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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2021 | 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 dealer was notified about the recall and confirmed that the part was not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Radio comes on by itself. Car is not on. Took it to my Nissan Dealership May 17, 2021. Nothing was found. Also contacted Nissan directly on May 19, 2021, was told nothing could be done at this time because nothing showed up. I’m not a engineer but I know something is wrong, your radio don’t come on by itself when the car is off. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2021 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN WHEN SHE SAW THE REAR VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING AND SHE DECIDED TO SPEED UP AND HIT THE HIGH CURB WITH HER TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THE WARNING MALFUNCTION SEE OWNER MANUAL A WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY A BYSTANDER SHE HAD NO BRAKES LIGHTS. THE CONTACT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION OR HAD ANY INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HER DESTINATION. THE CONTACT SHORTLY AFTER SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V135000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,200. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. | Crash: Yes Fire: No | 3,200 |
| May 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Collision sensor malfunction and difficulty starting vehicle. Brake pedal not registering properly as depressed upon attempting to start vehicle | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| May 2021 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A STOP LAMP SWITCH RECALL FROM NISSAN AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL DEALER, WHO IS UNABLE TO GET THE PARTS NEEDED. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL FALL 2021, POSSIBLY IN OCTOBER. THEY SAID I SHOULD DRIVE IT "AT MY DISCRETION," AND THE SYMPTOMS COULD BE THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WON'T WORK, WHICH COULD CAUSE COLLISION OR THE CAR WON'T START. I CAN CALL THEM BACK IF THESE THINGS HAPPEN, BUT UNLESS OR UNTIL THEY DO, I SHOULD JUST DRIVE IT "AT MY DISCRETION." I LOVE MY CAR AND IT HAS LESS THAN 4,000 MILES ON IT. I AM NOW SKEPTICAL OF DRIVING IT. IT'S NOW MAY AND I HAVE TO WORRY UNTIL PROBABLY OCTOBER THAN MY BRAKE LIGHTS AREN'T WORKING OR THAT MY CAR WON'T START. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | MY TIRES HAVE BEEN CHECK TWICE AND THEY ARE ALL AT MANUFACTURE PRESSURE PSI AND STILL MY CAR HAS THE TEMPS TIRE SENSOR LIGHT ON WHEN I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT COMES ON AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM STARTS | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Apr 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | BOUGHT 2019 NISSAN SENTRA FOR OUR DAUGHTER. AS SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE 405 N AND HAD TO BRAKE ON THE FREEWAY DURING HIGH TRAFFIC TIME, THE WARNING MALFUNCTION LIGHT COMES ON AND 3 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHT COMES ON: AEB, FRONT COLLISION, AND WARNING LIGHT. TOOK IT TO NISSAN, THEY DIAGNOSE 2 CODES THAT COMES UP IN THE TSB, DTC C1A16 (RADAR BLOCKED) AND DTC C1A12 (LASER BEAM OFF-CENTER) STATING THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY DIAGNOSIS AND THE PART AND LABOR TO FIX IT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 38,000 |
| Apr 2021 | SEAT BELTS | SEAT BELT IS TEARING! DON'T KNOW HOW THIS IS HAPPENING AND WHY BUT IT IS CATCHING INSIDE SOMEWHERE AND FRADED THE SEAT BELT. IT IS NOT TWISTED IN ANYWAY,NOTHING WAS DONE ON OUR END. IT WAS JUST A NORMAL GETTING INTO CAR WENT TO PUT SEAT BELT ON AND IT WAS CAUGHT,AND STARTED FRADING | Crash: No Fire: No | 40,000 |
| Apr 2021 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I PULLED INTO A CHICK-FIL-A DRIVE THRU. THIS FAST FOOD CHAIN HAS EMPLOYEES OUTSIDE THAT COME TO YOUR CAR AND TAKE YOUR ORDER. THE GUY THAT CAME TO ME ASKED ME IF SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. HE SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS RACING. I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE IT UNTIL HE MENTIONED IT. WHILE I WAS SITTING IN THE LINE WAITING TO PICK UP MY FOOD, I NOTICED THE ENGINE WASN'T RACING AS BAD AS IT HAD BEEN. WHILE I WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVE THRU LINE, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND TOOK OFF. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. I HIT ANOTHER CAR AS THE CAR LEFT THE PARKING LOT AND RAN INTO THEIR FENCE. THE FENCE WAS THERE FOR SAFETY MEASURES, TO KEEP YOU FROM GOING DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THERE ISN'T A POLICE REPORT. THE POLICE DIDN'T COME BECAUSE IT WAS PRIVATE PROPERTY I CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION, (IF REQUESTED) FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY DECLARED THE CAR TOTALED ON 4/9/2021. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | 4,800 |
