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2019 Nissan Sentra

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2019 Nissan Sentra do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 116.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

90 reports with mileage · 131 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 64 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 54 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes. Review the 37 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

16 crash reports1 fire reports12 injury reports

What owners actually said

221 reports
34,000 miles · Nov 2, 2020
Electrical System

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START WITH A FULLY CHARGED BATTERY AND FUNCTIONING KEY FAB. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN SENTRA FOR YEARS. NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECALL WHAT SEEMS TO BE A FAULTY BRAKE SWITCH.

NHTSA ODI #11372641

10,500 miles · Oct 2, 2020
EngineService BrakesUnknown Or Other

BRAND NEW NISSAN WITH LESS THAN 11K MILES AND BEEN HAVING NONSTOP ISSUES WITH STARTING THE CAR. THERE'S BEEN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE THE BRAKE BECOMES VERY STIFF AND HARD EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAVEN'T SAT FOR LONG. I'VE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CALLED SEVERAL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND STILL HAVE NO SOLUTION TO FIX IT. I'VE …

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BRAND NEW NISSAN WITH LESS THAN 11K MILES AND BEEN HAVING NONSTOP ISSUES WITH STARTING THE CAR. THERE'S BEEN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE THE BRAKE BECOMES VERY STIFF AND HARD EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAVEN'T SAT FOR LONG. I'VE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CALLED SEVERAL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND STILL HAVE NO SOLUTION TO FIX IT. I'VE SEEN AND READ HUNDREDS OF FORUMS ONLINE AND DECIDED TO CHANGE MY BRAKE SWITCH AND I'M STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI #11362491

38,000 miles · Aug 19, 2020
Power Train

SINCE I PURCHASE THE VECHILE I HAVE HAD IT BACK AT THE DEALER TO SEVERAL TIMES. IT JERKS WHEN I ACCELERATE, THEN IT WILL SURGE AND THE RPM GO HIGH WHILE IM DRIVING AND RAPIDLY JERKS. HESITATE ALL THE TIME.THIS HAPPENS ANYTIME I AM IN MOTION DRIVING.

NHTSA ODI #11350191

25,000 miles · Jul 17, 2020
Unknown Or Other

THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH RELEASES BRAKE SWITCH WHICH SOMETIMES MALFUNCTIONS AND DOES NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO START BECAUSE IT DOES NOT SENSE THE BRAKE BEING PUSHED. THERE IS NO MANUAL WORK AROUND. IT HAS HAPPENED SPORADICALLY BUT RECENTLY WOULD NOT START FOR THREE DAYS. I HAD TO TAKE THE BRAKE SWITCH APART AND CLEAN THE INSIDE OF …

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THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH RELEASES BRAKE SWITCH WHICH SOMETIMES MALFUNCTIONS AND DOES NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO START BECAUSE IT DOES NOT SENSE THE BRAKE BEING PUSHED. THERE IS NO MANUAL WORK AROUND. IT HAS HAPPENED SPORADICALLY BUT RECENTLY WOULD NOT START FOR THREE DAYS. I HAD TO TAKE THE BRAKE SWITCH APART AND CLEAN THE INSIDE OF EXCESS SILICONE THAT GETS DIRT IN IT AND KEEPS THE CONTACT METAL FROM SENSING THE BRAKE BEING PUSHED. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND ALSO KEEPS THE BRAKE LIGHTS FROM WORKING.*DT*JB

NHTSA ODI #11339850

38,000 miles · Jul 14, 2020
Electrical System

FRONT SENSOR SAYS OBSTRUCTED VIEW AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES OF DRIVING. THE LIGHT WILL TURN ON AND OFF WHILE BEEPING.

NHTSA ODI #11339313

35,000 miles · Jun 28, 2020
Unknown Or Other

I JUST BOUGHT MY 2019 SENTRA 4/20/2020. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY FROM LOS ANGELES TO SAN DIEGO & I FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS PULLING BACK, THE GAS WAS DRAINING SO FAST, THE RPM WAS GOING BACK AND FOURTH, THE MPH WASN'T ACCURATE WITH WHAT I FELT I WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING, IF I DRIVE OVER 40MPH THE CAR WILL WOBBLE, NOT ACCELERATING CO…

