2018 Nissan Sentra Problems

Above Average Complaints

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2018 Nissan Sentra. Part of Generation 7 — 2013–2019.

20172019
Complaints
283
Crashes
29
Fires
4
Injuries
15
Fatalities
1
Recalls
3

Worst 2018 Nissan Sentra Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#144 complaints

POWER TRAIN

Avg mileage:80,035 mi
#238 complaints

SERVICE BRAKES

Avg mileage:29,632 mi
Crash-related:3
Fires:2
#337 complaints

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Avg mileage:21,960 mi
Crash-related:4
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2018 Nissan Sentra.

ComponentComplaintsCrashesFiresAvg MileageVolume
POWER TRAIN4480,035 mi
SERVICE BRAKES383229,632 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER37421,960 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM32140,222 mi
ENGINE22291,213 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL19329,403 mi
EXTERIOR LIGHTING13349,352 mi
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING13160,224 mi
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS1022,750 mi
AIR BAGS9740,500 mi
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)712,240 mi
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM730,061 mi
STEERING658,015 mi
SEAT BELTS5418,333 mi
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE311,344 mi
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL3
STRUCTURE:BODY324,599 mi
SUSPENSION332,519 mi
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH267,694 mi
SEATS22
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS132,000 mi
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: LIDAR153,000 mi
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: RADAR137,000 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC166,000 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP1

Recalls for 2018 Nissan Sentra

3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~2,843,582 vehicles.

21V135000EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
~807,376 affected

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.

21V135000EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
~807,376 affected

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.

19V654000BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
~1,228,830 affected

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."

Other Nissan Sentra Years

Wider context: See the full Nissan Sentra reliability report with year-by-year comparison and generation analysis.

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