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What 229 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Nissan Sentra Sr Turbo

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 (229)Crash / fire / injury (35)Transmission & drivetrain (76)Engine (48)Electrical system (33)Speed control (32)Airbags (26)Brakes (21)Lights (15)Steering (14)Body & structure (9)Fuel system (7)

76 of 229 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · clear filters · page 4 of 4

Dec 8, 2017Transmission & drivetrainSpeed control

CAR IS DANGEROUSLY SLOW TO ACCELERATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO A FREEWAY OR A BUSY STREET. EVEN WITH FLOORING THE ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE PAST 40MPH FOR ABOUT 5-8 SECONDS, WHICH IN DRIVING, IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF TIME, ESPECIALLY MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY.

NHTSA ODI 11053542

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Working with the data? Download all 229 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 22, 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 2017 Nissan Sentra Sr Turbo verdict →