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2007 Nissan Sentra problems

Owners filed 154 complaints about the 2007 Nissan Sentra with NHTSA between Jan 2007 and Jun 2026. The most-cited component is air bags (41).

Complaints
154
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
21
Reported by owners
Fires
10
Reported by owners
Injuries
30
People reported injured
Deaths
2
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Air bags41
  2. Steering30
  3. Power train17
  4. Electrical system11
  5. Engine11
  6. Suspension11
  7. Engine and engine cooling11
  8. Tires11
  9. Service brakes, hydraulic10
  10. Service brakes9
  11. Vehicle speed control8
  12. Fuel/propulsion system5
  13. Structure5
  14. Equipment5

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Nov 10, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
20079
200819
200916
201016
201113
20128
20137
201412
201511
20167
20179
20182
20197
20208
20213
20224
20231
20240
20251
20261

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Air bags

41 reports12 crashes1 fire
“I BROUGHT THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I GOT THE CAR LOU (SELLER) STATED THEY JUST BROUGHT THE BATTERY AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT SHOULD GO OFF AFTER BEING DRIVEN A COUPLE OF MILES THE AIRBAG LIGHT NEVER CAME OFF I WENT TO GET THE INSPECTED AND PAYED 162 AT NISSAN TO BE LOOKED AT THEN 400 AT THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED ANOTHER COUPLE MILES THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 30, 2021Steering, Air bagsODI 11405696

Steering

30 reports1 crash
“2007 NISSAN SENTRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOSE OF STEERING POWER WHILE DRIVING. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE TIRE WAS TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT EVEN THOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STRAIGHT. THE INNER TIE ROD HAD BROKEN. *JS”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 31, 2020SteeringODI 11302014

Power train

17 reports
“FRONT STRUTS LEAKING, PASSENGER WINDOW SOMETIME WANT ROLL UP OR DOWN, ENGINE TIMING PROBLEM, AND NOW TRANSMISSION CVT PROBLEM.ALL WITH END 160,000 MILES. HOW MANY MILES CAN YOU GET OUT OF A CAR NOW DAYS. GUESS MANUFACTURERS AND MAKING THROW ANY CAR AFTER 100,000 MILES.NOW IT JUST SEATING IN MY YARD.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 27, 2019Suspension, Power train, EngineODI 11271312

Electrical system

11 reports6 fires
“I was approaching my driveway in front of my house and my vehicle had smoke eminating from a glove compartment area when I got out of the car and checked underneath the hood the car was on fire I got out just in time there was something wrong there could have been the engine fuel system I just recently had an oil change 2 weeks ago the incident April 2, 2022 I was in fear for my life because I had no signal from the car what was happened I had just recently had an oil change a week and a half before the incident I noticed that flames were starting to rise and massive flames of ire than fumes of smoke and all of a sudden the car started burning and then the exploded destroying the entire car. Fire Department was called Lieutenant Thompson and his staff came out to put out the fire and the car was towed away was nothing left but the frame. I can be reached at [XXX] my name is [XXX].”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 4, 2022Electrical system, Engine, Fuel/propulsion systemFire reportedODI 11459621

Engine

11 reports5 fires
“Problem is cvt transmission. Transmission main seal leak. Whine, to loss in acceleration and power. At certain speed. Cvt internal belt flapping. Resulted in full shut down of vehicle while on highway. Caused speed control sensor and throttle body sensor to go out which started minor electrical fire in the engine compartment which could have resulted in great bodily injury and possibly hurting others if accident would have and very much could resulted in for sure. Multiple times to mechanic resulting in stress and out of pocket expensive currently with a mechanic now. Nissan cvt transmission...”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled May 19, 2021Electrical system, EngineFire reportedODI 11417717

Suspension

11 reports1 crash
“I HAVE A 2007 SENTRA 2.0S, WITH BRAND NEW GOODYEAR ASSURANCE TRIPLETRED TIRES, THAT I BOUGHT NEW FROM NISSAN IN BROOKLYN PARK, MN. ITS COLD AND ICY HERE IN THE WINTERS! I STARTED NOTICING A LOT OF SWAYING AND LOUDNESS IN THE REAR ON BUMPY ROADS AND ICE/SNOW. AFTER ROUGHLY 5000 MILES OF DRIVING ON NEW TIRES ALL AROUND, MY REAR TIRES DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY TO 6/32S, BRAND NEW IS 11/32S, AND WHEN I SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE, THEY HAD NO COMMENT. WHEN I SPOKE TO DISCOUNT TIRES ABOUT THE 80K WARRANTY ON THE GOODYEAR TIRES, THEY SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THEM BUT WERE VERY CONFUSED ABOUT HOW THEY GOT BALD SO QUICK AT ONLY 5K MILES. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS IN THE WINTER BUT ITS SUPPOSE TO SAVE ME GAS, BUT IT DOESN'T. MY LITTLE ACURA HAS BETTER GAS MILEAGE. OBVIOUSLY WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD NO CLUE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AND EVEN WHEN I SAID, "I HAVE READ A LOT ON REAR TIRE ALIGNMENT ISSUES WITH MY NISSAN AND I WANT ANSWERS FROM YOU", THEY STILL LOOK AT ME LIKE THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. UNTIL I SHOWED THEM WHAT I PRINTED OFF THE INTERNET, THEY TOLD ME THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE SITUATIONS AROUND THE GLOBE AND IF I WANTED TO…”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 7, 2010Suspension, TiresODI 10364310
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 10, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.