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Nissan Sentra

Model years 1982–2026 in the US safety record. Years that drew the most complaints: 2013. Fewest complaints: 1990, 2009, 2023.

5,960owner complaints
55recall campaigns
3,014service bulletins
45model years on record

Complaints by model year

Each bar is one model year. Highlighted: 2013. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.

’90’93’96’99’02’05’08’11’13’14’17’20’23’26638’90’93’96’99’02’05’08’11’13’14’17’20’23’26638

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026

New York safety inspections

Share of first inspections failed on safety, by model year. Older cars fail more as miles build up, so compare each year with the average car of the same year. Best against its own year: 2027.

0.0%1.3%2.6%’88’91’93’95’97’99’01’03’05’07’09’11’13’15’17’19’21’23’25’270.0%0.0%1.3%2.6%’88’92’95’98’01’04’07’10’13’16’19’22’25’270.0%

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections, initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Year by year

Model yearComplaintsRecallsBulletinsCrashes · fires
2026 Sentra19101 · 1
2025 Sentra31406 · 0
2024 Sentra413196 · 0
2023 Sentra201521 · 0
2022 Sentra812931 · 0
2021 Sentra132312714 · 1
2020 Sentra20641108 · 0
2019 Sentra223212116 · 1
2018 Sentra185214217 · 3
2017 Sentra231318029 · 6
2016 Sentra270619418 · 2
2015 Sentra352317923 · 3
2014 Sentra380519227 · 6
2013 SentraMost complaints638619924 · 4
2012 Sentra180010510 · 4
2011 Sentra142210519 · 6
2010 Sentra144310211 · 4
2009 Sentra551849 · 0
2008 Sentra16738620 · 3
2007 Sentra15418521 · 10
2006 Sentra11656222 · 1
2005 Sentra17056513 · 4
2004 Sentra19747420 · 0
2003 Sentra18076613 · 1
2002 Sentra304107119 · 6
2001 Sentra23676720 · 2
2000 Sentra17167520 · 4
1999 Sentra5903814 · 0
1998 Sentra5814917 · 2
1997 Sentra10834626 · 2
1996 Sentra14134443 · 1
1995 Sentra11734626 · 3
1994 Sentra9902620 · 5
1993 Sentra580288 · 2
1992 Sentra620288 · 15
1991 Sentra632288 · 10
1990 Sentra39236 · 3
1989 Sentra41136 · 1
1988 Sentra37134 · 4
1987 Sentra36132 · 2
19866020 · 0
1985 Sentra6030 · 0
19843031 · 0
1983 Sentra1130 · 0
1982 Sentra1130 · 0

A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections

Most common problems

  • Power train1,287
  • Electrical system837
  • Air bags777
  • Engine679
  • Engine and engine cooling647
  • Unknown or other601
  • Vehicle speed control426
  • Service brakes372

NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 1,836 Sentra vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 1,233 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.

Model yearVehicles in fatal crashesDeaths in the vehicleRolled over
20231482
202245193
202146285
202066302
201924315619
20181609015
20171731094
2016124799
20151599912
20141359312
201371519
201279527
201148366
201043384
200936298
200870518
200748415
2006927512
200546347
200444377
200320131
20021091
200114133
20001191
1999551
19981381
1997330
1996450
1995221
1994761

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count

Crash-test ratings by year

NHTSA 5-star results for 17 model-year variants; 6 of 15 rated variants score five stars overall. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

YearVariantOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
20272027 NISSAN SENTRA 4 DR ICE FWD————0.0 %
20262026 NISSAN SENTRA 4 DR N/A FWD————0.0 %
20252025 Nissan Sentra 4 DR FWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★★9.9 %
20242024 Nissan Sentra 4 DR FWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★★9.9 %
20232023 Nissan Sentra 4 DR FWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★★9.9 %
20222022 Nissan Sentra 4 FWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★★9.9 %
20212021 Nissan Sentra 4 DR FWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★★9.9 %
20202020 Nissan Sentra 4 DR FWD★★★★★★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★★9.9 %
20192019 Nissan Sentra 4 DR FWD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆11.8 %
20182018 Nissan Sentra 4 DR FWD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆11.8 %
20172017 Nissan Sentra 4 DR FWD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆11.8 %
20162016 Nissan Sentra 4 DR FWD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆11.8 %
20152015 Nissan Sentra 4 DR FWD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆11.8 %
20142014 Nissan Sentra 4 DR FWD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆12.1 %
20132013 Nissan Sentra 4 DR FWD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆12.1 %
20122012 Nissan Sentra 4 DR FWD★★★★☆★★★☆☆★★★☆☆★★★★☆11.6 %
20112011 Nissan Sentra 4 DR FWD★★★★☆★★★☆☆★★★☆☆★★★★☆11.6 %

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain

Fuel consumption by year

Official Canadian test results for 31 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 6.6–8.9 L/100 km.

YearVariantEngineTransmissionCityHighwayCombinedCO₂ g/km
2026Sentra S · Mid-size · Regular gasoline2.0 L, 4 cyl.AV7.96.17.1167
2025Sentra · Mid-size · Regular gasoline2.0 L, 4 cyl.AV7.35.96.6156
2024Sentra · Mid-size · Regular gasoline2.0 L, 4 cyl.AV7.35.96.7157
2023Sentra · Mid-size · Regular gasoline2.0 L, 4 cyl.AV8.06.07.1167
2022Sentra · Mid-size · Regular gasoline2.0 L, 4 cyl.AV8.06.07.1167
2021Sentra · Mid-size · Regular gasoline2.0 L, 4 cyl.AV8.06.07.1167
2020Sentra · Mid-size · Regular gasoline2.0 L, 4 cyl.AV8.06.07.1167
2019Sentra · Mid-size · Regular gasoline1.8 L, 4 cyl.AV8.16.37.3172
2018Sentra · Mid-size · Regular gasoline1.8 L, 4 cyl.AV8.16.37.3172
2017Sentra · Mid-size · Regular gasoline1.8 L, 4 cyl.AV8.16.37.3171
2016Sentra · Mid-size · Regular gasoline1.8 L, 4 cyl.AV8.06.17.2167
2015Sentra · Mid-size · Regular gasoline1.8 L, 4 cyl.AV8.06.17.2166
2014Sentra · Mid-size · Regular gasoline1.8 L, 4 cyl.AV7.86.07.0161
2013Sentra · Mid-size · Regular gasoline1.8 L, 4 cyl.AV7.85.96.9159
2012Sentra · Mid-size · Regular gasoline2.0 L, 4 cyl.AV8.86.87.9182
2011Sentra · Mid-size · Regular gasoline2.0 L, 4 cyl.AV8.86.87.9182
2010Sentra · Mid-size · Regular gasoline2.0 L, 4 cyl.AV8.77.07.9182
2009Sentra · Mid-size · Regular gasoline2.0 L, 4 cyl.AV9.37.18.3191
2008Sentra · Mid-size · Regular gasoline2.0 L, 4 cyl.AV9.57.28.4193
2007Sentra · Mid-size · Regular gasoline2.0 L, 4 cyl.AV9.57.28.4193
2006Sentra · Compact · Regular gasoline1.8 L, 4 cyl.M59.77.38.6198
2005Sentra · Compact · Regular gasoline1.8 L, 4 cyl.A49.67.48.6198
2004Sentra · Compact · Regular gasoline1.8 L, 4 cyl.A49.67.48.6198
2003Sentra · Compact · Regular gasoline1.8 L, 4 cyl.M59.67.28.5196
2002Sentra · Compact · Regular gasoline1.8 L, 4 cyl.M59.97.38.7200
2001Sentra · Compact · Regular gasoline1.8 L, 4 cyl.M510.17.48.9205
1999Sentra/200SX · Subcompact · Regular gasoline1.6 L, 4 cyl.M59.36.78.1186
1998Sentra/200SX · Subcompact · Regular gasoline1.6 L, 4 cyl.M59.36.78.1186
1997Sentra/200SX · Subcompact · Regular gasoline1.6 L, 4 cyl.M59.36.68.1186
1996Sentra/200SX · Subcompact · Regular gasoline1.6 L, 4 cyl.M59.26.58.0184
1995Sentra · Subcompact · Regular gasoline1.6 L, 4 cyl.M59.26.58.0184

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

In New Zealand

1,930 Sentra cars are on the New Zealand register; 0% arrived as used imports.

