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What 349 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Nissan Sentra Nismo

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (349)Crash / fire / injury (28)Transmission & drivetrain (171)Engine (68)Speed control (48)Airbags (44)Electrical system (25)Brakes (18)Body & structure (14)Fuel system (11)Seat belts (6)Steering (6)

1 of 349 complaints match · Seat belts · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Sep 27, 2016AirbagsSeat beltsEngineFire

AFTER DRIVING THE CAR ONE EVENING THE ENGINE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT A FIRE. THE FIRE DEPTARTMENT SAID IT STARTED FROM SOME PROBLEM IN THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION WE NOTICE THE HEAT OF THE FIRE DID NOT DEPLOY THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR-BAGS. NORMALLY IN MANY CASES OF CAR FIRES THE FIRE WILL DEPLOY THE EMERGENCY AIR-BAGS AND CAUSE THE CAR ALARM TO SOUND THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WITH MY INCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10909955

Working with the data? Download all 349 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 21, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2015 Nissan Sentra Nismo verdict →