The 2025 Nissan Sentra has 25 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 4 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are tires and engine. Owners most often flag cvt operational problems (all generations): shuddering during acceleration, jerking when shifting between drive and reverse, rubber band effect, whining noise, and laggy throttle response. frequency: very frequent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2025 Nissan Sentra vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 6 Sentra model years we track, complaint volume runs from 18 (2023) to 623 (2019). With 25 complaints, the 2025 Sentra sits belowthe model's median of 228.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
seats
Campaign 25V153000Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Sentra vehicles. The driver's seat frame may not be fully secured to the outer side of the seat track. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the require…
visibility:windshield
Campaign 25V807000Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Sentra vehicles. The windshield glass may have visible air bubbles, which can obscure the driver's visibility. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the…
latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
Campaign 26V023000Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Altima, Sentra, 2025-2026 Frontier, and 2026 Kicks vehicles. The door strikers may have been improperly welded and break, allowing the door to open while movi…
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Campaign 26V410000Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2025 Nissan Sentra vehicles. The front left-side driveshaft may not be fully seated in the continuously variable transmission (CVT) assembly, which can cause a tra…
Sentiment is sharply divided by generation and is heavily influenced by transmission history. For models from approximately 2011 through the early 2020s, sentiment is overwhelmingly negative, dominated by widespread and severe CVT…
Owner insights cover all generations of the Sentra. See the full Sentra owner picture and every model year.
Used Sentra listings typically run $18,995–$23,563 across 2014 to 2026 model years.
Compare every Sentra year side by side to see how 2025 ranks against the rest.