2020 Nissan Sentra: owner complaints and recalls

Complaints about the 2020 Nissan Sentra are still climbing years after launch. The last three full years account for 130 of the 203 filings on record, which usually means a defect that surfaces with mileage rather than a factory fault.

203
Complaints
4
Recalls
8
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
2
Injuries
23.6
Severity index

Severity index 23.6 - Low. 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: 23.6p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2020 Nissan Sentra sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

Among the 103 2020 vehicles we track with at least 40 complaints on file, the 2020 Nissan Sentra ranks 86 of 103 by severity, where 1 is the worst. Its severity is higher than 17% of its model-year peers. See the full 2020 ranking.

What actually fails

Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 60 complaints (29.6%)60 30%SteeringSteering: 55 complaints (27.1%)55 27%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 47 complaints (23.2%)47 23%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 43 complaints (21.2%)43 21%Service BrakesService Brakes: 25 complaints (12.3%)25 12%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 11 complaints (5.4%)11 5%SuspensionSuspension: 10 complaints (4.9%)10 5%EngineEngine: 9 complaints (4.4%)9 4%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE6029.6%
STEERING5527.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER4723.2%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4321.2%
SERVICE BRAKES2512.3%
BACK OVER PREVENTION115.4%
SUSPENSION104.9%
ENGINE94.4%

Complaints filed per year

028562020: 102021: 322022: 212023: 412024: 562025: 332026: 10 (partial year)2021222324562526
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
202010
202132
202221
202341
202456
202533
2026 (year to date)10
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 2.1x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
21V46100017/06/2021STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLYNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Sentra vehicles. The left and/or right tie rod may be bent.
22V24400013/04/2022EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTSNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020 Sentra vehicles, equipped with LED headlights. The right-hand headlight aim may be misaligned. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamp,
23V58100015/08/2023STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLYNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Sentra vehicles. The left and/or right tie rod may bend.
23V62800008/09/2023BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERANissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Altima and 2020-2021 Sentra vehicles. Damage to the camera harness can cause distortion or loss of the rearview camera display image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor
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.