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Nissan Sentra repairs by problem area
Engine (40%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (7%)
Brakes and Traction Control (7%)
Suspension and Steering (18%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (19%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (5%)
Other (4%)
Select a problem area
- Engine
- Transmission and Drivetrain
- Brakes and Traction Control
- Suspension and Steering
- Electrical and Air Conditioning
- Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim
- Other
Chart based on 669 repairs.
Nissan Sentra body repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (0%)
$500 - $999 (3%)
$100 - $499 (7%)
< $100 (90%)
Chart based on 30 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2011 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 CVT FWD
| 38440 mi | Loose left side trunk hinge. Alignment problem. Realigned and tighten hinge bolts. |
2010 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
177-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD
| 8391 mi | The trunk after closing so many times is not aligned on one of the side. The body shop re-aligned it. Under warranty. |
| 14144 mi | Dealer Note: CUSTOMER REPORTS ON SORT OF CLICING / RUBBING TYPE OF NOISE FROM BEHIND AUDIO UNIT WHEN DRIVING WITH HEATER SYSTEM ACTIVATED Remedy: INSTRUMENT PANEL - CENTRE clean up. Noise came back after a week, will go back again later. |
2008 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 CVT FWD
| 6000 mi | Bumper cover clips came off and cover seperated from body. Replaced clips and re-attached cover. |
| 4000 mi | Broken mirror cover on the passenger visor. Hinge cracked. |
| 9000 mi | Ordered broken visor lid. Replaced broken visor lid. |
| 6000 mi | Sunvisor vanity mirror cover fell off (failure of pivot) |
| 66960 mi | heat shield rattling |
| 1000 mi | Rattles in driver side side airbag and passenger side speaker area. |
| 5000 mi | They tweeked the door and lubed the door channel, it got slightly better but not fixed. |
2008 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| Right side door panels didn't properly align, dealer readjusted them for me and everything is perfect. |
2007 Nissan Sentra
Engine not specified
| 7000 mi | Rattles/Creaks/Vibrations within the cabin. Written off as being "standard noises that Nissan was aware of with no fix." Finally got frustrated enough to trade car with only 9k miles on it. |
2007 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
200-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| 1045 mi | Had to take car to dealer for paint drip on the bottom of the passenger door and also some paint was coming off at the bottom of the airdamn I'm still impressed with this car - it is the minor problems that I noticed when waxing my car. |
| 1600 mi | both rear tail lights not sealed properly, so they would get moisture in them. |
| 1900 mi | driver side tail light again not sealed properly. |
| 5500 mi | floor mat clip was originally broken from day one - it took them almost six months to get part in stock. |
2007 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
177-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD
| 20460 mi | creak when turning and going over bumps from rear of car. Required completed tear down of rear and visit to body shop to "tighten" cross member. This car is ridiculous for the number of major repairs required under warranty. |
| 21080 mi | Left rear seat cushion loose from previous repair. |
| 29760 mi C $740 |
Creaking noise from rear right (C pillar area) returned. Dealer will have to strip car again to repair so will have to come back and leave car for 1 to 3 days. Will be selling this car and getting something that's not a lemon. |
2007 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
140-horsepower 2.0L I4 CVT FWD
| 36 mi | As soon as I picked up the car from the lot the door panel was pulling off the door when I opened it and it would stick. |
| 6000 mi | Again same problem as before. I threatened if they didnt fix it this time I was going to see about lemoning the car. I was sick and tired of having to pry my door open and my trim had to be replaced along the opening of the car due to the rubbing. |
| 53200 mi US $235 |
Drivers armrest trim keeps popping up |
2005 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| 23000 mi | Retractable sunroof came off of its track. Dealer fixed problem and did not charge anything as it was under warrantee. |
2005 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
126-horsepower 1.8L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 24000 mi US $5 |
The plastic underneath the front left fender came off and scraped the wheel. I had to replace the screw to hold it back together. |
| 87300 mi US $55 |
plastic door handle broke off outside driver door |
2004 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| 335000 mi | door handle broke off |
2004 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
165-horsepower 2.5L I4 4-speed automatic FWD
| 132000 mi US $300 |
Gear in sunroof motor broke. Replaced sunroof motor |
2003 Nissan Sentra
Engine not specified
| 101000 mi | More importantly, the entire underside and lower portions of all four doors were quite rusty, so many more issues likely in the coming year. |
| 87420 mi | Body work due to rust damage on passenger rear door and parts of roof. |
2003 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 105280 mi $80 |
Doors were out of square, change door pins |
2002 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
175-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed manual FWD
| 4922 mi | All speaker grilles and child seat anchor and cover all replaced under warranty. |
2002 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 136000 mi | Water coming into the trunk. Been looking for the leak myself, pretty sure it is coming in from the seals around the top. Will continue to check this weekend. |
2001 Nissan Sentra 4dr Sedan
126-horsepower 1.8L I4 5-speed manual FWD
| 100 mi | Water leak in trunk from right inner/outer fender seam. See TSB. Dealer did not repair, left car 2x, I don't think they even looked at it. Won't go back to that dealer. |
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