2020 Nissan Sentra Problems

Above Average Complaints

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2020 Nissan Sentra. Part of Generation 8 — 2020–2025.

20192021
Complaints
307
Crashes
17
Fires
0
Injuries
3
Fatalities
Recalls
6

Worst 2020 Nissan Sentra Problems

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

#151 complaints

STEERING

Avg mileage:46,702 mi
Crash-related:2
#250 complaints

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

Avg mileage:12,695 mi
Crash-related:3
#345 complaints

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Avg mileage:6,971 mi
Crash-related:2
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2020 Nissan Sentra.

ComponentComplaintsCrashesFiresAvg MileageVolume
STEERING51246,702 mi
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING50312,695 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER4526,971 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3923,077 mi
SERVICE BRAKES25215,686 mi
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS2223,025 mi
ENGINE9115,794 mi
POWER TRAIN933,428 mi
SUSPENSION913,750 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL541,500 mi
WHEELS51
EXTERIOR LIGHTING43,638 mi
VISIBILITY/WIPER46,000 mi
BACK OVER PREVENTION3149,813 mi
BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL31
LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION3
BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM2
BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS2
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST2
STRUCTURE:BODY2
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA116,000 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:AUTONOMOUS/SELF DRIVING140,000 mi
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH141,000 mi
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE119,000 mi
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1
LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES139,800 mi
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY140,000 mi
STRUCTURE138,047 mi

Recalls for 2020 Nissan Sentra

6 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~840,622 vehicles.

23V628000BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
~153,376 affected

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Altima and 2020-2021 Sentra vehicles. Damage to the camera harness can cause distortion or loss of the rearview camera display image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."

23V628000BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
~153,376 affected

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Altima and 2020-2021 Sentra vehicles. Damage to the camera harness can cause distortion or loss of the rearview camera display image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."

23V628000BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
~153,376 affected

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Altima and 2020-2021 Sentra vehicles. Damage to the camera harness can cause distortion or loss of the rearview camera display image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."

23V581000STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
~236,238 affected

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Sentra vehicles. The left and/or right tie rod may bend.

22V244000EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
~5,520 affected

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020 Sentra vehicles, equipped with LED headlights. The right-hand headlight aim may be misaligned. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamp, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

21V461000STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
~138,736 affected

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Sentra vehicles. The left and/or right tie rod may be bent.

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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