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2019 Nissan Sentra

Gas Midsize car

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Specs & fuel economyRecallsComplaintsCrash ratingsCompare
B
Safety Signal
89 / 100
BSafety Signal · 89 / 100
2Recalls · NHTSA campaigns
221Complaints · owner reports
4★Crash rating · NHTSA overall
32 mpgFuel economy · best combined

The 2019 Nissan Sentra is sold in the U.S. as a gas midsize car with 5 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Sentra, is EPA-rated at 32 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 221 complaints, most often about electrical system. NHTSA crash-tested it at 4 stars overall.

Specs & fuel economy (EPA)

ConfigurationPowertrainDriveEngine / motorCityHwyCombAnnual fuel*
SentraGasFWD1.8L 4-cyl293732$1,950
SentraGasFWD1.8L 4-cyl273530$2,100
SentraGasFWD1.6L 4-cyl turbo273329$2,650
Sentra NismoGasFWD1.6L 4-cyl turbo253127$2,850
Sentra NismoGasFWD1.6L 4-cyl turbo253027$2,850

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year and EPA reference fuel/electricity prices. Source: fueleconomy.gov vehicle records.

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Recalls (2)

Exterior Lighting

high
807,376 vehicles

Problem: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Nissan Sentra vehicles. The brake light switch may become contaminated, preventing the circuit from closing and the brake lights from illuminating.

Risk: The brake lights may not illuminate, increasing the risk of a crash.

Fix: Dealers will replace the brake light switch and install a protective grommet, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 1, 2022. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800867-7769. Nissan's number for this recall is PM971.

NHTSA campaign 21V135000 · reported Mar 3, 2021 · Nissan North America, Inc.

Back Over Prevention

minor
1,228,830 vehicles

Problem: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) num

Risk: The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.

Fix: Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.

NHTSA campaign 19V654000 · reported Sep 12, 2019 · Nissan North America, Inc.

Owner complaints

221 complaints filed

16 involved a crash, 1 a fire, 18 injuries, 0 deaths reported by owners.

Filed by year — 2018: 1 · 2019: 22 · 2020: 24 · 2021: 38 · 2022: 34 · 2023: 44 · 2024: 30 · 2025: 17 · 2026: 11

Most-cited components

  • Electrical System — 65
  • Power Train — 54
  • Unknown Or Other — 45
  • Forward Collision Avoidance — 45
  • Service Brakes — 37
“WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT END COLLISION LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. THIS IS SCARY AS THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IT WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING OR IN PARK. IT COMES ON A LOT. THIS IS A ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THIS FAULTY SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.”Aug 31, 2019 · Unknown Or Other · NHTSA owner report
“UNABLE TO USE THE CAR JACK.IT BROKE. TK”Aug 19, 2019 · Unknown Or Other · NHTSA owner report
“TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2019 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS USING THE MANUFACTURER SUPPLIED TIRE JACK, THE HANDLE FRACTURED AT THE CONNECTION POINT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. ENTERPRIS…”Aug 6, 2019 · Equipment · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

ConfigurationOverallFrontalSideRolloverRollover risk
4 DR FWD★★★★☆★★★★☆★★★★★★★★★☆12%
4 DR FWDnot ratednot ratednot rated★★★★☆12%
4 DR FWDnot ratednot rated★★★★★★★★★☆12%

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program.

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Other Sentra model years

A

2026 Sentra

1 recalls · 14 complaints

D

2025 Sentra

4 recalls · 28 complaints

D

2024 Sentra

3 recalls · 37 complaints

A

2023 Sentra

1 recalls · 19 complaints

C

2022 Sentra

2 recalls · 81 complaints

C

2021 Sentra

3 recalls · 130 complaints

D

2020 Sentra

4 recalls · 204 complaints

B

2018 Sentra

2 recalls · 185 complaints

C

2017 Sentra

3 recalls · 230 complaints

F

2016 Sentra

6 recalls · 269 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records (ids 40565, 40564, 40567, 40566, 40568). Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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