Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2012 Nissan Sentra has 0 recalls, 180 complaints, and a 4-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
0
Recalls
180
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2012 Nissan Sentra 4 DR FWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2025 | ENGINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH and depressing t... |
| Jan 27, 2025 | SERVICE BRAKES | My ABS light and skid light is staying on all the time. |
| Nov 16, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The contact owned a 2012 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while her boyfriend was driving at 4... |
| Oct 1, 2024 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | car stalled no power in gas pedal traveling across for lane traffic just lost power to the gas pedal... |
| Sep 12, 2024 | AIR BAGS | The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed... |
| Jul 13, 2024 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | The rearview mirror fell off the windshield and was hanging by the wires, which was found when enter... |
| May 23, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Our nissan Sentra with 106K miles the car lost nearly all power as my son was turning onto the freew... |
| Feb 12, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Leaking transmission oil. Also burning engine oil a week after doing an oil change to the point ther... |
| Feb 11, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the ... |
| Jan 15, 2023 | ENGINE | The contact’s husband owns a 2012 Nissan Sentra. The contact stated that while her son was driving a... |
| Jan 15, 2023 | ENGINE | ******* DELETE VOQ ******* THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING MARKED FOR DELETION BECAUSE IT IS AN INADVERTENT... |
| Jan 7, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The Transmission is making a whining nose and smells terribly bad! When driving on the interstate a... |
| Nov 6, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | While traveling down the interstate doing the normal speed limit, I was forced to pull over to the e... |
| Sep 17, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | --- What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon reque... |
| Jul 26, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Transmission died. For a few weeks, the transmission will randomly have a high whine at about 55mph,... |
| Jun 18, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | While driving on the freeway pulling approximately 70 miles per hour, my car will begin to shake vio... |
| Apr 24, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | While driving at around 70 mph on the highway the car suddenly lost power and was no longer able to ... |
| Feb 20, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Vehicle transmission appeared to slip from gear causing vehicle to lose power while in heavy interst... |
| Jan 5, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I was driving on thruway and I pushed the gas pedal and there was no power. I was a nervous wreck. T... |
| Jan 1, 2022 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | When driving at 70 or above mph for a long distances, speed automatically declines to 60 mph and wil... |