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I JUST BOUGHT MY 2019 SENTRA 4/20/2020. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY FROM LOS ANGELES TO SAN DIEGO & I FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS PULLING BACK, THE GAS WAS DRAINING SO FAST, THE RPM WAS GOING BACK AND FOURTH, THE MPH WASN'T ACCURATE WITH WHAT I FELT I WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING, IF I DRIVE OVER 40MPH THE CAR WILL WOBBLE, NOT ACCELERATING CORRECTLY, I GOT A FULL DIAGNOSTIC DONE NO CODES SHOWED UP, NISSAN SAID I NEEDED TO RESET THE SYSTEM, SO THEY RESET IT, THE ACCELERATION STILL WON'T PICK UP, AND I FEEL THE FRONT OF THE CAR DROPPED! NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE DIAGNOSIS ISN'T SHOWING ANY CODES AND THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING ON I'M AFRAID I WILL LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IF IT'S SHAKING SIDE TO SIDE, I'M AFRAID IT WILL STOP ACCELERATING RANDOMLY, TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT WHILE I'M ON THE HIGHWAY & NISSAN STILL CAN'T FIND THE REASON TO WHY THE CAR IS DOING THAT. THEY HAVE NO ANSWERS AND THIS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES TO MYSELF OR OTHER DRIVERS EVEN PASSENGERS. MY NISSAN IS LOSING POWER, NOT ACCELERATING CORRECTLY, I'M LOSING GAS FAST, AND NISSAN CAN'T FIND ANY CODE OR ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR !

NHTSA ODI #11331281

12,549 miles · Jun 3, 2020
Lane DepartureUnknown Or Other

THE VEHICLE AHEAD DETECTION INDICATOR AND AEB SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT UP EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. WITHIN 1/2 MILE TO 1 MILE OF DRIVING BOTH THESE INDICATORS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT. I'M NOWHERE NEAR ANY OBSTRUCTIONS, OTHER VEHICLES, OR ANYTHING ELSE AND THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. THE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAVE ALWAYS…

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THE VEHICLE AHEAD DETECTION INDICATOR AND AEB SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT UP EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. WITHIN 1/2 MILE TO 1 MILE OF DRIVING BOTH THESE INDICATORS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OUT. I'M NOWHERE NEAR ANY OBSTRUCTIONS, OTHER VEHICLES, OR ANYTHING ELSE AND THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. THE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN GREAT - NO RAIN, NO SNOW, SUNNY AND DRY ROADS. THE CAR IS CLEAN. THE SAD PART IS I BOUGHT THIS FROM A NISSAN DEALER WHO CLAIMED THEY DID A CERTIFIED PRE OWNED INSPECTION, WHICH OBVIOUSLY THEY DID NOT. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11327081

Mileage unknown · Apr 1, 2020
Exterior LightingUnknown Or Other

HELLO I PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE ON THE 4/28/2019 ZERO MILES. WHEN FIRST BUYING THE VEHICLE THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. HOWEVER AFTER 4 TO 5 MONTHS PASS BY I NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS ARE FADING AWAY AS WELL AS THE PAINT OF THE VEHICLE AND WINDSHIELDS. WHEN TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TTHEY SAID THEY CANNOT HELP ME. THEY ARE CLAIMIN…

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HELLO I PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE ON THE 4/28/2019 ZERO MILES. WHEN FIRST BUYING THE VEHICLE THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. HOWEVER AFTER 4 TO 5 MONTHS PASS BY I NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS ARE FADING AWAY AS WELL AS THE PAINT OF THE VEHICLE AND WINDSHIELDS. WHEN TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TTHEY SAID THEY CANNOT HELP ME. THEY ARE CLAIMING THE DAMAGE IS NATURAL CAUSE AND WANT TO CHARGE ME MONEY TO RESTORE THE HEADLIGHTS, PAINT, AND WINDSHIELD ON A BRAND NEW CAR. I INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP I CAME TO BUY A NEW CAR WITH ZERO PROBLEMS INCLUDING THE HEADLIGHTS AND PAINT AND WINDOWS AND STILL THEY DENIED ME HELP. AFTER INFORMING THEM I LOST VISIBILITY ON THE ROAD DO TO THE HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING THE DID NOT CARE. I'M SCARED DRIVING AT NIGHT, I CAN'T SEE FAR DO TO THE HEADLIGHTS AND WINDSHIELD NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND ITS NEARLY ONLY BEEN 6 MONTH. WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO MY MAKANICK HE INFORMED ME THAT MY LIGHTS WERE POLISHED INCLUDING DETAILING OF THE PAINT AND WINDOW BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO ME THE VEHICLE WAS MADE TO LOOK NEW. HE EXPLAINED TO ME AT 4 TO 5 MONTHS THE POLISH WOULD REMOVED AND THE CAR WILL BE LEFT LOOKING LIKE HOW IT IS KNOW. AFTER THAT EVENT I CAME TO REALIZE I BEEN SCAMMED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND NO ONE WANTED TO HELPED ME. I LOOKED FOR HELP FOR A MONTH DRIVING WITH BLURRY HEADLIGHTS AND WINDSHIELDS. WHEN I SEARCH FOR HELP ON YOUTUBE AND FOUND YOUR FIRM NUMBER.

