2013 Nissan Sentra Problems

638 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Power Train · verdict AVOID 8/100

Source NHTSA public complaint and recall record · methodology

What breaks, by owner reports

Power Train311
Service Brakes97
Air Bags96
Engine87
Unknown Or Other64
Vehicle Speed Control51

In the owners’ words

“The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated, and the front passenger's side air bag warning light remained illuminated while the front passenger's seat was occupied. The contact stated that the dealer had previously repaired the vehicle under NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V244000 (AIR BAGS), and the contact was provided a letter stating that the vehicle was elig”NHTSA complaint, 2013 Nissan Sentra owner
“Mileage (~124k) * RPM behavior * Loss of power uphill * Can cause a crash on highway with the cvt promblems nissian sentras sv has been cause of loss of power out of no where needs to be addressed as a recall maintenance has been don great on vechile it has history and need to be addressed. It goes from 70 to 55 issues of cvt”NHTSA complaint, 2013 Nissan Sentra owner
“Erractic rpms. Shakes/hesitant on take off from stop. Accelerator can be pushed all the way and it goes 5mph. Shifting takes a good minute with shakiness. Can not drive in rush hour traffic almost got accident many times.”NHTSA complaint, 2013 Nissan Sentra owner

Recall campaigns

ReportedComponentSummary
26/04/2016Air Bags:Sensor:Occupant Classification SAFETYNissan 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 secur
20/10/2015Air Bags:Frontal SAFETYNissan 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 Infin
25/03/2014Electrical System:Software SAFETYNissan 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.
26/04/2016Air Bags:Sensor:Occupant Classification SAFETYNissan 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
01/03/2013Air Bags SAFETYNissan is recalling certain model year 2013 Altima, LEAF, Pathfinder, Sentra, and Infiniti JX35 vehicles. Sensors within the passenger Occupant Detection System (ODS) may have been manufactured out of specification. Th
01/03/2013Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly SAFETYNissan is recalling certain model year 2013 Sentra vehicles manufactured from September 11, 2012, through October 4, 2012. Some fuel tank assemblies were not properly sealed during the manufacturing process. As a resul

Questions owners ask

Is the 2013 Nissan Sentra reliable?

On the federal record it scores 8/100: 638 owner complaints (49.08 per year on the road) and 6 recall campaigns, 6 touching safety-critical systems.

What is the most common problem with the 2013 Nissan Sentra?

The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Power Train, with 311 of 706 categorised reports.

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The 2013 Nissan Sentra scored 8/100 on the federal record.

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