Worst years for a Nissan Sentra
Owners have filed 8,300 complaints about the Nissan Sentra with NHTSA across model years 1982 to 2026. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
2015 Nissan Sentra501 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.
Every Nissan Sentra year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | C | 22 | 3 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2025 | C | 47 | 12 | 0 | 6,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2024 | C | 59 | 11 | 0 | 30,000 | Steering |
| 2023 | B | 34 | 1 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2022 | C | 141 | 3 | 0 | 36,000 | Steering |
| 2021 | D | 214 | 27 | 3 | 25,000 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2020 | D | 320 | 17 | 0 | 18,500 | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2019 | D | 360 | 27 | 2 | 25,500 | Electrical System |
| 2018 | D | 286 | 29 | 4 | 39,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2017 | D | 341 | 43 | 10 | 42,200 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2016 | D | 404 | 29 | 4 | 55,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2015 | F | 501 | 35 | 8 | 50,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2014 | D | 526 | 33 | 11 | 65,889 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2013 | D | 871 | 35 | 6 | 58,850 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2012 | D | 260 | 22 | 4 | 62,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2011 | D | 201 | 26 | 8 | 75,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2010 | C | 212 | 18 | 4 | 76,328 | Electrical System |
| 2009 | C | 81 | 18 | 0 | 56,000 | Airbags |
| 2008 | D | 233 | 31 | 7 | 67,318 | Airbags |
| 2007 | D | 215 | 32 | 18 | 61,000 | Airbags |
| 2006 | C | 155 | 29 | 1 | 80,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2005 | C | 224 | 16 | 4 | 77,650 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2004 | D | 235 | 27 | 0 | 75,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2003 | C | 240 | 17 | 1 | 66,956 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2002 | D | 372 | 19 | 7 | 69,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | D | 309 | 38 | 3 | 60,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | D | 236 | 27 | 5 | 53,800 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | C | 74 | 19 | 0 | 78,987 | Electrical System |
| 1998 | C | 76 | 21 | 3 | 102,000 | Airbags |
| 1997 | C | 138 | 34 | 2 | 113,500 | Airbags |
| 1996 | C | 177 | 47 | 1 | 63,000 | Airbags |
| 1995 | C | 158 | 38 | 3 | 157,994 | Airbags |
| 1994 | C | 130 | 29 | 6 | 180,000 | Seat Belts |
| 1993 | C | 89 | 11 | 2 | 110,439 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1992 | — | 81 | 10 | 17 | 107,500 | Electrical System |
| 1991 | — | 77 | 10 | 11 | 202,299 | Seat Belts |
| 1990 | — | 45 | 8 | 3 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1989 | — | 49 | 6 | 1 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1988 | — | 40 | 4 | 4 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1987 | — | 46 | 2 | 4 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1986 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 1985 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1984 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1983 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1982 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
What breaks on a Nissan Sentra
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Nissan Sentra
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Nissan Sentra, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Nissan Sentra problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Nissan Sentra
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.