NHTSA ODI #11319997

2,000 miles · Mar 24, 2020
Air BagsSeat BeltsInjury

HELLO MY NAME IS [XXX] . I HAVE A STORY I WOULD LIKE RAN. ON JAN. 23, 2020 I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW NISSAN SENTRA. THE CAR COST OVER 18,000 DOLLARS. IT HAD 24 MILES ON IT WHEN I PULLED OFF THE LOT. ON THE MORNING OF FEB. 15, 2020 AT LESS THAN A MONTH OF OWNERSHIP MY TEEN DAUGHTER'S AND I WAS HEADING INTO TOWN FOR BREAKFAST. WE WERE …

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HELLO MY NAME IS [XXX] . I HAVE A STORY I WOULD LIKE RAN. ON JAN. 23, 2020 I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW NISSAN SENTRA. THE CAR COST OVER 18,000 DOLLARS. IT HAD 24 MILES ON IT WHEN I PULLED OFF THE LOT. ON THE MORNING OF FEB. 15, 2020 AT LESS THAN A MONTH OF OWNERSHIP MY TEEN DAUGHTER'S AND I WAS HEADING INTO TOWN FOR BREAKFAST. WE WERE RUNNING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WHEN THE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT RANDOM. NO WRECK OR ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. MY LEFT EAR DRUM WAS BUSTED AND MY DAUGHTER WAS MASSIVELY BRUISED. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ISSUED A RENTAL. 5 DAYS LATER THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME THE RENTAL HAD TO BE RETURNED AND NISSAN WAS NOT GOING TO GIVE ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF ANY KIND. I CALLED CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO SEE WHY THE RENTAL WAS BEING TAKEN BACK. I WAS INFORMED RUDELY THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE HELPING IN ANY WAY AND AIRBAGS WERE A COMPLEX MACHINE THAT DID NOT DEPLOY WITHOUT CAUSE. AND THEN WENT ON TO ACCUSE ME OF FRAUD. THE CAR FINALLY GOT INSPECTED AT NISSAN OF COOKEVILLE BY A CONSUMER INSPECTOR WHO STOOD WITH ME AND CONFIRMED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT WRECKED AND THE MALFUNCTION WAS NOT MY FAULT. I JUST TODAY HEARD BACK FROM CONSUMER AFFAIRS TODAY FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT BE HELPING ME IN ANY WAY. AND VELOCITY HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE RANDOM DEPLOY AND THAT'S WHAT AIRBAGS ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. SO HE LITERALLY TOLD ME THAT AIRBAGS ARE SUPPOSED TO DEPLOY SOMETIMES WITHOUT ANY COLLISION. THEY HAVE FORCED ME TO DRIVE THIS CAR FOR A MONTH AND A HALF WITH MY VIEW OBSTRUCTED AND SEATBELTS NOT WORKING WITH MY CHILDREN AND NOW TELLS ME THEY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES MALFUNCTION AND IT IS ON ME TO DEAL WITH. THEY WILL ALSO TELL YOU THEY HAVE NEVER HAD TROUBLE WITH AIRBAGS BUT THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE RECALL ABOUT UNSAFE DEPLOYING AIRBAGS FOR A LOT OF NISSAN VEHICLES. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR*DT*JB*DT CONSUMER STATED MANUFACTURE AND DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED BUT VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.*JB

NHTSA ODI #11319129

2,123 miles · Mar 18, 2020
Air BagsInjury

I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW ON 1/23/2020. IT HAD 24 MILE ON IT WHEN I PULLED OFF THE LOT. ON 2/15/2020 MY DAUGHTER'S AND I WAS HEADING INTO TOWN AND THE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT RANDOM. WITHOUT ANY COLLISION, ACCIDENT, OR RUNNING OVER ANYTHING OF ANY KIND. IT BUSTED MY EARDRUM AND MASSIVELY BRUISED MY DAUGHTER. NISSAN CONSUM…

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I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW ON 1/23/2020. IT HAD 24 MILE ON IT WHEN I PULLED OFF THE LOT. ON 2/15/2020 MY DAUGHTER'S AND I WAS HEADING INTO TOWN AND THE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT RANDOM. WITHOUT ANY COLLISION, ACCIDENT, OR RUNNING OVER ANYTHING OF ANY KIND. IT BUSTED MY EARDRUM AND MASSIVELY BRUISED MY DAUGHTER. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS HAVE BEEN VERY RUDE ABD ARE REFUSING TO HELP WITH A RENTAL OF ANY KIND AND HAVE EVEN WENT SO FAR TO ACCUSE ME OF FRAUD. I AM BEING FORCED TO CONTIBUE DRIVING THE CAR AS IS AND THE SEAT BELTS ARE ALSO LOCKED UP. I WAS SUPPOSED TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM 7 DAYS AGO AND CANNOT GET A CALL BACK OR RETURNED EMAIL FROM THEM.

NHTSA ODI #11318592

Official recalls

2

21V135000 · Exterior Lighting:brake Lights:switch

Mar 3, 2021

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.

Consequence & remedy

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

Remedy: 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.

19V654000 · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera

Sep 12, 2019

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) number 111, "Rear Visibility."

Consequence & remedy

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

Remedy: 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.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.