove the front wheel to reveal the front brake rotor, caliper, and bracket.

Remove both the upper and lower caliper bolts with the 14mm socket and ratcheting wrench by turning them clockwise (as seen from the outside of the vehicle).

Carefully rest the caliper on the suspension and avoid placing any stress on the rubber brake fluid lines.

Pull the upper and lower caliper slider pins out of their rubber dust boots to inspect them.

If they appear dry, apply a generous amount of brake caliper grease.

Re-insert the caliper pins back into their dust boots until they snap into place.

On this 2012 Versa hatchback, the wear bars were situated at the top of both the inner and outer front brake pads.

I recommend buying the Akebono ACT815 front brake pads since they have excellent reviews on Amazon.

If your vehicle exhibits shuddering, pulsating, or vibrations during braking, you may need to have your rotors "turned" (resurfaced) or just replace them with brand new rotors. If this is the car's first front brake job and the rotors appear to be in excellent condition, you should be able to just replace the pads with great results.

Place the caliper back on to the bracket and thread in the top caliper bolt to hold it in place.

Attach the "C" or "F" clamp to the caliper piston using the back of an old brake pad to evenly distribute the force.

Move to the engine bay and twist off the brake fluid reservoir cap.

Removing the cap will allow the brake fluid to easily travel backwards through the brake lines when you compress the caliper piston.

If your new set of front brake pads came with new metal anti-rattle clips, pull the old ones out of the bracket and install the new clips.

Insert the new front brake pads into the caliper bracket with the wear bars situated at the top.

Lower the caliper down over the new brake pads and thread in the lower caliper bolt by hand to prevent it from becoming cross threaded.

Replace the brake fluid reservoir cap by twisting it on in the clockwise direction.

It would be best to bleed the brake lines at this time in order to flush out the old fluid and replace it with fresh DOT 3 brake fluid. For more on this topic, check out my Brake Line Fluid Bleeding With An Assistant DIY Guide or alternatively the Brake Line Fluid Bleeding With A Power Bleeder Guide.

Lower the vehicle from the jack stand and floor jack.

It would be best to use a torque wrench or an electric impact wrench with a torque stick to tighten them to about 75-100 ft lbs of torque.

Sit in the driver's seat of the vehicle and pump the brake pedal a few times to restore brake line pressure. Then check the brake fluid level in the reservoir and verify that it is at the proper level. If it is low pour in some new DOT 3 fluid.

To break in your new front brake pads, just drive normally for the first few hundred miles while trying to avoid any hard or "panic" stops which may glaze over the new brake pads and cause them to be noisy and/or not perform as well.

It's also a good idea to regularly check your driveway for drops of brake fluid which may indicate a leak, check the brake fluid level in the reservoir, and also check that the lug nuts are still tight.

For more, check out my other Nissan Versa Repair & Maintenance Guides.