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2015 Nissan Sentra
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Sentra years
Owner complaints for the 2015 Nissan Sentra are substantially higher than the model-year median of 116.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
620–25K
3425–50K
4650–75K
3775–100K
29100–150K
4150K+
212 reports with mileage · 139 unknown
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.
- Power Train. Review the 172 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine. Review the 68 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 49 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
23 crash reports3 fire reports16 injury reports
Unknown Or Other complaints
54 reports"TAKATA RECALL" THIS ISSUE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CURRENT RECALL. MY ISSUE IS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION. INITIAL ISSUE HAPPENED PRIOR TO 50K MILES, ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED. REPLACED BY NISSAN, 2ND TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 96K MILES, NISSAN WANTED TO REPLACE AGAIN. REQUESTED THEY TAKE VEHICLE BACK. SAW LEMON LAW INFO SHO…
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"TAKATA RECALL" THIS ISSUE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CURRENT RECALL. MY ISSUE IS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION. INITIAL ISSUE HAPPENED PRIOR TO 50K MILES, ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED. REPLACED BY NISSAN, 2ND TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 96K MILES, NISSAN WANTED TO REPLACE AGAIN. REQUESTED THEY TAKE VEHICLE BACK. SAW LEMON LAW INFO SHOWING ISSUES FROM 2012 - 2018. FYI VEHICLE STOPPED 1ST TIME ON FREEWAY. 2ND TIME IN MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTION BOTH TIMES HAD TO BE TOWED.
THE WEATHER STRIPS ON THE PASSENGERS DOORS COME OFF.
WHILE DRIVING STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN IT CHANGED TO GREEN STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH NO RESPONSE. BRAKE, OIL AND BATTERY LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO NUTRAL AND PUSH VEHICLE TO A SAFE LOCATION. TURNS VEHICLE OFF, ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. VEHICLE TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START.
NO POWER, NO SHIFTING GEARS, PULSATING, HOT SMELL, RPM GOES DOWN WHEN VEHICLE IS ACCELERATED, LOSS OF SPEED WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY AND ROADWAYS.
WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND AT ANY SPEED, WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOSE ACCELERATION FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME EVEN THOUGH THE GAS PEDAL IS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON ANY ROADS.
THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY AFTER COMING OFF A COMPLETE STOP. ONCE I TURN THE CAR OFF AND WHEN TO TURN IT BACK ON AND PUT IT IN GEAR, IT WOULDN'T SHIFT GEARS. IT STARTS BUT WOULDN'T MOVE.
MY CVT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 81,361. I TOOK IT TO 4 DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS, ONE OF THEM BEING THE NISSAN DEALER I GOT THE CAR FROM. ALL AGREED IT WAS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD BY THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT COVER ANY REPLACEMENT OR REPAIRS, BUT COULD REPAIR AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR …
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MY CVT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 81,361. I TOOK IT TO 4 DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS, ONE OF THEM BEING THE NISSAN DEALER I GOT THE CAR FROM. ALL AGREED IT WAS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD BY THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT COVER ANY REPLACEMENT OR REPAIRS, BUT COULD REPAIR AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR $4800.00. I WENT TO A DIFFERENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP IN TOWN AND THEY COULD DO THE REPAIR FOR $2800.00. I CHOSE TO GO WITH THE LESS EXPENSIVE AMOUNT DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS TOLD BY THE NISSAN SERVICE CENTER I WOULD NOT GET ANY REIMBURSEMENT FORM NISSAN FOR THE REPAIR. NOW THAT I HAVE PAID $3000.00 AT THE OTHER PLACE AND OPENED A CASE WITH NISSAN'S COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN'S COMPLAINT DEPT. IF I HAD CHOSE TO GET IT FIXED AT A NISSAN SERVICE CENTER THEY WOULD HAVE COVERED IT. AS I STATED TO THE LAST NISSAN REP. IF I HAD BEEN TOLD THEY WOULD COVER IT I WOULD HAVE USED NISSAN'S SERVICE AND NOT ANOTHER PLACE. THE PLACE I CHOSE IS ASE CERTIFIED AND NISSAN CERTIFIED TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. THEY DID PUT IN A TRANSMISSION AND WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY, SO NOW I HAVE HAD 2 REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS PUT IN MY CAR. I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ON NISSAN'S WEB SITE REGARDING THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS IN 2015 SENTRAS. HOW CAN A RECALL BE ISSUED FOR WHAT IS APPARENTLY A MASS PROBLEM THAT NISSAN WILL NOT ADMIT THEY HAVE? THANK YOU.
