"How reliable is the 1991 Nissan Sentra?"

"Based on 77 NHTSA complaints, the 1991 Nissan Sentra has a median complaint mileage of 202299 miles. The most common issue is Buckle Assembly."

"What are common problems with the 1991 Nissan Sentra?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 1991 Nissan Sentra is Buckle Assembly, accounting for a significant portion of the 77 total complaints filed."

1991 Nissan Sentra: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 77 complaints

Total Complaints

202,299mi

Median Mileage

Buckle Assembly

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

117,500 25th Percentile

202,299 Median Mileage

202,299 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Buckle Assembly

Seat Belts

Automatic Transmission

Fuel Injection System

Front Underhood

Front

Retractor

Engine

Fuel Pump

Manual Transmission

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"UNKNOWN VIBRATION ESTIMATED SPEED 40-50 MPH. FRONT STARTS TO SHIMMY WITH RPM DROPPING TO A STALL. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO DETECT CAUSE. VEHICLE IN SHOP (30) TIMES."

"RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT FRONT BRAKE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 15,000. TT"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

NY: 9 PA: 8 CA: 8 MA: 5 FL: 5 OH: 5 TX: 4 IL: 3 MD: 3 MI: 3

Who Files Complaints?

26%

Original Owners

74%

Second+ Owners

Nissan Sentra — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1990	45	-	Engine	8
1992	81	107,500	Gasoline	10
1993	89	110,439	Manual Transmission	11
1994	130	180,000	Seat Belts	29
1995	158	157,994	Frontal	38
1996	177	63,000	Frontal	47
1997	138	113,500	Frontal	34
1998	76	102,000	Frontal	21
1999	74	78,987	Ignition	19
2000	236	53,800	Engine	27
2001	307	60,500	Engine And Engine Cooling	38
2002	372	69,000	Engine And Engine Cooling	19
2003	240	66,956	Engine And Engine Cooling	17
2004	235	75,000	Engine And Engine Cooling	27
2005	224	77,650	Engine	16
2006	155	80,000	Air Bags	29
2007	214	61,000	Air Bags	32
2008	233	67,318	Air Bags	31
2009	81	56,000	Air Bags	18
2010	212	76,328	Electrical System	18
2011	199	75,000	Electrical System	26
2012	259	62,000	Power Train	22
2013	864	59,000	Power Train	35
2014	522	65,889	Power Train	32
2015	488	50,000	Power Train	34
2016	397	55,000	Power Train	29
2017	334	42,000	Power Train	41
2018	283	39,000	Power Train	29
2019	343	22,324	Electrical System	27
2020	306	17,250	Steering	17
2021	201	25,000	Electrical System	27
2022	129	30,700	Steering	3
2023	31	-	Electrical System	1
2024	49	30,000	Steering	11
2025	33	-	Engine	7

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28