2026 Nissan Sentra problems and recalls

Owners have filed 12 complaints on the 2026 Nissan Sentra, and NHTSA has issued 1 recall. The most cited component is the Unknown Or Other (5 complaints).

12
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
54.4
Severity index

Severity index 54.4 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 54.4p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 5 complaints (41.7%)5 42%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 3 complaints (25.0%)3 25%WheelsWheels: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%Visibility/WiperVisibility/Wiper: 2 complaints (16.7%)2 17%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%Service BrakesService Brakes: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%EngineEngine: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 1 complaints (8.3%)1 8%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
UNKNOWN OR OTHER541.7%
BACK OVER PREVENTION325.0%
WHEELS216.7%
VISIBILITY/WIPER216.7%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL18.3%
SERVICE BRAKES18.3%
ENGINE18.3%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE18.3%

Complaints filed per year

06122026: 12 (partial year)2612
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
2026 (year to date)12

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
26V14500013/03/2026SEATSNissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2026 Kicks and Sentra vehicles. The hook bracket of the front seat frames may be insufficiently welded, which can cause the front seat frames to become loose. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of

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 2026-08-09. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.