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1985 Nissan Sentra

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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6Owner complaints

Model-year median: 116

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Seat Belts
3Engine And Engine Cooling
2Equipment
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 6 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Seat Belts. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Equipment. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports

What owners actually said

6 reports
Mileage unknown · Jan 11, 2000
Engine And Engine Cooling

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #717213

Mileage unknown · Feb 18, 1998
Engine And Engine Cooling

ENGINE RACING AT HIGH RPMS.

NHTSA ODI #530610

Mileage unknown · Feb 11, 1998
Seat BeltsInjury

FRONT SEAT BELT SHOULDER RETRACTORS FAILED TO LOCK, CAUSING INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

NHTSA ODI #530342

Mileage unknown · Jun 16, 1995
Equipment

MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS FOR GASOLINE ENGINE TIMING BELT WAS OMITTED FROM VEHICLE OWNERS MANUAL; AS RESULT, TIMING BELT BROKE DISABLING VEHICLE; DAMAGED ENGINE.

NHTSA ODI #967113

Mileage unknown · Jun 15, 1995
Seat Belts

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS HARD TO LOCK SOMETIME. TT

NHTSA ODI #966986

Mileage unknown · May 23, 1995
Seat Belts

PLASTIC OUTER CASING FOR METAL SEAT BELT DETERIORATING. *AK

NHTSA ODI #965760

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

PE88025 · Steering Malfunction

Opened Feb 9, 1988 · Closed May 11, 1988

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering

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