| Apr 2021 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2019 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID ON SOME ICE AND AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE RAN INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AS THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED.THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | 27,000 |
| Apr 2021 | SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING AND SLIGHTLY MOVING RIGHT OR LEFT THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE AND THE CAR KICKS BACK. THEN AS THE WHEELS ARE TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT IT FELT AS IF YOU LOSE CONTROL OF TURN. YOU HAVE TO REALLY KEEP EXTRA CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. | Crash: No Fire: No | 46,000 |
| Apr 2021 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | TL* 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 VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RUSS DARROW CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM OF MILWAUKEE (10901 W METRO AUTO MALL, MILWAUKEE, WI 53224, (888) 497-8363) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. 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. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE DISPLAY SCREEN FOR HEAT/AIR CONDITIONING AND AIRFLOW CONTROLS WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF. THE TEMPERATURE AND AIRFLOW CONTROLS WILL STILL WORK EVEN WHEN THE SCREEN IS OFF. I WILL HAVE THE HEAT SET TO 70 BUT IT FEELS LIKE I PRESSED THE AIR CONDITIONING BUTTON ( IHAVE NOT AND CHECKED BY PRESSING THE AIR CONDITIONING BUTTON). WHILE OTHER TIMES, I WILL HAVE THE AIR TEMPERATURE SET TO 62 AND IT FEELS LIKE I'VE TURNED IT UP TO 85 DEGREES. | Crash: No Fire: No | 15,000 |
| Mar 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | IT'S A NEW 2019 NISSAN SENTRA I TOOK IT IN LAST YEAR AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY BECAUSE I KEPT HAVING A DEAD BATTERY WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO JUMP START MY CAR, NOW AGAIN 2021 ITS DOING THE SAME PROBLEM WHERE I HAVE TO JUMP START MY CAR 2-3 PER WEEK. | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |
| Mar 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER A YEAR OF OWNING CAR, MOTOR ISSUE HAPPENED TODAY WHILE DRIVING HOME. IT STARTED SPUTTERING AND SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. DEALER SAID ITS MOTOR PROBLEM. JUST SPENT $500 GETTING REPAIRED NOT 2 DAYS AGO. FRONT COLLISION SENSOR WAS REPAIRED ,BUT STILL DON'T WORK, AND RADIO HAS BEEN FIXED 3 TIMES AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS THEY BOTH WHERE SUPPOSE TO BE FIXED 2 DAYS AGO,AND WHEN WE GOT THE CAR BACK PROBLEMS STILL THERE. NISSAN SAID WE DON'T QUALIFY BECASE OF MILES ON CAR. ITS A LEMON,IT HAS MORE ISSUES BUT TO MANY TO LIST. | Crash: No Fire: No | 62,000 |
| Mar 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONCE PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND TURNING OFF THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE WOULD MAKE AN ABNORMAL, CLICKING NOISE AS THE HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FLICKER. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ON ONE OCCASION AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION WARNING LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START-UP. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V135000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. | Crash: No Fire: No | 43,000 |
| Feb 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | MY CARS AEB SYSTEM ENGAGES FOR NO REASON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS DONE THIS AND NOW THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT AND ALARM STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY. MY WARNING LIGHT SAYING UNAVAILABLE FRONT RADAR HAS BEEN ON SINCE THIRD MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT.. I'M SCARED TO PUT MY CHILDREN IN CAR DUE TO THE FEAR OF IT BRAKING SUDDENLY FOR NO REASON AND BRINGING MY CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP. | Crash: No Fire: No | 60,000 |
| Feb 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | FACTORY RADIO KEEPS REBOOTING ON ITS OWN. IT DOES IT SOMETIMES 10 TIMES WITHIN 30MIN. I ONLY USE THE BLUETOOTH FEATURE. IT DOES THIS WHILE MOVING AND SITTING STILL. | Crash: No Fire: No | 54,301 |