Model yearRegisteredSold new in NZUsed imports
1999110
19982011971
19972652590
19963002960
19951881820
19942712670
19931851802
19921251181
19911141111
19901101071
198983801
198859570
198728270

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

New registrations in Europe

12 new Nissan Sentra cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2011 and 2022, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2022 the largest markets were Spain (7).

YearNew carsLargest marketsMass kgCO₂ g/kmPower kW
20227Spain1,216120 (WLTP)98
20203Spain1,205119 (NEDC)94
20112Spain1,285——

Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

EU safety alerts

Safety Gate, the European Union's rapid alert system, names the Sentra in 1 alert. European versions can differ from the North American car.

A12/1809/14 · Injuries21 Nov 2014 · Altima, Pathfinder, Leaf, Sentra, NV 200

The deployment parameters for the passenger airbag may not be adapted to the passenger's body weight if the passenger is an adult. There is therefore no guarantee that the airbag will provide sufficient protection.

Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0

Recalls

55 campaigns cover the Sentra; the latest 12 are below.

26V410000 · Power train26 Jun 2026 · 2025

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Nissan Sentra vehicles. The front left-side driveshaft may not be fully seated in the continuously variable transmission (CVT) assembly, which can cause a transmission fluid leak and loss of drive power.

26V145000 · Seats13 Mar 2026 · 2026

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2026 Kicks and Sentra vehicles. The hook bracket of the front seat frames may be insufficiently welded, which can cause the front seat frames to become loose. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 207, "Seating Systems" and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

26V023000 · Latches/locks/linkages20 Jan 2026 · 2025

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Altima, Sentra, 2025-2026 Frontier, and 2026 Kicks vehicles. The door strikers may have been improperly welded and break, allowing the door to open while moving. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components."

25V807000 · Visibility20 Nov 2025 · 2025

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Sentra vehicles. The windshield glass may have visible air bubbles, which can obscure the driver's visibility. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 205, "Glazing Materials."

25V153000 · Seats11 Mar 2025 · 2025

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Sentra vehicles. The driver's seat frame may not be fully secured to the outer side of the seat track. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 207, "Seating Systems," and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."

24V498000 · Visibility1 Jul 2024 · 2024

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2024 Nissan Sentra vehicles. The windshield may have air bubbles on the front lower driver's side, which can obscure the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 205, "Glazing Materials."

24V304000 · Power train29 Apr 2024 · 2024

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2024 Sentra vehicles. The front left-side driveshaft may not be fully seated in the continuously variable transmission (CVT) assembly, or may have a loose or missing retaining clip, which can cause a transmission fluid leak and loss of drive power.

24V154000 · Air bags27 Feb 2024 · 2023, 2024

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2024 Titan, Frontier, Infiniti QX60, Pathfinder, 2023-2024 Sentra, Versa, Kicks, Infiniti QX50, and 2023 Rogue vehicles. Due to a manufacturing issue, the driver's air bag inflator may absorb moisture, and cause the air bag to deploy improperly.

23V628000 · Back over prevention8 Sept 2023 · 2020, 2021

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Altima and 2020-2021 Sentra vehicles. Damage to the camera harness can cause distortion or loss of the rearview camera display image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."

23V581000 · Steering15 Aug 2023 · 2020, 2021, 2022

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Sentra vehicles. The left and/or right tie rod may bend.

23V421000 · Structure12 Jun 2023 · 2022

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2022 Sentra vehicles. The driver's side cowl area may have a missing or improper seal, which can allow water to leak inside the vehicle and corrode electrical components.

22V244000 · Exterior lighting13 Apr 2022 · 2020

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020 Sentra vehicles, equipped with LED headlights. The right-hand headlight aim may be misaligned. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamp, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

NHTSA recalls