2012 Nissan Sentra problems
Owners have filed 260 complaints about the 2012 Nissan Sentra with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 26.2% of them — the clear leader, ahead of engine at 15%.
Complaints260
Crashes22
Fires4
Injuries18
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 26.2% · 68
Engine 15.0% · 39
Vehicle speed control 8.5% · 22
Unknown or other 8.1% · 21
Air bags 7.7% · 20
Structure 6.5% · 17
Electrical system 5.0% · 13
Visibility 4.2% · 11
Severity
Of those complaints, 22 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire and 18 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 26 model years of the Nissan Sentra in this data, 2012 sits 11th by complaint volume. 2013 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 17 in the last three years against 37 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 62,000 miles.
In owners' own words
I was driving my Nissan Sentra and without warning the transmission failed in the middle of the street. It failed at 66,000 miles and the warranty expired at 60,000 miles I received no help from Nissan or the dealer they both could care less about the situation it was a awful experience I bought the car because I thought it was reliable I will never buy Nissan again it has been a bad experience so long Nissan. Power train · reported at 66,000 miles
After driving for 3+hours, the car begins to deaccelerate and you cannot go any faster while on the highway; very unsafe. Quoted over $3.5K to fix transmission. Car should last longer than 80k miles! Scared to drive it now. At one point, Nissan covered the transmission for 10 years or 100,000 miles--should definitely go back to this as the cvt is not safe! Contacted Nissan consumer affairs to no avail... Power train · reported at 84,000 miles
When going highway speeds the acceleration drops and will not come back with the peddle to the floor, was almost rear ended. At a stoplight when taking off the car would not accelerate. This has happened several times. Researched and found the issue is the cvt transmission. Nissan has extended warranty to 10 yr 1200000 mile on this transmission. I called to schedule and was told my vin is not covered. Why? Power train · reported at 107,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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