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 where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Nissan Sentra problems by model year
140 recall entries and 5,525 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 train1,239 complaints
- electrical system792 complaints
- air bags760 complaints
- engine678 complaints
- unknown or other592 complaints
- engine and engine cooling581 complaints
- vehicle speed control409 complaints
- service brakes372 complaints