Complaint volume
219 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2019 Nissan Sentra Complaints
219 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2019 Nissan Sentra, grouped by component category.
219 Total complaints
16 Crash reports
1 Fire reports
12 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are power train, electrical system, unknown or other. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 16 crash reports, 1 fire report, 12 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 90 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 42,603 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to power train, electrical system, unknown or other?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2019 Nissan Sentra?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2019 Nissan Sentra
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How severe are the 2019 Nissan Sentra complaints?
16 Crash
1 Fire
12 Injury
0 Fatality
16 Towed
5 Medical attention
What are the most common 2019 Nissan Sentra complaint categories?
POWER TRAIN 32
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 20
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 20
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 17
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 8
AIR BAGS 7
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 7
SERVICE BRAKES 7
SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES 5
219 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2022 | SUSPENSION,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | P2859Clutch Apressure. Vehicle lost all power in the middle of the highway driving. No. No.No | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Nov 2022 | STEERING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Several hazard lights have come on and I've been told to reset it and tried but the lights stay on there are more than 5 on the main one that scares me is the malfunction warning light. The car used to warn me when you close to a vehicle or someone too close behind it does none of that anymore the steering wheel has also shifted... Please HELP! | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The chrome foil on the interior door handle is peeling off slightly at the top. The edge of the foil is thin and sharp. While the vehicle was parked, I cut my finger while opening the door handle on the edge of the peeling foil. | Crash: No Fire: No Injuries: 1 | Unknown |
| Oct 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | Since inception, the radio emits sudden noise or blast of music when the car is off, never started, etc. In addition, the SRS airbag light will not go off. I have a key FOB and tried all alternatives to reset this. I also resetted the radio, but the radio goes on/off randomly when the car is off/parked. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Oct 2022 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated she was unable to start the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated shortly after she received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V135000 (Exterior Lighting) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated experienced the same failure in July for a second time. The contact stated she was able to jump-start start battery and was able to drive to her destination. The contact stated on September 23, 2022 while approaching a railroad track and depress the brake pedal to slow down the speed when another vehicle rear-ended her. The contact stated no air bags deploys. The contact stated no one was injured not sought medications. The contact was informed by the other driver he did not notice she was slowing down nor saw the brake light illuminated. A police report was filed. The contact was able to drive back to her residence. The contact called a collision shop to seek repairs for the rear quarter panel on the passenger side of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. VIN tool confirms parts not available. The failure mileage was approximately 59,000. The consumer was informed by a Nissan representative to get the recalls done first and then they would be able to start the claims for repairs to the vehicle, so an appointment was made and recall was performed. When the consumer contacted Nissan to inform them of recall repairs, they stated there was no way they could investigate to see if the accident had anything to do with issues from the recall. | Crash: Yes Fire: No | 59,000 |
| Jul 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Radio Turning On And Off By Itself And Car Sputtering Or Turning Off By Itself When At High Rate Of Speed | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jul 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission slipping and slowing on hills on freeway to the point you can’t get out of the way of other vehicles. Very unsafe. Already took to dealership on 6/17/22 and they reprogrammed the transmission, but here I am again with same issue going on less than a month later. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Jun 2022 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the RPM was fluctuating. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that he slowed down to 60 MPH. The contact stated that the vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the fuel pump to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience a failure. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. | Crash: No Fire: No Towed | 60,000 |
| Jun 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | The battery light comes on every time I break...I have had the brake ignition replaced twice...the battery has been replaced but the issue continues..I have had to have the car jumped several times. The brake ignition was under recall and was replaced twice but it is still giving me issues. The radio works when it wants too. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | At 65mph, I hit a tiny bump. The automatic braking system and collision detection warnings triggered and I lost all acceleration ability. I was nearly hit by a semi while coasting off the freeway in traffic. When inspected by Nissan the first time it happened (9/20/2021), the lights turned off and the computer reset. They did a warranty recall for something unrelated and told me they fixed it. On 5/13/2022 it did it again, and on 5/30 I was told it would not be covered under any warranty - all diagnosis and repair would be my own cost. A sensor should never take control of the car away from the driver. The only way to regain acceleration is to turn the car off. Wait. Turn it on. Wait. Use the menu, turn off Automatic Emergency Braking, drive. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2022 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that he was informed by other drivers that the brake lights failed to illuminate while depressing the brake pedal while coming to a complete stop. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle failed to start intermittently and would only restart after being jump-started. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact later received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V135000 (Exterior Lighting) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 56,600. VIN tool confirms parts not available. | Crash: No Fire: No | 56,600 |
| May 2022 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated while at a complete stop, another vehicle going 40 MPH, crashed into the rear end of the vehicle, causing her vehicle to crash into the rear end of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact hit her face on the steering wheel and sustained bruises on her face. The contact did not seek medical assistance. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The dealer was notified of the failure but did not provide any assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 53,000. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Injuries: 1 Towed | 53,000 |
