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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
41
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 · Jun 1, 1995
Electrical SystemFire

ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSED FIRE. *SKD

NHTSA ODI #486836

Mileage unknown · May 25, 1995
Power TrainCrash

TRANSMISSION MOUNT MADE OF ALUMINUM CASTING FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ODI #965999

Mileage unknown · May 22, 1995
Seat Belts

TAKATA #522G688; FALSE WARNING INDICATION FROM DASH BOARD, BUCKLE WILL UNLATCH AND RETRACTOR FAILS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ODI #965636

Mileage unknown · May 18, 1995
Seat Belts

THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT WHEN DRIVING THE SEAT BELT WILL LOCK AND SOME TIME IT LOCK UP ON THE TRACK DEALER REPAIR THIS PROBLEM SIX TIME. TT

NHTSA ODI #965596

Mileage unknown · May 12, 1995
Seats

PASSENGER AND DRIVER HEAD REST ARE BROKEN. TT

NHTSA ODI #965265

Mileage unknown · Apr 24, 1995
Electrical SystemFire

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, UNKNOWN ORIGIN. TT

NHTSA ODI #964265

Mileage unknown · Apr 21, 1995
Electrical SystemFire

WHILE PUMPING GAS, VEHICLE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE, FIRE DEPT. SUSPECT ELECTRICAL SHORT AS CULPRIT. TT

NHTSA ODI #964172

Mileage unknown · Apr 13, 1995
Seat Belts

THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR SOMETIME LOCK UP . TT

NHTSA ODI #963687

Mileage unknown · Mar 6, 1995
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingEquipment

A/C LEAKS CONDENSATION ONTO PASSENGER'S FLOOR.

NHTSA ODI #481345

Mileage unknown · Feb 7, 1995
Vehicle Speed Control

VEHICLE PERIODICALLLY SURGES OR BUCKS WHEN RPMS ARE BELOW 3000, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ODI #959680

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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