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2014 Nissan Sentra — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 380 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

380

Complaints

filed with NHTSA

Involved a Crash

owner-reported

Involved Fire

owner-reported

Injuries

across all reports

Years to Avoid

Nissan Sentra — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

2010 Nissan Sentra

144 complaints

2011 Nissan Sentra

142 complaints

2012 Nissan Sentra

180 complaints

2013 Nissan Sentra AVOID

638 complaints

2014 Nissan Sentra

380 complaints

2015 Nissan Sentra

351 complaints

2016 Nissan Sentra

270 complaints

2017 Nissan Sentra

231 complaints

2018 Nissan Sentra

185 complaints

2019 Nissan Sentra

222 complaints

2020 Nissan Sentra

206 complaints

2021 Nissan Sentra

132 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Power Train 182 reports

Engine 62 reports

Unknown Or Other 58 reports

Air Bags 51 reports

Service Brakes 36 reports

Electrical System 32 reports

Vehicle Speed Control 31 reports

Electronic Stability Control (esc) 14 reports

In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Air Bags ODI 11292248 12/31/2019

TWO AIR BAG LIGHTS ON 1 AT CENTER INTERIOR ABOVE RADIO 2 IN DRIVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. LIGHT DOES NOT GO OUT EVEN WHEN 200 LBS PERSON IS SETTING IN PASSENGER SEAT. LIGHTS NEVER GO OUT EXCEPT WHEN KEY IS IN OFF POSITION.

Power Train ODI 11292340 12/31/2019

THE CAR FIRST STARTED SKIPPING. THEN THE TACHOMETER RACED AND THERE WAS NO GAS PEDAL. THEN IT STARTED BUCKING AND THE TACHOMETER RACED. THEN THERE WAS NOTHING AGAIN. NO POWER. WE PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND IT WOULDN'T GO FORWARD JUST SAT WITH THE TACHOMETER RACING. WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE. WE WERE JUST OUTSIDE OF NASHVILLE TN WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND WE HAD TO BE TOWED 921 MILE…

Electrical System ODI 11292358 12/31/2019

I TURNED ON MY CAR IN A PARKING STRUCTURE AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF DRIVING MY CAR BEGIN JERKING AND SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. WITH A SCAN TOOL, I SAW THE I GOT CODES FOR MAF. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND NOTICED THAT OTHER CARS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM UPSET BECAUSE I CONTINUE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. FIRST I HAD THE TRANSMISSION PR…

Service Brakes ODI 10669433 12/31/2014

MY BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR RANDOMLY, SEEMS TO BE FROM PARK TO REVERSE SO FAR. HAVE TO PUMP THEM BACK UP. THE SENTRA HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. AS REPORTED TO THIS AGENCY BACK IN AUGUST 2014, I CONTACTED NISSAN CORP. WHO DID NOTHING. THE SECOND VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP (OCTOBER 2014) THEY REPLACED THE REAR MASTER CYLINDERS WHICH SEEMED TO WORK UP UNT…

Air Bags ODI 10816686 12/29/2015

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INDICATING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS DISABLED DURING TRAVEL INTERMITTENTLY BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT A PASSENGER PRESENT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT HAS HAPPENED DURING ALL TYPES OF DRIVING AND SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN MAKING A RELATIVELY SHARP RIGHT HAND TURN. DEALER DID UPDATE FIRMWARE AND/OR RE-CALIBRATE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM UN…

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2014 Nissan Sentra reliable?

Owners have filed 380 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2014 Nissan Sentra, most often about power train. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.

Which Nissan Sentra years should I avoid?

The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.

Where do these complaints come from?

Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.

Do complaints mean a recall is coming?

Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.