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2019 Nissan Sentra — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 222 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

222
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
16
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
1
Involved Fire
owner-reported
18
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.

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

2022 Nissan Sentra

81 complaints

2023 Nissan Sentra

20 complaints

2024 Nissan Sentra

41 complaints

2025 Nissan Sentra

31 complaints

2026 Nissan Sentra

0 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Electrical System 64 reports
Power Train 54 reports
Unknown Or Other 46 reports
Service Brakes 38 reports
Forward Collision Avoidance 35 reports
Exterior Lighting 28 reports
Engine 20 reports
Air Bags 14 reports
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Power Train ODI 11633297 12/31/2024

The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that the transmission would slip or jerk intermittently while driving at various speeds. While depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle lunged before accelerating or occasionally failed to accelerate as intended, causing the contact to restart the vehicle to accelerate as desired. There were no warning lights illum…

Power Train ODI 11562638 12/29/2023

Going at speeds from 2mph to 70mph+ the transmission seems to be cutting in and out, I have to either lay off the gas or pull over and let It sit for it to stop acting up and it’ll stop for a while and then acts up again. The OEM original CVT shipped with the car has major problems, passenger safety issues, could cause a major accident or death.

Unknown Or Other ODI 11632833 12/28/2024

The car won't start this is my third time raking it in for the brake switch replacement

Power Train ODI 11562002 12/27/2023

The car began to slow down when going up hill about 6 months ago. Brought car to the dealership and they confirmed the transmission needs to be replaced. They are making me pay for it even though Nissan is aware of the problems with this particular transmission.

Electrical System ODI 11385043 12/26/2020

THE RADIO WILL RANDOMLY COME ON FOR A SECOND WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. I HAVE WENT OUT TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE TRUNK & THIS HAS HAPPENED & I HAVE ALSO WENT OUT TO LEAVE & WHEN I WALK OUTSIDE THE RADIO IN THE CAR IS PLAYING WHEN THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THE PRIOR DAY. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE DRAINING THE CAR BATTERY. THIS IS RANDOM & HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN A DOZ…

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Recalls & Crash Tests

Complaints are one half of the picture — see the official recalls and NHTSA crash-test stars for the 2019 Nissan Sentra, or check your exact car by VIN with the free VIN lookup.

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2019 Nissan Sentra reliable?
Owners have filed 222 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2019 Nissan Sentra, most often about electrical system. 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.