2018 Nissan Sentra problems
Owners have filed 286 complaints about the 2018 Nissan Sentra with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 16.1% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes at 13.3%.
Complaints286
Crashes29
Fires4
Injuries15
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Power train 16.1% · 46
Service brakes 13.3% · 38
Unknown or other 13.3% · 38
Electrical system 11.2% · 32
Forward collision avoidance 10.8% · 31
Engine 7.7% · 22
Vehicle speed control 6.6% · 19
Exterior lighting 4.9% · 14
Severity
Of those complaints, 29 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire, 15 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 26 model years of the Nissan Sentra in this data, 2018 sits 10th by complaint volume. 2013 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 66 in the last three years against 109 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 39,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Stopped going forward when at traffic light will only go in reverse. Dealership says warranty is up and it will cost 4000$ to fix. I am confused as to how a car that was bought 4/20/2018 has the need for the transmissiom to be replaced. This car has had regular maintenance and I do not believe after paying 479.09 A month for the past 23 months I should be spending an additional 4000$ Power train · reported at 70,000 miles
My 2018 Nissan Sentra is currently in the shop at my local Nissan dealership because it needs a transmission replacement. The car lurched ahead causing me to run into my garage door causing damage. It also while driving loses power, the rpm meter will drop for a few seconds and you will see and feel it re engage a few seconds later. It does this frequently at various speeds. Power train
Rpms are going up and down when maintaining the same speed . We took it back to the dealership at 9000 miles and they told us it's a special transmission.Belt driven not gear driven. We took it back a few more times and finally we took it to midas and they told us to take it to dealership for the transmission problem after they drove it and noticed rpms going up and down . Power train · reported at 9,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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