| Jan 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I SAW THAT THE 2019 NISSAN SENTRA SV HAD A RECALL FOR THE BACK UP CAMERA AND TODAY MY BACK UP CAMERA STOPPED WORKING AND WHEN I GO TO SETTING IT DOESN'T GIVE ME THE OPTION TO TURN IT BACK ON. | Crash: No Fire: No | 40,000 |
| Jan 2021 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | EVEN A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD (NOT EVEN A BIG SPEED BUMP) SOMETIMES CAUSES THE FRONT BUMPER TO RISE AND STRIKE THE BRACKET HOLDING THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SENSOR. THAT THROWS THE SENSOR OUT OF CALIBRATION AND MAKES IT UNRELIABLE. THE TECH AT AUTO NATION COLLISION IN LAS VEGAS TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. HE SAID THE BUMPER AND THE BOTTOM OF THE BRACKET ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER SO THE BRACKET GETS HIT OFTEN AND DAMAGES THE SENSOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. YOU THINK YOU HAVE A COLLISION WARING SYSTEM BUT YOU DON'T OR THE SENSOR REPORTS A COLLISION WHEN NONE HAS HAPPENED. | Crash: No Fire: No | 5,400 |
| Jan 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | OUR 2019 SENTRA WON'T START AND WE ENDED UP BUYING A BATTERY AND IT STILL WON'T START. FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE LOOKS LIKE A BREAKING SENSOR. DUE TO THE. REAL LIGHTS NOT LIGHTING UP AT ALL. SEEMS TO BE A REOCCURRING THING FOR SENTRAS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND POTENTIAL LAWSUIT DUE TO THE CAR TURNING OFF ON THE ROAD. | Crash: No Fire: No | 20,010 |
| Jan 2021 | AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | LAST MONTH I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF MY SENSORS WERE WORKING PROPERLY, MY EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM DID NOT EMPLOY AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT I USED MY STANDARD BRAKE THE CAR WENT DOWN BEING REAR-ENDED SOMEBODY BUT I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP WITH ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES TO BULLYING ALLOWED MY CAR TO NOSEDIVE AND SLIDE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT RELEASED AND STOPPED WORKING BECAUSE OF SENSORS WERE NO LONGER TELLING THE CAR TO BREAK I HAD FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE AND INSURANCE AND NOT COVERING MY CAR BECAUSE THE CAR LOT DID NOT ADVISE ME OF HIS PROBLEM OR THE RECALLS ON THIS CAR I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH MY CREDIT FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW AND BECAUSE I'M NEGLECTED TO TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR I HAVE TO SET FOR NOW, AND I ALSO NOTICED THAT ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND ME AND MY DAUGHTER WERE IN THE CAR AND THAT WAS THE ONLY SAFETY FEATURE THAT WAS RELEASED WITH MY CREDIT BEING BAD I WAS FORCED TO A HIGH APR RATE AND NEARLY $40,000 FOR A NISSAN SENTRA THAT WASN'T WORTH $0.25 | Crash: Yes Fire: No Injuries: 2 Towed | 80,000 |
| Dec 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE RADIO WILL RANDOMLY COME ON FOR A SECOND WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. I HAVE WENT OUT TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF THE TRUNK & THIS HAS HAPPENED & I HAVE ALSO WENT OUT TO LEAVE & WHEN I WALK OUTSIDE THE RADIO IN THE CAR IS PLAYING WHEN THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THE PRIOR DAY. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE DRAINING THE CAR BATTERY. THIS IS RANDOM & HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES. | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,100 |
| Dec 2020 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN OBSTRUCTION IS DETECTED THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM WILL OVERRIDE ALL USE OF MANUAL BRAKING. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ACTIVATING ANY FORM OF BRAKES FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THE AUTOMATIC BRAKES DO NOTHING. ONCE WHILE TRYING TO STOP ON A 55MPH HIGHWAY FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ONCE WHILE ENTERING A ONE LANE CONSTRUCTION ZONE ON A 70MPH INTERSTATE. LOCAL NISSAN DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED THE CAR AS WORKING AS INTENDED BUT I'M SURE IT'S INTENDED FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. | Crash: No Fire: No | 8,060 |
| Dec 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | MY BATTERY POSITIVE TERMINAL KEEPS GETTING CORRODED AND THE LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE LIKE IF THEIR TURNING ON AND OFF | Crash: No Fire: No | Unknown |