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What 202 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 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 (202)Crash / fire / injury (21)Electrical system (57)Transmission & drivetrain (49)Brakes (36)Driver assistance (31)Lights (26)Engine (19)Airbags (14)Speed control (12)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (5)Fuel system (5)

1 of 202 complaints match · Speed control · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Apr 10, 2021Speed controlCrash

I PULLED INTO A CHICK-FIL-A DRIVE THRU. THIS FAST FOOD CHAIN HAS EMPLOYEES OUTSIDE THAT COME TO YOUR CAR AND TAKE YOUR ORDER. THE GUY THAT CAME TO ME ASKED ME IF SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. HE SAID IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS RACING. I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE IT UNTIL HE MENTIONED IT. WHILE I WAS SITTING IN THE LINE WAITING TO PICK UP MY FOOD, I NOTICED THE ENGINE WASN'T RACING AS BAD AS IT HAD BEEN. WHILE I WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVE THRU LINE, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND TOOK OFF. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. I HIT ANOTHER CAR AS THE CAR LEFT THE PARKING LOT AND RAN INTO THEIR FENCE. THE FENCE WAS THERE FOR SAFETY MEASURES, TO KEEP YOU FROM GOING DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THERE ISN'T A POLICE REPORT. THE POLICE DIDN'T COME BECAUSE IT WAS PRIVATE PROPERTY I CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION, (IF REQUESTED) FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY DECLARED THE CAR TOTALED ON 4/9/2021.

NHTSA ODI 11407440

Working with the data? Download all 202 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 2019 Nissan Sentra Nismo verdict →