I WAS IN MOTION WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED TO HESITATE AND NOT SPEED UP.I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHEN IT HAPPENED BUT IT WAS A FEW MONTHS AGO. I HAVE TRIED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS MATTER WITH NISSAN CORPORATION BUT THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL AND NOT BEING COOPERATIVE. I ALSO TOOK MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST NEAR WHERE I…
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I WAS IN MOTION WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED TO HESITATE AND NOT SPEED UP.I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHEN IT HAPPENED BUT IT WAS A FEW MONTHS AGO. I HAVE TRIED TO TAKE CARE OF THIS MATTER WITH NISSAN CORPORATION BUT THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL AND NOT BEING COOPERATIVE. I ALSO TOOK MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST NEAR WHERE I LIVE AND THEY STATED IT IS THE TRANSMISSION THAT WENT VERY BAD. I NO LONGER HAVE THE VEHICLE IN MY POSSESSION BECAUSE I REFUSE TO PAY AN ARM AND A LEG FOR A FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT WAS BEYOND MY CONTROL TO GET IT REPAIRED AND I WAS SOLD A LEMON VEHICLE.
CAR LOSES POWER TO CONSOLE ONLY AT TIMES AND OTHERS THE HOLE CAR LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING LOSING ALL CONTROL OF CAR WHILE IN MOTION.
Official recalls
316V242000 · Air Bags:sensor:occupant Classification
Apr 26, 2016
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 secure a Child Restraint System (CRS). The deformed seat bracket may cause the Occupant Classification System (OCS) to incorrectly classify the installed CRS, resulting in the front passenger air bag to not be turned off as designed when a CRS is in the seat.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the frontal passenger air bag deploys in the event of a crash when a child seat is installed in the front passenger seat, there will be an increased risk of injury to the child in the CRS.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will reinforce the seat belt bracket as well as reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU), free of charge. The recall began on June 13, 2016. Owners are warned not to install a CRS in the front seat. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669.
16V244000 · Air Bags:sensor:occupant Classification
Apr 26, 2016
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 Hybrid, 2014-2017 Nissan Rogue and Infiniti Q50, 2015-2016 Nissan Murano, Murano Hybrid, and Chevrolet City Express, 2014-2015 Nissan Pathfinder Hybrid, and 2013 Infiniti JX35 vehicles. In these vehicles, the front seat passenger Occupant Classification System (OCS) may incorrectly classify an adult passenger as a child or classify the seat as empty despite it being occupied. As a result, the passenger frontal air bag may be turned off and not deploy in the event of a crash.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the passenger frontal air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, the passenger is at an increased risk of injury.
Remedy: Nissan will notify their owners. Chevrolet City Express owners will be notified by General Motors. Dealers will reprogram the Air Bag Control Unit (ACU) and OCS Electronic Control Unit (ECU) in Altima, Maxima, Murano, Rogue, and Sentra vehicles, and replace the OCS ECU in LEAF, NV200, NV200 Taxi, Pathfinder, Infiniti Q50, JX35, and QX60 and Chevrolet City Express vehicles, free of charge. Interim notices were sent to owners on May 31, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669, Infiniti customer service at 1-888-833-3216 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020.
15V453000 · Latches/locks/linkages
Jul 21, 2015
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2015 Nissan Rogue vehicles manufactured June 9, 2015, to June 10, 2015, and 2015 Nissan Sentra and Versa Note vehicles manufactured June 5, 2015, to June 13, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the driver side front and rear doors may not fully latch. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A door that does not fully latch may result in the door opening while the car is moving. The distraction may increase the risk of a crash and/or a vehicle occupant may fall out of the vehicle if they are not wearing a seatbelt, increasing their risk of injury.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the date, lot number, and cavity code on the left front and rear door latches, and replace them, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 31, 2015. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-647-7261.
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
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.