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1992 Nissan Sentra

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1992 Nissan Sentra do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 116.

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62Owner 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

Other model years Selected year
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198939
199063
199162
199258
199399
1994117
1995
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
14Engine And Engine Cooling
11Power Train
11Seat Belts
10Service Brakes, Hydraulic
7
All reported categories
Air Bags
3Exterior Lighting
3Seats
3Unknown Or Other
2Vehicle Speed Control
2Visibility
2Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1Engine
1Equipment
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Fuel System, Other
1Fuel/propulsion System
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Service Brakes, Air
1Steering
1Structure
1Tires
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 6 of 62 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.

  • Electrical System. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

8 crash reports15 fire reports5 injury reports

What owners actually said

62 reports
Mileage unknown · Aug 23, 1996
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #505814

Mileage unknown · May 8, 1996
Electrical System

UPON STARTING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD, FOUND FRONT WIRING HAD BURNT APART, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK

NHTSA ODI #984219

Mileage unknown · Apr 11, 1996
Electrical SystemFire

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, THE ELECTRICAL WIRING FIRE AROUND THE VEHICLE BATTERY SHORTED OUT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #982618

Mileage unknown · Mar 29, 1996
Seats

DRIVER SIDE SEATBACK BOLTS ON THE RIGHT STRIP, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING. *AK

NHTSA ODI #981400

Mileage unknown · Dec 8, 1995
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

THE PADS REPLACED THREE TIMES BRAKE ARE MAKING NOISE AGAIN . TT

NHTSA ODI #976338

Mileage unknown · Oct 13, 1995
Seat Belts

DRIVER/PASS FRONT SHOULDER/LAP BELT WON'T RETRACT INTO DOOR ASSEMBLY. TT

NHTSA ODI #973357

Mileage unknown · Sep 12, 1995
Air BagsSeat BeltsCrashInjury

SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING HEAD ON COLLISION. TT

NHTSA ODI #971951

Mileage unknown · Jul 26, 1995
Engine And Engine Cooling

ENGINE LOCKED UP. *AK

NHTSA ODI #484589

Mileage unknown · Jul 7, 1995
Electrical System

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORM AND THROUGH STANDING WATER VEHICLE STALLED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #968430

Mileage unknown · Jun 6, 1995
Seat Belts

DRIVERS SEAT BELT NOT MOTORIZED SHOULDER/LAP BELT WILL UNFASTEN WHILE WEARING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ODI #966463

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

PE93101 · Stalling

Opened Nov 30, 1993 · Closed Mar 31, 1994

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages

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