2015 Nissan Sentra: owner complaints and recalls

49% of everything owners report about the 2015 Nissan Sentra points at a single system: power train. That is 171 of 349 complaints on file.

349
Complaints
3
Recalls
22
Crash reports
3
Fire reports
22
Injuries
80.8
Severity index

Severity index 80.8 - Medium. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 80.8p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2015 Nissan Sentra sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 143 2015 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2015 Nissan Sentra ranks 56 of 143 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 61% of its model-year peers. See the full 2015 ranking.

What actually fails

Power TrainPower Train: 171 complaints (49.0%)171 49%EngineEngine: 68 complaints (19.5%)68 19%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 54 complaints (15.5%)54 15%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 48 complaints (13.8%)48 14%Air BagsAir Bags: 44 complaints (12.6%)44 13%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 25 complaints (7.2%)25 7%Service BrakesService Brakes: 18 complaints (5.2%)18 5%StructureStructure: 14 complaints (4.0%)14 4%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN17149.0%
ENGINE6819.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER5415.5%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4813.8%
AIR BAGS4412.6%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM257.2%
SERVICE BRAKES185.2%
STRUCTURE144.0%

Complaints filed per year

032642015: 72016: 412017: 252018: 272019: 642020: 442021: 242022: 272023: 302024: 332025: 172026: 10 (partial year)15161718196420212223242526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20157
201641
201725
201827
201964
202044
202124
202227
202330
202433
202517
2026 (year to date)10
Complaint volume is broadly steady year over year.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
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
15V45300021/07/2015LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGESNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2015 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured June 9, 2015, to June 10, 2015, and 2015 Nissan Sentra and Versa Note vehicles manufactured June 5, 2015, to June 13, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the driver side front
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
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.