Nissan Sentra problems by year
| Year | Common issues | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 |
Top NHTSA complaint areas (2010–2025)
| Component | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 1108 |
| Electrical System | 501 |
| Engine | 493 |
| Unknown Or Other | 493 |
| Service Brakes | 357 |
| Air Bags | 340 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 283 |
| Steering | 227 |
Source: NHTSA complaints API, per model year (linked on each year’s issue pages).
Nissan Sentra problems by system (all years)
Systems with sourced problem pages in two or more model years. Pages list NHTSA owner complaints and CarComplaints.com reports for that year.
Electrical (10 model years)
- 2024: Electrical System complaints (10 NHTSA reports)
- 2023: Car won't start no crank
- 2023: Electrical System complaints (8 NHTSA reports)
- 2022: Electrical System complaints (24 NHTSA reports)
- 2021: Lock unlock will not work-unable to get in or out of car
- 2020: Car will not start and malfunction indicator comes on
- 2019: Computerized system communication failure
- 2019: Electrical System complaints (65 NHTSA reports)
- 2018: Does not turn on or off
- 2016: Wire shorted out resulting in no brake lights
- 2011: Electrical System complaints (34 NHTSA reports)
- 2011: Engine shut down while driving
- 2010: Electrical System complaints (50 NHTSA reports)
Transmission (10 model years)
- 2024: CVT pump seal was leaking
- 2019: Transmission jerking and losing power
- 2018: CVT failure
- 2018: Power Train complaints (46 NHTSA reports)
- 2018: Transmission broke
- 2017: Hesitates while accelerating
- 2017: Transmission failed
- 2017: Transmission failure
- 2016: Power Train complaints (127 NHTSA reports)
- 2016: Repeated transmission failures
- 2015: Clunking noise
- 2015: Power Train complaints (173 NHTSA reports)
- 2015: Transmission failure
- 2015: Transmission surging
- 2014: Loss of acceleration
- 2014: Power Train complaints (182 NHTSA reports)
- 2014: Slipping clunking
- 2014: Transmission failure
- 2013: CVT transmission failure
- 2013: Revving and jerking
- 2013: Transmission failure
- 2012: Power Train complaints (68 NHTSA reports)
- 2012: Transmission clunk
- 2012: Transmission failure
- 2010: CVT transmission failure
Forward Collision Avoidance (4 model years)
- 2023: Forward Collision Avoidance complaints (5 NHTSA reports)
- 2022: Forward Collision Avoidance complaints (13 NHTSA reports)
- 2021: Forward Collision Avoidance complaints (40 NHTSA reports)
- 2020: Forward Collision Avoidance complaints (60 NHTSA reports)
Engine (3 model years)
- 2012: Engine complaints (40 NHTSA reports)
- 2011: Engine complaints (34 NHTSA reports)
- 2011: Service engine soon light on
- 2010: Engine won't start
- 2010: Piston slap knocking
Brakes (2 model years)
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