2022 Nissan Sentra

Typical pattern

21.6% of complaints about the 2022 Nissan Sentra came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2022 vehicle — around the middle of the 181 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 2.1 yr in service. The most-reported system is steering (32 complaints), typically at 2.3 yr or about 36,000 miles.

Complaints: 139
Median age at failure: 2.1 yr
Median mileage: 36,000 n=16
Crash / fire / tow: 9.4% of reports
Safety recalls: 2

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

23V581000 2023-08-15

Steering:linkages:tie rod assembly

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Sentra vehicles. The left and/or right tie rod may bend.

A bent tie rod can break and cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

23V421000 2023-06-12

Structure:body

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2022 Sentra vehicles. The driver's side cowl area may have a missing or improper seal, which can allow water to leak inside the vehicle and corrode electrical components.

Corrosion of the electrical components could result in failure of various electrical systems, such as loss of wiper motor function or exterior lighting, inoperative air bags, or the ability to shift into gear without applying the brake pedal. Any of these scenarios can increase the risk of a crash. In addition, an electrical short-circuit may occur, increasing the risk of a fire.

In owners’ own words

Collision avoidance mileage not reported 5 mo in service

Airbag warning light on after purchase. Took vehicle to dealer, repalced an airbag sensor, did not remedy problem. Needs airbag control module, that has an unknown eta for replacment. For issue with auto breaking and foward collision, was merging on freeway, and while accelerating, the dashboard warning lights activated, and the center dash communication area notified me of an error in the system

Collision avoidance mileage not reported 5 mo in service

Airbag warning light on after purchase. Took vehicle to dealer, repalced an airbag sensor, did not remedy problem. Needs airbag control module, that has an unknown eta for replacment. For issue with auto breaking and foward collision, was merging on freeway, and while accelerating, the dashboard warning lights activated, and the center dash communication area notified me of an error in the system

Collision avoidance mileage not reported 9 mo in service

Safety features such as front crash detection and other preventative features fail when the interior of the vehicle gets gets hot (due to climate). Among safety the cruise control, radio and center display no longer operate. Unable to use Bluetooth or any vehicle settings when the screen is completely black and nonfunctional.

Electrical system mileage not reported 9 mo in service

We started it one day and popped up malfunction signal and we lost power to everything

Other Sentra model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2022 Nissan Sentra

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

In owners’ own words

Other Sentra model years

How to read this