NHTSA has received 20 owner complaints about the 2023 Nissan Sentra, or 5.3 per year on the road — far fewer complaints than typical (complaint index 0.13, where 1.00 is the average of all tracked vehicles). Among the 92 model-year 2023 vehicles we track, it ranks #13 of 92 by complaints per year (#1 = fewest). Against other Nissan models its rate is 81% lower; against other Compact cars it is 76% lower.
Counts are normalized by time on the road, not by sales volume: a popular model generates more reports than a rare one, and complaints are not verified individually. How we count
Limited data: fewer than 30 complaints, so shares and indexes are unstable.
Complaints filed between 2023-08-21 and 2026-09-23. Median delay from incident to filing: 25 days.
20Complaints
5.3Complaints per year on the road
0.13Complaint index vs. all tracked vehicles
1Recalls
5.0%Share involving a crash or fire
6Last 12 months
Analysis
The previous model year (2022) drew 16.9 complaints per year, more than this one. The following model year (2024) drew 14.7 per year, more than this one. In its first two years on the road the 2023 model collected 8 complaints, 90% lower than the average vehicle of the same model year.
The most common problem area is Electrical (40.0% of complaints), followed by Unspecified or other (20.0%) and Engine (15.0%). Electrical complaints are 2.5 times as common here as across all tracked vehicles. 1 report (5.0%) describes a crash or fire; owners mention 2 injuries and 0 deaths.
Half of the reported incidents happened within 24 months of the model year's start; the busiest period was the first year (30% of incidents). 6 complaints were filed in the last 12 months.
NHTSA lists 1 safety recall for this model year.
Complaint index
vs. all tracked vehicles0.13
vs. other Nissan models0.19
vs. other 2023 models0.13
vs. other Compact cars0.24
Complaints in first 2 years on the road · vs. same-year average (8)0.1
The contact owns a 2023 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the driveway and shifted to park(P), the vehicle started to slowly roll backwards unexpectedly.
Transmission / powertrain · 2026-03-20 · ODI 11725886
The contact owns a 2023 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that after making a right turn while driving at 15 MPH, the vehicle jerked to the right and crashed into an unoccupied parked vehicle. The air bags did not deploy.
Steering · 2023-12-13 · ODI 11559877 · Crash
Rear backup camera does not work. Screen shows vertical lines and I cannot see to backup. My safety & others are at risk because I cannot see behind me. No, no and no to the last questions.
Electrical · 2026-09-23 · ODI 11766493
When I plug my phone in to USB android auto starts up and when I begin to play music it's stops or you hear a lot of static,so if I want to listen to music I have to plug in to aux and when you use aux the android auto don't work .
Unspecified or other · 2026-08-09 · ODI 11755806
The camera views are all pink or turning pink. Also when getting to 70mph on the interstate, the car begins to shudder. The vehicle has 52,000 miles on it.
Electrical · 2026-05-11 · ODI 11736970
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE Campaign 24V154000 · 2024-02-27
Summary: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2024 Titan, Frontier, Infiniti QX60, Pathfinder, 2023-2024 Sentra, Versa, Kicks, Infiniti QX50, and 2023 Rogue vehicles. Due to a manufacturing issue, the driver's air bag inflator may absorb moisture, and cause the air bag to deploy improperly.
Risk: An air bag that deploys improperly may not protect the driver as intended during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the front driver's air bag assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2024. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's numbers for this recall are PD103, PD104, and PMA34.
