2014 Nissan Sentra problems and recalls

48% of owner complaints on the 2014 Nissan Sentra related to the Power Train (182 of 380).

380
Complaints
5
Recalls
27
Crash reports
6
Fire reports
18
Injuries
72.7
Severity index

Severity index 72.7 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 72.7p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 60 of 139 by severity index among 2014 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 57% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2014 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Power TrainPower Train: 182 complaints (47.9%)182 48%EngineEngine: 62 complaints (16.3%)62 16%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 58 complaints (15.3%)58 15%Air BagsAir Bags: 51 complaints (13.4%)51 13%Service BrakesService Brakes: 36 complaints (9.5%)36 9%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 32 complaints (8.4%)32 8%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 31 complaints (8.2%)31 8%Electronic Stability Co…Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 14 complaints (3.7%)14 4%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN18247.9%
ENGINE6216.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER5815.3%
AIR BAGS5113.4%
SERVICE BRAKES369.5%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM328.4%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL318.2%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)143.7%

Complaints filed per year

033662014: 192015: 282016: 302017: 292018: 562019: 662020: 532021: 252022: 292023: 142024: 32025: 232026: 5 (partial year)1415161718196620212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
201419
201528
201630
201729
201856
201966
202053
202125
202229
202314
20243
202523
2026 (year to date)5
Filings in 2023 to 2025 ran 0.4x those in 2020 to 2022 (40 against 107).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
16V24200026/04/2016AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATIONNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Sentra vehicles manufactured June 4, 2012, to April 9, 2016. The front passenger seat belt bracket may become deformed if it is used to secure a Child Restraint System (CRS). The deformed seat bracket
17V25300013/04/2017AIR BAGSNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 LEAF and 2014, 2016 and 2017 Sentra vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error within the air bag inflators, the passenger frontal air bag may not properly deploy in the event of a crash.
14V13800025/03/2014ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARENissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, and Sentra, model year 2013 NV200 (aka Taxi) and Infiniti JX35 and model year 2014 Infiniti Q50 and QX60 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the occupant classification system
16V24400026/04/2016AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATIONNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Nissan Maxima, 2013-2016 Nissan Altima, NV200, LEAF, Sentra, and Pathfinder, 2014-2016 Nissan NV200 Taxi, Infiniti QX60, QX60 Hybrid, and Q50 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 N
15V68100020/10/2015AIR BAGS:FRONTALNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Altima and Pathfinder vehicles, 2013-2014 Nissan Sentra vehicles, 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles, 2014-2015 Infiniti QX60 vehicles and 2014 Infiniti QX60 Hybrid vehicles. The affected vehicles received an

Other Nissan Sentra model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 15 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.