2023 Nissan Sentra problems and complaints

Owners have filed 19 complaints with NHTSA about the 2023 Nissan Sentra. The most-reported areas: Electrical System (8), Unknown Or Other (5), Forward Collision Avoidance (5).

Key takeaways

  • 19 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 1 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 2 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Electrical System842%
Unknown Or Other526%
Forward Collision Avoidance526%
Steering421%
Engine316%
Power Train211%
Service Brakes211%
Fuel/Propulsion System211%
Back Over Prevention211%
Vehicle Speed Control15%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2023 Nissan Sentra 4 DR FWD5/54/55/55/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Unknown Or Other - filed 2026-08-09

When I plug my phone in to USB android auto starts up and when I begin to play music it's stops or you hear a lot of static,so if I want to listen to music I have to plug in to aux and when you use aux the android auto don't work . When listing to music can't use the display screen 1

Electrical System,unknown Or Other - filed 2026-05-11

The camera views are all pink or turning pink. Also when getting to 70mph on the interstate, the car begins to shudder. The vehicle has 52,000 miles on it.

Power Train,electrical System - filed 2026-03-20

The contact owns a 2023 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the driveway and shifted to park(P), the vehicle started to slowly roll backwards unexpectedly. While attempting to re-enter the vehicle to stop the vehicle, the contact was knocked to the floor by the driver’s side door. The...

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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.