2018 Nissan Sentra problems and recalls

Owner complaints on the 2018 Nissan Sentra include 1 fatality report, 17 crashes and 3 fires across 185 filings.

185
Complaints
2
Recalls
17
Crash reports
3
Fire reports
11
Injuries
96.5
Severity index

Severity index 96.5 High. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 96.5p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 14 of 122 by severity index among 2018 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 89% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2018 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Power TrainPower Train: 46 complaints (24.9%)46 25%Service BrakesService Brakes: 40 complaints (21.6%)40 22%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 38 complaints (20.5%)38 21%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 32 complaints (17.3%)32 17%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 24 complaints (13.0%)24 13%EngineEngine: 22 complaints (11.9%)22 12%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 19 complaints (10.3%)19 10%Exterior LightingExterior Lighting: 15 complaints (8.1%)15 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
POWER TRAIN4624.9%
SERVICE BRAKES4021.6%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3820.5%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3217.3%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE2413.0%
ENGINE2211.9%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1910.3%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING158.1%

Complaints filed per year

019382018: 72019: 242020: 382021: 242022: 292023: 202024: 212025: 172026: 5 (partial year)18192038212223242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20187
201924
202038
202124
202229
202320
202421
202517
2026 (year to date)5
Filings in 2023 to 2025 were close to 2020 to 2022 (58 against 91).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V65400012/09/2019BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERANissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX8
21V13500003/03/2021EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCHNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Nissan Sentra vehicles. The brake light switch may become contaminated, preventing the circuit from closing and the brake lights from illuminating.

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 2026-08-30. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.