Nissan Sentra vs Dodge Durango

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Nissan Sentra	Dodge Durango
Complaints on file	8,318	19,369
Model years covered	1982–2026	1997–2026
Worst model year	2015	2000
Best model year	2023	2025
Crashes reported	867	947
Fires reported	170	512
Injuries reported	550	616
Deaths reported	16	16
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm	19.3%	10.8%

Nissan Sentra by year

1 1 4 6 9 46 40 49 45 77 81 89 130 158 177 138 76 74 236 309 372 240 235 224 155 215 233 81 212 201 260 871 526 501 407 341 287 360 320 216 142 34 64 49 26

82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 1,362 16.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,296 15.6%

Electrical System 850 10.2%

Airbags 796 9.6%

Brakes 622 7.5%

Other & Unspecified 598 7.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 426 5.1%

Steering 343 4.1%

Dodge Durango by year

5 1,553 3,172 1,471 964 556 485 1,421 2,001 1,039 241 127 13 1,186 922 905 1,030 667 223 306 333 210 71 272 86 50 28 12 20

97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Suspension 3,854 19.9%

Electrical System 2,766 14.3%

Engine & Cooling 2,475 12.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 2,079 10.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 1,367 7.1%

Lights 1,131 5.8%

Brakes 1,026 5.3%

Airbags 856 4.4%