210 of the 904 complaints about the Nissan Sentra (23.2%) concern Electrical, making it the model's largest problem area. That share is 1.5× the Electrical share across all tracked vehicles.
210Complaints · Electrical
23.2%Share of complaints
1.48×vs. all vehicles
35Last 12 months
3.8%Share involving a crash or fire
2Related recalls
Analysis
By model year, Electrical complaints peak with the 2019 model (56, 25% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (4). 35 Electrical complaints were filed in the last 12 months versus 34 in the 12 months before — a steady pace.
Owners most often describe: “malfunction”, “battery”, “key”, “sensor” and “fob”. 8 of these reports (3.8%) describe a crash or fire, with 3 injuries and 0 deaths mentioned.
2 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 23V628000 (2023-09-08, model years 2020 and 2021).
The contact owns a 2025 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while reversing out of a parking space at 4 MPH, the rear cross-traffic alert failed to activate, causing the vehicle to crash into a 3-foot cement pole.
Electrical · 2026-06-10 · ODI 11743219 · Crash
Vehicle had AEB System malfunctioning. The brakes did NOT work. The emergency brake barely worked. We were driving on Fathers Day to a family gathering and the system and brakes malfunctioned, yes we collided with the Curb and debris on the side of the road…
Electrical · 2025-06-26 · ODI 11669440 · Crash
Headlight assembly not wired properly causing the driver's side Headlight not to work. Also the audio equipment inside the car has electrical issues.
Electrical · 2026-08-30 · ODI 11760683
The contact owns a 2025 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds on several occasions, the messages "Engine Stall - Stop Safely", "Service Due in 0 Miles", and "System Malfunction Not Available" were displayed.
Electrical · 2026-08-07 · ODI 11755497
3/4 doors will not lock/unlock using fob, or the door controllers. This increases risk of theft, car jacking, and safety as the locks do not engage while driving. Very dangerous.
Electrical · 2026-07-23 · ODI 11752295
The power unlock on all four doors of my car doors will no longer operate via key fob, outside lock button or interior power unlock buttons, although the doors can all be locked using those same processes.
Electrical · 2026-07-08 · ODI 11749096
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
Related recalls
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA Campaign 23V628000 · 2023-09-08 · Model years: 2020, 2021
Summary: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Altima and 2020-2021 Sentra vehicles. Damage to the camera harness can cause distortion or loss of the rearview camera display image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the rearview camera and harness for damage and replace them as necessary. If no damage is found, the dealer will apply protective tape and reroute the rearview camera harness. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 19, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall is R23C3.
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA Campaign 19V654000 · 2019-09-12 · Model years: 2018, 2019
Summary: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.
How common are Electrical problems on the Nissan Sentra?
210 of the 904 complaints about the Nissan Sentra (23.2%) concern Electrical, making it the model's largest problem area. That share is 1.5× the Electrical share across all tracked vehicles.
Which Nissan Sentra model years have the most Electrical complaints?
By model year, Electrical complaints peak with the 2019 model (56, 25% of that year's complaints) and are lowest for the 2025 model (4).
Is there a recall for Nissan Sentra Electrical problems?
2 recall campaigns relate to this area, most recently campaign 23V628000 (2023-09-08, model years 2020 and 2021).