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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
Mileage unknown · Mar 14, 2020
Electrical SystemElectronic Stability Control (esc)Unknown Or Other

THE KEYLESS ENTRY FOB IS SLIGHTLY SENSITIVE. I FINANCED THE CAR ON 3/10/2020. AFTER TAKING A NAP UPON LEAVING THE VACCINATION CLINIC FOR TETNA ADULT SHOT, I SLEPT FROM AROUND 6PM-142AM IN A WOODED AREA PARKING SPOT AT A LOCAL PARK AND WHEN I WOKE UP, MY CAR DOORS WERE UNLOCKED AND MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS OPEN A LITTLE AND I HA…

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THE KEYLESS ENTRY FOB IS SLIGHTLY SENSITIVE. I FINANCED THE CAR ON 3/10/2020. AFTER TAKING A NAP UPON LEAVING THE VACCINATION CLINIC FOR TETNA ADULT SHOT, I SLEPT FROM AROUND 6PM-142AM IN A WOODED AREA PARKING SPOT AT A LOCAL PARK AND WHEN I WOKE UP, MY CAR DOORS WERE UNLOCKED AND MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS OPEN A LITTLE AND I HAD IT RAISED AND WAS SURE TO LICK THE DOOR PRIOR TO GOING TO SLEEP. THEN ON 3/11/2029, I WENT TO THE CONVENIENCE STORE FOR A PIT STOP WHEN I ARRIVED BACK TO THE CAR, THE TRUNK WAS OPEN AND WHEN I GOT OUT IF THE CAR I WAS SURE TO LOOK AT IT WHILE HITTING THE LOCK AND PLACED THE KEY IN MY POCKET.

NHTSA ODI #11318061

3,600 miles · Feb 28, 2020
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Steering

THE BUTTONS ON MY STEERING WHEEL WORKS WHEN THEY WANT TO.. THEY FRONT RADAR SENSOR CUTS OF AND SAYS IT'S OBSTRUCTED AND THE CRASH LIGHT COMES ON I WAS DRIVING OUT OF STATE THE FIRST TIME THE RADAR QUIT WORKING UNTIL I COULD SHUT THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN.. THE BUTTONS WAS THE SAME TIME IT STARTED IN JANUARY THE FIRST…

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THE BUTTONS ON MY STEERING WHEEL WORKS WHEN THEY WANT TO.. THEY FRONT RADAR SENSOR CUTS OF AND SAYS IT'S OBSTRUCTED AND THE CRASH LIGHT COMES ON I WAS DRIVING OUT OF STATE THE FIRST TIME THE RADAR QUIT WORKING UNTIL I COULD SHUT THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN.. THE BUTTONS WAS THE SAME TIME IT STARTED IN JANUARY THE FIRST TIME THEN HASN'T DONE IT TILL NOW 02-28-2020 CONSTANTLY

NHTSA ODI #11312150

12,000 miles · Feb 11, 2020
Electrical SystemUnknown Or Other

EVERYTIME I DRIVE ABOUT 4 MILES THE FRONT RADAR SENSOR GETS DISABLED AND DISPLAYS A WARNING, THIS DISABLED THE CRUISE AND TURNS OF AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR ME TO DRIVE WITH, I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND ITS STILL HAPPENING, THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY FIXED IT BUT DID NOT

NHTSA ODI #11308425

4,000 miles · Feb 11, 2020
Electrical SystemUnknown Or Other

THE RADIO TURNS OFF AND ON BY ITSELF WITHOUT THE CAR BEING ON. I HAVE WALKED UP TO THE CAR TO HEAR IT PLAYING MUSIC. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY DRIVING, NOT DRIVING, AND WITH NO POWER TO CAR. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY BATTERY DRAINING. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER DISPLAY IS BLANK FROM TIME TO TIME. ONLY THE ORANGE LIGHTS ON THE BUTTONS ARE L…

