2012 NISSAN SENTRA — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 177 complaints · 0 recalls
Most-reported system: POWER TRAIN (49 complaints · 27.7%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 10
  • Fires 4
  • Injuries 10
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution POWER TRAIN appears in 49 of 177 owner complaints (27.7%) in this vehicle snapshot. POWER TRAIN: 49 complaints, 27.7% of reports POWER TRAIN 49 · 27.7% ENGINE: 19 complaints, 10.7% of reports ENGINE 19 · 10.7% · 1 crash reports 3 fire reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 17 complaints, 9.6% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 17 · 9.6% · 1 crash reports AIR BAGS: 15 complaints, 8.5% of reports AIR BAGS 15 · 8.5% · 5 crash reports 1 fire reports STRUCTURE: 12 complaints, 6.8% of reports STRUCTURE 12 · 6.8% · 1 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 10 complaints, 5.7% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10 · 5.7% FUEL SYSTEM: 9 complaints, 5.1% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 9 · 5.1% · 1 crash reports VISIBILITY: 9 complaints, 5.1% of reports VISIBILITY 9 · 5.1% STEERING: 6 complaints, 3.4% of reports STEERING 6 · 3.4% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 41 complaints, 23.2% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 41 · 23.2% · 2 crash reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
POWER TRAIN 49 27.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 19 10.7% 1 crashes · 3 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 17 9.6% 1 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 15 8.5% 5 crashes · 1 fires
STRUCTURE 12 6.8% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10 5.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 9 5.1% 1 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 9 5.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 6 3.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 41 23.2% 2 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jul 2011. 2011-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2012-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2013-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2013-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2014-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2014-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2014-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2015-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2015-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2015-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2016-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2016-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2016-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2017-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2017-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2017-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2018-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2019-Q2: 11 owner reports 11 2019-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 2019-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2020-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2020-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2021-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2021-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2022-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2022-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2022-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2022-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2024-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2024-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2024-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2025-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2025-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jul 2011 Jul 2025
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2011-Q3 Owner reports 1
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2012-Q1 Owner reports 2
2012-Q2 Owner reports 3
2012-Q3 Owner reports 2
2012-Q4 Owner reports 2
2013-Q1 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 6
2013-Q3 Owner reports 3
2013-Q4 Owner reports 5
2014-Q1 Owner reports 2
2014-Q2 Owner reports 4
2014-Q3 Owner reports 6
2014-Q4 Owner reports 3
2015-Q1 Owner reports 4
2015-Q2 Owner reports 6
2015-Q3 Owner reports 7
2015-Q4 Owner reports 2
2016-Q1 Owner reports 4
2016-Q2 Owner reports 4
2016-Q3 Owner reports 5
2016-Q4 Owner reports 1
2017-Q1 Owner reports 4
2017-Q2 Owner reports 4
2017-Q3 Owner reports 7
2017-Q4 Owner reports 2
2018-Q1 Owner reports 2
2018-Q2 Owner reports 9
2018-Q3 Owner reports 2
2018-Q4 Owner reports 2
2019-Q1 Owner reports 4
2019-Q2 Owner reports 11
2019-Q3 Owner reports 13
2019-Q4 Owner reports 6
2020-Q1 Owner reports 3
2020-Q2 Owner reports 1
2020-Q3 Owner reports 3
2021-Q1 Owner reports 1
2021-Q2 Owner reports 1
2021-Q3 Owner reports 5
2021-Q4 Owner reports 2
2022-Q1 Owner reports 3
2022-Q2 Owner reports 1
2022-Q3 Owner reports 4
2022-Q4 Owner reports 1
2023-Q1 Owner reports 3
2024-Q1 Owner reports 2
2024-Q2 Owner reports 1
2024-Q3 Owner reports 2
2024-Q4 Owner reports 2
2025-Q1 Owner reports 1
2025-Q3 Owner reports 1
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Safety Recalls (0)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

Zero safety recalls recorded for this model year in official NHTSA records.

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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-08-21
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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