Nissan Sentra problems, by model year and system
1,432 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the Nissan Sentra 2016–2027, and the 4 systems the record is deep on — transmission and drivetrain (322), electrical (304), automatic emergency braking (227), steering (142). Each system has a page across the years; 6 model-year pages go deeper still. Every figure is a linked federal record; none is a failure rate or a verdict on one car.
The systems the record is deep on
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsTransmission and drivetrain problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Electrical problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Automatic emergency braking problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Steering problems across every model year, and the years with a page of their own →
Nissan Sentra complaints, year by system
Source: NHTSA complaint database| Model year | transmission and drivetrain | electrical | automatic emergency braking | steering |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 0 in all | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 16 in all | — | — | 2 | — |
| 2025 30 in all | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
| 2024 41 in all | 9 | 10 | — | 11 |
| 2023 20 in all | — | 8 | 5 | 4 |
| 2022 81 in all | 6 | 24 | 18 | 32 |
| 2021 132 in all | — | 38 | 46 | 40 |
| 2020 205 in all | — | 45 | 76 | 55 |
| 2019 222 in all | 54 | 65 | 45 | — |
| 2018 185 in all | 46 | 32 | 31 | — |
| 2017 230 in all | 76 | 33 | — | — |
| 2016 270 in all | 127 | 45 | — | — |
Complaints owners filed with NHTSA naming each system, per model year; a bold count links the year’s own page on that system. Counts scale with sales and with time on the road; nothing here is a rate, and NHTSA’s headings are coarse (“Power Train” is the transmission and the driveline).
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseWhich Nissan Sentra system draws the most complaints?
Transmission and drivetrain: 322 complaints across 12 model years, 22% of everything owners filed about the Nissan Sentra. A count, not a rate — it says nothing about how many were sold.
Which Nissan Sentra year has the most complaints?
2016 (270), 2017 (230), 2019 (222). Older years have had longer to collect them; the year pages show each year's share by system.