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Nissan Sentra problems reported in California

1,271 of the 8,300 complaints filed about the Nissan Sentra came from California, most often about the engine & cooling.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

1,271

Complaints from California

163

Crashes

30

Fires

2013

Worst model year

What failed

Engine & Cooling 208 16.4%
Airbags 119 9.4%
Brakes 102 8.0%
Steering 47 3.7%
Seat Belts 37 2.9%
Suspension 30 2.4%

By model year

1985 Sentra 2 0.2%
1986 Sentra 2 0.2%
1987 Sentra 10 0.8%
1988 Sentra 3 0.2%
1989 Sentra 6 0.5%
1990 Sentra 8 0.6%
1991 Sentra 8 0.6%
1992 Sentra 15 1.2%
1993 Sentra 8 0.6%
1994 Sentra 17 1.3%
1995 Sentra 19 1.5%
1996 Sentra 29 2.3%
1997 Sentra 29 2.3%
1998 Sentra 15 1.2%
1999 Sentra 8 0.6%
2000 Sentra 48 3.8%
2001 Sentra 58 4.6%
2002 Sentra 44 3.5%
2003 Sentra 38 3.0%
2004 Sentra 31 2.4%
2005 Sentra 31 2.4%
2006 Sentra 17 1.3%
2007 Sentra 27 2.1%
2008 Sentra 31 2.4%
2009 Sentra 15 1.2%
2010 Sentra 36 2.8%
2011 Sentra 30 2.4%
2012 Sentra 40 3.1%
2013 Sentra 134 10.5%
2014 Sentra 87 6.8%
2015 Sentra 93 7.3%
2016 Sentra 71 5.6%
2017 Sentra 51 4.0%
2018 Sentra 37 2.9%
2019 Sentra 34 2.7%
2020 Sentra 71 5.6%
2021 Sentra 27 2.1%
2022 Sentra 15 1.2%
2023 Sentra 4 0.3%
2024 Sentra 5 0.4%
2025 Sentra 15 1.2%
2026 Sentra 2 0.2%

Cities reporting most

LOS Angeles 101 32.5%
SAN Diego 38 12.2%
Fresno 24 7.7%
Riverside 22 7.1%
Sacramento 21 6.8%
Long Beach 18 5.8%
SAN Jose 17 5.5%
Redlands 16 5.1%
Bakersfield 14 4.5%
Hesperia 14 4.5%
SAN Bernardino 13 4.2%
Costa Mesa 13 4.2%

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