267 owner complaints filed with the United States safety regulator · top issue: Power Train · verdict AVOID 25/100
“On Friday, July 3, 2026, at approximately 9:30 PM, while driving on the parkway at an approximate speed of 65 miles per hour and preparing to merge onto the highway, the vehicle unexpectedly stalled completely. I was able to safely maneuver the vehicle to the shoulder of the road. After a few minutes, once the immediate traffic situation on the highway entrance cleared, I attempted to re-engage the vehicle. While the”NHTSA complaint, 2016 Nissan Sentra owner
“Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2016 Niss. The contact stated that they discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was a private sale/dealer sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 107,242. It was later discovered upon checking Carfax, that the mileage was 149,244.”NHTSA complaint, 2016 Nissan Sentra owner
“The CVT transmission, which Nissan has had many issues with per the large number of class action lawsuits, failed while I was driving the vehicle on a main street in San Diego. The vehicle showed no indication (warning light) that there was any engine failure or issue. The CVT transmission just died unexpectedly while the vehicle was moving with traffic. I brought the vehicle to Mossy Nissan in National City and they”NHTSA complaint, 2016 Nissan Sentra owner
| Reported | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 13/04/2017 | Air Bags SAFETY | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2015-2017 LEAF and 2014, 2016 and 2017 Sentra vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error within the air bag inflators, the passenger frontal air bag may not properly |
| 15/06/2016 | Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module SAFETY | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016 LEAF vehicles manufactured February 24, 2016, to March 23, 2016, and Sentra vehicles manufactured February 9, 2016, to March 4, 2016. The wiring h |
| 29/06/2016 | Electrical System:Wiring SAFETY | Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2016 Sentra vehicles manufactured April 11, 2016, through April 26, 2016. The engine room harness may have a terminal pin too large to maintain a connec |
| 26/04/2016 | Air Bags:Sensor:Occupant Classification SAFETY | Nissan 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 |
| 26/04/2016 | Air Bags:Sensor:Occupant Classification SAFETY | Nissan 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 |
| 03/03/2021 | Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights:Switch SAFETY | Nissan 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. |
On the federal record it scores 25/100: 267 owner complaints (26.7 per year on the road) and 6 recall campaigns, 6 touching safety-critical systems.
The most-reported component in NHTSA complaints is Power Train, with 126 of 310 categorised reports.
The 2016 Nissan Sentra scored 25/100 on the federal record.