| May 2022 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Forward collision warning light came on as I was driving w/ no cars in front of me. The car jerked as if i slammed on my brakes. As I was pulling into my driveway, Malfunction See owners manual showed along w/ AEB warning light. I waited a while then came back outside to start car and the brakes were stiff and it wouldn't start. Malfunction see owners manual showed again along w/ AEB warning light and Engine light blinking. Then it started to make a constant, solid beeping type noise and shut off. I literally just found about the recall as I never received any type of notice. It took Google to tell me this which brought me here. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2022 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH and exiting the highway, the Forward Collision Avoidance Automatic Emergency Braking feature engaged inadvertently and the vehicle stopped abruptly, causing the vehicle to fishtail. The contact stated that an unknown red warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that there were no other vehicles nearby at the time of the failure. The next day, the contact notified the dealer of the failure and made an appointment to have a diagnostic test performed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 56,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 56,000 |
| Apr 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS,SERVICE BRAKES | At the beginning of June in 2021 my car started showing signs of failing to start. This led to some problems with it driving and the automatic braking system causing problems. The dealer ship fix the piece that connects under the brakes. It was some kind of sensor. This on June 12 of 2021. March 28 2022 I had the problem my car was not starting. I took it in to the dealership they replaced my battery March 29th my check engine light came on I got to codes PO 101 and PO 315. I paid to get the sensors repaid and was told that my crankshaft should be all right if I clean it or I can replace it. I took the car in again April 20 because it was failing to start. The individual who help me in services had the same problem. They brought out their mechanic and the mechanic said no codes were shown. She explained to me that it might be an issue with the Battery that they replaced. I have taken the car to the same dealership to get everything fixed I have also worked with the same person in regards to my problems | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2022 | EQUIPMENT | I have contact dealership with no luck | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that the vehicle was unable to shift from park(P) to drive(D) or park(P) to reverse(R). The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to forcefully shift into a different gear. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that the safety shift lock needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 53,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 53,000 |
| Mar 2022 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | My RPMs do not catch up with my speed. While I'm driving rpms randomly fluctuate. The transmission doesn't engage quickly enough. Now my car can barely even stop quickly enough. it gets stuck in a high gear and when I try to accelerate it jerks. I can barely stop my car I have stop so far in advance and even than it will barely stop. THIS A HUGE SAFETY RISK for myself and others. This car still fairly new should not have these issues. I also did not any warning signs or check engine light nothing. I take care of my car. This car could potentially take the lives of others it needs to be recalled immediately. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2022 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Sentra. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V135000 (Exterior Lighting) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2022 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Sentra. The contact was driving under 10 MPH when she depressed the brake pedal however, the vehicle failed to stop. The parking brake was activated however, the vehicle rear-ended the vehicle in front. The air bags did not deploy. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard. A police report was filed. The vehicle was still being diagnosed by the Insurance company and had not been repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V135000 (Exterior Lighting). The manufacturer had not been notified. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | 58,000 |
| Mar 2022 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Sentra. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V135000 (Exterior Lighting) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the vehicle would only start after 6-7 attempts and the failure had been draining the battery. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to the dealer for the recall repair. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Nissian has a known issue with CVT transmissions. I've had my vechile for less then a year an I'm already being told I need a new transmission it's unacceptable. The issues my CVT has caused is extremely unsafe an dangerous to myself an my family an other drivers. My nissian would fail to accelerate almost causing me to be sideswiped on multiple!!! Occasions , these vehicles had to swerve around me because my vechile would simply not go. There's been too many close calls regarding my vechiles an the dangerous situations it's out myself an other drivers on the road in. Numerous occasions has it failed to accelerate properly , numerous occasions the vechile wasn't switching gears properly causing late reactions in the vechile an a.increased risk for accidents . Numerous occasions has my vechile decide to accelerate when I wasnt pressing the gas for it to do so , causing me to break or break hard at times I shouldn't of . Numerous occasions has my vechile literally decide it wasn't going to drive forward anymore an I would have to get out of traffic on highway an turn the vechile off an turn it back on for it to act properly.. this vechile has caused to many potential accidents .. I would hate for someone to actually get hurt for nissian to actually care about their customers. Nissian stated they basically didn't care an I would have to pay out if pocket for expenses regardless of how new or how low the milage on my vechile was.. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2022 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while the granddaughter was driving approximately at 30 MPH, she was stopped by the police due to the taillights not functioning. The contact took the vehicle to a local auto parts store and had a fuse replaced. When she reached her destination and turned off the vehicle, the instrument panel warning lights and headlights activated; additionally, the battery was drained. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the wiring harness had a "thermal breakdown" and confirmed that several wires were burnt. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The contact then received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V135000 (Exterior Lighting) after experiencing the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 26,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available. | Crash: No Fire: Yes Towed | 26,000 |
| Mar 2022 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING,SERVICE BRAKES | The contact's wife owns a 2019 Nissan Sentra. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V135000 (Exterior Lighting). The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the stop lamp switch was replaced with a temporary switch. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the automatic braking system applied inadvertently and the vehicle stopped abruptly. The contact stated that the ABS malfunction indicator light (MIL) had been illuminated. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that he was contacted by the dealer and informed that the final remedy was available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 69,300. VIN tool confirms parts not available. | Crash: No Fire: No | 69,300 |
| Feb 2022 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Sentra. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V135000 (Exterior Lighting) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |