Nissan Sentra recalls & problems by year

144 recalls and 5,831 owner complaints across 37 model years (1990–2026).

Most complaints2013638 complaints

Most recalls200214 recalls

Crashes reported584in owner complaints

Injuries reported50713 deaths

Owner complaints by model year

Year	NHTSA stars	EPA mpg	Recalls	Complaints	Crashes	Fires	Injuries	Deaths
2026	—	32–33 mpg	1	19	1	1	1	0
2025	5★	33–34 mpg	4	31	6	0	3	0
2024	5★	33–34 mpg	3	41	6	0	4	0
2023	5★	32–33 mpg	1	20	1	0	2	0
2022	5★	32–33 mpg	2	81	1	0	8	0
2021	5★	32–33 mpg	3	133	15	1	9	0
2020	5★	32–33 mpg	4	207	8	0	2	0
2019	4★	27–32 mpg	2	223	16	1	18	0
2018	4★	27–32 mpg	2	185	17	3	10	1
2017	4★	27–32 mpg	3	231	29	6	21	0
2016	4★	30–33 mpg	6	270	18	2	13	0
2015	4★	30–33 mpg	3	352	23	3	23	0
2014	4★	30–33 mpg	5	380	27	6	18	0
2013	4★	30–33 mpg	6	638	24	4	20	1
2012	4★	24–29 mpg	0	180	10	4	10	0
2011	4★	24–29 mpg	2	142	19	6	14	0
2010	—	24–29 mpg	3	144	11	4	8	0
2009	—	24–29 mpg	1	55	9	0	11	1
2008	—	24–28 mpg	3	167	20	3	17	0
2007	—	24–28 mpg	1	154	21	10	30	2
2006	—	22–27 mpg	6	116	22	1	17	0
2005	—	22–27 mpg	6	170	13	4	13	0
2004	—	22–27 mpg	5	197	20	0	18	1
2003	—	22–28 mpg	10	180	13	1	8	0
2002	—	22–27 mpg	14	304	19	6	22	0
2001	—	23–26 mpg	8	236	20	2	12	0
2000	—	23–26 mpg	7	171	20	4	11	0
1999	—	—	3	59	14	0	9	0
1998	—	—	5	58	17	2	13	1
1997	—	—	7	108	26	1	26	2
1996	—	—	7	141	43	1	33	0
1995	—	26–28 mpg	7	117	25	3	35	2
1994	—	23–28 mpg	0	99	20	5	19	0
1993	—	23–29 mpg	0	58	8	2	8	0
1992	—	24–29 mpg	0	62	8	15	5	0
1991	—	23–29 mpg	2	63	8	10	6	1
1990	—	25–28 mpg	2	39	6	3	10	1

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years

Power train — 1,288 complaints
Electrical system — 847 complaints
Air bags — 796 complaints
Engine — 679 complaints
Engine and engine cooling — 656 complaints
Unknown or other — 599 complaints
Vehicle speed control — 424 complaints
Service brakes — 372 complaints