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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)

4 of 229 complaints match · Body & structure · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

May 14, 2024Body & structureCrash

Car was T-bone only the two doors passenger already fixed

NHTSA ODI 11588783

Nov 6, 2022AirbagsBody & structureBrakesCrash

part 2 of my first complaint about the 2017 Nissan Sentra. There is a bug in my car and I hired 'bug sweeper USA' to find the bug and remove it and they said there isn't a bug and to die. I am frightened and want the bug/transmitter removed, it is against the law in the united states and I want them arrested. I have to trade it up for a better car because I found out that it doesn't have front real drive. This car has terrible blind spots and rear drum breaks. I didn't notice that before it or I wouldn't have bought it. I feel unsafe also because it is terrible going up hills and accelerating. I test drove it on flat roads. I think these cars should be remove from the road and discontinued. I have never bought a car this terribly engineered. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ODI 11492511

Jan 7, 2021AirbagsBody & structureBrakesCrash1 injury

THE CAR'S BRAKES STOPPED RESPONDING IN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR HIT ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD (IT WAS SNOWING) THEN IT CUT 3 LANES AND WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE OTHER SIDE AND HIT THE WALL AGAIN. THE IMPACT WAS HIGH, THE VEHICLE HAS MAJOR DAMAGE BUT THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED.

NHTSA ODI 11386891

Jul 5, 2018Body & structureCrash

I GOT INTO A FENDER BENDER HITTING MY RIGHT CORNER OF MY BUMPER AGAINST THE BACK LEFT OF A COROLLA AND THE BUMPER GOT KNOCKED OFF SUPER EASILY. PREVIOUSLY BACK INTO A LAMP POST AND THE BACK BUMPER FELL OFF EASILY AS WELL. DOESN'T SEEM VERY SAFE TO ME .

NHTSA ODI 11109633

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 →