2010 Nissan Sentra: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 212 complaints
212
Total Complaints
76,328mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
18
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

20,000 25th Percentile
76,328 Median Mileage
106,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
49
ENGINE
35
AIR BAGS
31
POWER TRAIN
17
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
13
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
11
STEERING
9
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
7
SUSPENSION
5

Severity Assessment

18
Crashes
4
Fires
9
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MY NEW NISSAN SENTRA 2010S VERY QUICKLY VEERS TO THE LEFT AT 50-65 MPG IN THE HIGHWAY. I DID NOT STEP MY FOOT ON ACCELERATOR NOR BRAKE AT THAT TIME. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES OCCASIONALLY SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR ON JAN 2010. *TR"
"MY NEW NISSAN SENTRA 2010S VERY QUICKLY VEERS TO THE LEFT AT 50-65 MPG IN THE HIGHWAY. I DID NOT STEP MY FOOT ON ACCELERATOR NOR BRAKE AT THAT TIME. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES OCCASIONALLY SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR ON JAN 2010. *TR"
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN SENTRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISORS WERE ON THE WRONG SIDE. THE SHORTER SUN VISOR SHOULD BE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE AND THE LONGER SUN VISOR THAT SHOULD BE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE WAS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD..."

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

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