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THE RADIO TURNS OFF AND ON BY ITSELF WITHOUT THE CAR BEING ON. I HAVE WALKED UP TO THE CAR TO HEAR IT PLAYING MUSIC. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY DRIVING, NOT DRIVING, AND WITH NO POWER TO CAR. I AM WORRIED ABOUT MY BATTERY DRAINING. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER DISPLAY IS BLANK FROM TIME TO TIME. ONLY THE ORANGE LIGHTS ON THE BUTTONS ARE LIT UP. SOMETIME IF I RESTART THE CAR, IT WILL COME BACK ON AS IF IT IS RESET, OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT HELP. THE DISPLAY SCREEN ABOVE THE AC CONTROL PANEL FREEZES ALONG WITH THE DISPLAY IN BETWEEN THE SPEEDOMETER FROM TIME TO TIME. IT SEEMS AS IF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM DOES WHAT IT WANTS TO AND WHEN IT WANTS. I HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS AND IT'S ALREADY GIVING ME PROBLEMS. IT WAS PURCHASED AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2019 FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP, BRAND NEW WITH 4 MILES ON IT.

NHTSA ODI #11308402

13,475 miles · Jan 31, 2020
Unknown Or Other

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 4/2019 AND TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 4 TIMES FOR OTHER PROBLEMS AND THEY TELL ME THERE'S NOTHING GOING ON WHEN THEY CHECK IT. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING A NEW PROBLEM AND I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER CONCERNING THE RADIO COMING ON AND OFF WHEN THE CAR WASN'T IN USE. WHEN I WOULD GET INTO THE CAR IT W…

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I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 4/2019 AND TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 4 TIMES FOR OTHER PROBLEMS AND THEY TELL ME THERE'S NOTHING GOING ON WHEN THEY CHECK IT. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING A NEW PROBLEM AND I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER CONCERNING THE RADIO COMING ON AND OFF WHEN THE CAR WASN'T IN USE. WHEN I WOULD GET INTO THE CAR IT WOULDN'T START AND I WOULD HAVE TO GET IT BOOSTED TO START. THE BATTERY KEEPS RUNNING DOWN. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THERE HAS BEEN OTHER REPORTS AND THAT THEY ARE BEING TOLD NOT TO FIX PROBLEM UNTIL NISSAN FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIMED TO DISMANTLED THE RADIO TO AVOID THE BATTERY FROM RUNNING DOWN BUT ITS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. ALSO IT WAS STATED I COULD TO CONTINUE DRIVING UNTIL THEY CALL IT IN FOR REPAIRS AND STATED THAT THEY COULDN'T GIVE ME A TIME FRAME WHEN IT WILL BE FIXED. I WASN'T OFFERED A LOANER AND WHEN I ASKED I WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T HAVE ONE AVAILABLE. I TOOK IT IN 1/30/20 AND PICKED IT UP 1/31/20.

NHTSA ODI #11306409

Mileage unknown · Jan 31, 2020
Unknown Or Other

MY IN DASH SCREEN KEEPS TURNING OFF AND REBOOTING ITSELF WHEN I DRIVE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE SINCE I REPORTED IT IN SEPTEMBER 2019. I REPORTED IT TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAY A RECALL WAS ISSUED, THEY UPDATED SOFTWARE AND IT STILL DOES IT.

NHTSA ODI #11306365

20 miles · Jan 24, 2020
Unknown Or Other

THE SECOND DAY AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE THE RADIO WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF EVEN WHEN CAR NOR RADIO WAS ON. IT HAPPENS A LOT. WENT OUT TO GARAGE ONE NIGHT AND RADIO WAS PLAYING. DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WAS ON. HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND STREETS ALSO. CAME OUT OF WORK RADIO WAS PLAYING IN PARKED CAR.I'M AFRAID BATTERY WIL…

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THE SECOND DAY AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE THE RADIO WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF EVEN WHEN CAR NOR RADIO WAS ON. IT HAPPENS A LOT. WENT OUT TO GARAGE ONE NIGHT AND RADIO WAS PLAYING. DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WAS ON. HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND STREETS ALSO. CAME OUT OF WORK RADIO WAS PLAYING IN PARKED CAR.I'M AFRAID BATTERY WILL RUN DOWN OR WORSE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSING OTHER SAFETY ISSUES WHEN DRIVING CAR. DEALER HAD HAD 22 DAYS WITH NO ANSWER TO REPAIR. JUST BOUGHT OCT. 31ST.

