2019 Nissan Sentra Problems

Above Average Complaints

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

20182020
Complaints
347
Crashes
27
Fires
2
Injuries
34
Fatalities
Recalls
3

Worst 2019 Nissan Sentra Problems

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

#158 complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Avg mileage:23,146 mi
Crash-related:1
#250 complaints

POWER TRAIN

Avg mileage:71,219 mi
Crash-related:1
#342 complaints

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Avg mileage:13,730 mi
Crash-related:1
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2019 Nissan Sentra.

ComponentComplaintsCrashesFiresAvg MileageVolume
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM58123,146 mi
POWER TRAIN50171,219 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER42113,730 mi
SERVICE BRAKES37626,165 mi
EXTERIOR LIGHTING25346,706 mi
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING23339,653 mi
ENGINE2038,350 mi
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS19119,633 mi
AIR BAGS14932,969 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1216,512 mi
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)5116,286 mi
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM4
SEAT BELTS421,000 mi
STEERING32,300 mi
SUSPENSION346,000 mi
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS2113,002 mi
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
SEATS25,600 mi
STRUCTURE:BODY2
VISIBILITY/WIPER2
BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:IMMOBILIZER/PROXIMITY:KEY/SENDER1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER1196,000 mi
EQUIPMENT1
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS1126,000 mi
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP160,000 mi
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION112,549 mi

Recalls for 2019 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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