Reliability & cost of ownership
Nissan Sentra Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Nissan Sentra? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Nissan Sentra problems by model year
140 recall entries and 5507 owner complaints on file across 32 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Nissan Sentra, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train1237 complaints
- electrical system788 complaints
- air bags760 complaints
- engine677 complaints
- unknown or other586 complaints
- engine and engine cooling581 complaints
- service brakes538 complaints
- vehicle speed control407 complaints