NHTSA ODI #11301716

45,000 miles · Jan 1, 2020
Air BagsCrashInjury

I HAD AN ACCIDENT ON JULY 31ST, 2019 WHERE MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND THE MOTOR WAS LOST COMPLETELY. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE NISSAN SYSTEM STATED, 'REFER TO OWNER'S MANUAL.' THANKFULLY I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT AND ONLY HAD MINOR SCRATCHES AND BRUISES.

NHTSA ODI #11292414

19,235 miles · Nov 29, 2019
Vehicle Speed Control

FRONT RADAR COLLISION WARNING ACTIVE, IT DOES NOT SLOW OR STOP THE CAR IN EVENT OF OBSTRUCTION.IT GOES OFF EVERY TIME I START THE CAR AND WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING IT FAILS AND DEACTIVATES THE AUTO STOP FUNCTION.

NHTSA ODI #11282936

1,862 miles · Nov 20, 2019
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Power TrainService BrakesCrashInjury

DRIVING ON FREEWAY LESS THAN 35 MPH, CAR MADE LOUD NOISE FOR 1-2 MINUTES AT SAME TIME I FELT UNDER FLOOR BOARD SOMETHING PULLING. I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN, BRAKES DIDN'T WORK. I REAR ENDED A CAR. THE CAR GEAR SHIFT POPPED INTO REVERSE; I PRESSED HARDER ON BRAKES & THEY FINALLY WORKED. I NOTICED A BIG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD SAYING …

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DRIVING ON FREEWAY LESS THAN 35 MPH, CAR MADE LOUD NOISE FOR 1-2 MINUTES AT SAME TIME I FELT UNDER FLOOR BOARD SOMETHING PULLING. I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN, BRAKES DIDN'T WORK. I REAR ENDED A CAR. THE CAR GEAR SHIFT POPPED INTO REVERSE; I PRESSED HARDER ON BRAKES & THEY FINALLY WORKED. I NOTICED A BIG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD SAYING 'MALFUNCTION, CHECK OWNERS MANUAL' THERE WAS A GRAY SYMBOL NEAR THESE WORDS. INSIDE THE SPEEDOMETER CIRCLE THAT SAME SYMBOL APPEARED IN BRIGHT YELLOW. AT SOME POINT WITHIN AN HOUR 2 MORE YELLOW SYMBOLS APPEARED ON THE FAR LEFT OF THE DASH, A YELLOW TRIANGLE WITH AN EXPLANATION POINT, AND A CAR WITH 2 CURVED LINES BEHIND THE BACK TIRES. WHEN THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM, THE STAFF IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO BLAME ME FOR THE INCIDENT'ASKING WHY DIDN'T I BRING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE? AND THAT I HAVE TO GET A RENTAL CAR AND MY CAR REPAIR THROUGH MY INSURANCE COMPANY. HE PUSHED THE IDEA OF GETTING THE CAR REPAIRED. I STATED I JUST BARELY GOT THE CAR 3-4 WEEKS AGO BRAND NEW. I LEFT THE CAR TO BE CHECKED BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE NEXT DAY THE SERVICE MANAGER DENIED ANY MALFUNCTION SAYING THERE WASN'T ANY CURRENT CODES JUST PAST CODES; I ASKED WHAT THAT MEANT HE SAID A BRAKE SENSOR AND SOME OTHER DATA I DIDN'T COMPREHEND. HE SAID GET MY INSURANCE TO FIX THE CAR. I SAID NO SIR, I WANT MORE INFORMATION ON WHY THE CAR MALFUNCTION FIRST. ONCE I EXPLAIN TO HIM AGAIN WHAT HAPPENED HE SAID HE WOULD HAVE HIS FORMAN CHECK OUT THIS CAR THE NEXT MORNING; HOWEVER LESS THAN AN HOUR THE SERVICE MANAGER ME BACK TO SAY HE TALKED TO A FIELD TECH ENGINEER AND WAS ADVISED THAT I HAD A RIGHT TO CALL NISSAN CORP TO MAKE A REPORT. I WENT BY SRVC DPT TO GET SOMETHING, THEY TRIED TO GET TO TAKE/REPAIR MY CAR. I DIDN'T. ONCE I SPOKE TO NISSAN CORP THEY SAID IT TAKE 6-8 WEEKS FOR INVESTIGATION ETC TO BE COMPLETED AND FOR ME NOT TO GET CAR REPAIRED.

NHTSA ODI #11281415

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.