Nissan Sentra problems by year
7,490 complaints across 26 model years, 1994–2022. 2013 draws the most at 871; 1994 the fewest at 130.
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Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold as much as how reliable they were. A popular model year will always look worse than a rare one. Compare the dominant failure system between years rather than the raw totals.
Every model year
| Year | Complaints | Top reported system | Crashes | Fires | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 130 | Seat belts (22.3%) | 29 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 158 | Air bags (32.9%) | 38 | 3 | 2 |
| 1996 | 177 | Air bags (30.5%) | 47 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 138 | Air bags (24.6%) | 34 | 2 | 4 |
| 2000 | 236 | Engine and engine cooling (33.9%) | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 309 | Engine and engine cooling (31.7%) | 38 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 388 | Engine and engine cooling (35.6%) | 24 | 9 | 0 |
| 2003 | 240 | Engine and engine cooling (36.3%) | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 235 | Engine and engine cooling (26.0%) | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 224 | Engine and engine cooling (24.1%) | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| 2006 | 155 | Air bags (21.3%) | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 215 | Air bags (19.1%) | 32 | 18 | 4 |
| 2008 | 233 | Air bags (23.2%) | 31 | 7 | 0 |
| 2010 | 212 | Electrical system (23.6%) | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011 | 201 | Electrical system (16.9%) | 26 | 8 | 0 |
| 2012 | 260 | Power train (26.2%) | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | 871most | Power train (35.7%) | 35 | 6 | 2 |
| 2014 | 526 | Power train (34.6%) | 33 | 11 | 0 |
| 2015 | 501 | Power train (34.5%) | 35 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 407 | Power train (31.2%) | 29 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 342 | Power train (22.2%) | 43 | 10 | 0 |
| 2018 | 287 | Power train (16.0%) | 29 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 361 | Electrical system (18.0%) | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 324 | Forward collision avoidance (23.5%) | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 218 | Forward collision avoidance (21.1%) | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 142 | Steering (22.5%) | 3 | 0 | 0 |