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    Maintenance

    Reviewed April 21, 2026

    I'm so disappointed with Nissan. I own a 2019 Nissan Sentra. The transmission is going out again. The transmission has been replaced twice last time 2023 or 2024. The transmission is going out again which means this will be the third transmission. Nissan transmission has to be a lemon. I think a class action lawsuit should be filed against Nissan concerning their defective transmissions. I'm very disappointed with Nissan. I will contact the National Safety Highway Administration and the Recall Administration.

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    PriceMaintenance

    Reviewed March 10, 2026

    At 127,000 miles on my Sentra, the transmission went out about 4 months ago. Many places don’t service CVT transmissions which is causing a more expensive repair. I bought my car in 2019 with only 700 miles, and continuous regular maintenance. I have been looking for an affordable replacement and it’s been really hard. Had I known that my Nissan would have went out in less then 10 years, I probably would’ve gotten a Honda. They’re expensive but it’s worth it!!!!

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      Reviewed Sept. 9, 2025

      My wife and I purchased a 2020 Nissan Sentra brand new. We had the original CVT transmission go out within 5000 miles. They did a complete replacement. The replacement transmission did good for about 30,000 miles… not it is have issues and riding rough. We are about to trade this vehicle in. The car looks great, just having transmission issues which deters us from ever buying another one.

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      Contract & TermsPriceMaintenanceStaff

      Reviewed Aug. 28, 2025

      The first 2021 Nissan Sentra I had had a left side window malfunction after two years of age that cost me $600 and then the locks on the right side stopped working. The second one cost me $3000 because of a short in the electrical lighting system on the driver side. My friend had a Nissan Sentra and her transmission went out after 18 months.

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      Reviewed Jan. 12, 2025

      I was a young single mom where money was kind of tight and after years of driving a used car that had a ton of issues I couldn't afford to keep fixing, I decided to finally purchase my first ever brand new car in October 2017 (thinking a new car SHOULD have less issues and save me money over dumping money into constantly fixing my used one). I decided to go with purchasing a 2017 Nissan Sentra SV. The car was nice and the price was affordable. I was so proud of myself for finally being able to purchase a car of my own.

      However, a few months after I purchased the car that proud feeling quickly turned into a living nightmare and felt like I was lied to and robbed by Nissan. 5 months after I purchased the car there was a recall on my car's computer system, a year after that the car's ABS system went out. A few weeks later I got ANOTHER recall notice regarding the car's CVT transmission stating if I had already had it replaced the manufacturer would reimburse for any money spent on fixing it or the dealership would replace it for free if there was a current issue. Of course I had no issues with it at the time since I had JUST BOUGHT THE CAR.

      The deadline for the claim went until 2022 (Still no issues in that time) of course right..- after 5 years of payments I finally paid the car off in November 2023 (only 1 year after the CVT claim deadline) then the WORST thing possible happened- ONLY 1 WEEK after making my last payment THE CVT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT!!!! The cost of a CVT transmission is $3500 not including labor which would total around $5000 or more to fix.

      Nissan wouldn't cover the cost to replace it, the deadline had passed and there was and is nothing I could do as I can't afford to fix it. So now I am here with a new car in the driveway that doesn't work and is paid off and left without a car to drive. The situation is bad but what makes it so much worse is that this was my first ever new car purchase. This has left me feeling so disappointed and depressed that this happened, all that hard work and money spent was just flushed down the drain and I am worse off now than if I would have just stuck to my old used car. This is so disgusting that Nissan does this to their customers and continues to this day to use those same transmissions in their cars that they know has constant issues and recalls. Goes to show they don't care at all about their buyers or their safety. NEVER AGAIN WILL I PURCHASE FROM THEM.

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      PriceStaff

      Reviewed Dec. 2, 2024

      Purchased a brand new 2024 Nissan Sentra. Tires wore out in 18,500 mi. Nissan won't help, the tire manufacturer won't help and the dealer won't help. I will never buy another Nissan. Makes me wonder what are the cheap and fairy products they put on the car.

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      Reviewed Oct. 22, 2024

      For transparency: I did buy my Sentra used from a used dealership. I bought it with 87,000 miles on it, and it is now at 102,000. Google CVT transmission issues. There’s nothing to hide. It is a major manufacturing issue that had to go to court and there was a class action lawsuit. My transmission started acting up at 102,000 miles. I took it to a garage and my engine light helped them confirm that it is the CVT transmission acting up. I attempted to call Nissan to see if there was a possibility they would fix it for me since the genesis of this issue came from a manufacturing error that went to court. I got escalated a couple of times and spoke with an executive, whatever that means. They gave me a hard no, and their reasoning was essentially because my car was over the 84,000 mile warranty they set for these cars.

      I was told by multiple representatives that the settlement set the warranty mileage limit at 84,000. Dig deeper, Nissan didn’t have to assume culpability. Dig even deeper, none of these executives could explain to me why that arbitrary line was set at 84,000 miles for an issue they created when they manufactured the car. I tried to get a human on the phone to listen to my case and hopefully be willing to make an exception to get their issue fixed on my car, but they continued with the hard no, citing the 84,000 cutoffs. I also attempted to ask why I’m being punished because my particular vehicle (with the CVT class action lawsuit issue) happened to make it past 84,000 miles? They kept reverting back to “the decision…”. I wonder if they knew many of these cars WOULD make it past $84,000, so they were banking on that knowing they wouldn’t have to repair them. Maybe? It’s very plausible.

      To sum it all up, Nissan is a bad company. Not only are they a bad company, just google their prior CEO Carlos Ghosn. He’s a bad person, and it seems that bad behavior creates incentive structures that result in a bad company. I understand Nissan is on all of the college football commercials, attempting to rebrand and make more reliable cars, but please understand that the risk with buying a Nissan is extremely high. We can’t predict the future, nor can we change the past. Just know that Nissan currently has legal lines in place to not look out for their customers, which is why their management is going to be a revolving door for years to come. I guarantee it. To bring this full circle, they are refusing to fix a major issue on my car, that they created, but are taking the stance that they are free of responsibility because they were able to draw an arbitrary line in the sand through the courts.

      Don’t buy Nissan, and warn your friends. I’ll concede that there is responsibility on my part for buying a Nissan at a used car dealership. I get it. I’m also not saying there isn’t some responsibility on the used car dealer’s end as well, trust me I’ve brought this to his attention. I think he’s going to do me right and let me swap out a car on his lot for free, because he feels bad. He’s going to take my car for parts so it isn’t a total loss on his end. It’s crazy how the used car dealer and I are the only ones taking any responsibility here, not the billion dollar company who created the issue. So instead of a pissing contest of responsibility, why not make it right? You went to court over the issue, so I don’t feel like I’m being unfair. It’s not like I’m asking for new tires for free after going off-roading in the Rocky Mountains.

      It’s crazy how a small business owner is willing to make a human decision with an IQ above 70. At minimum, he showed an act of good faith. That’s why he’s been selling used cars for over 40years successfully, because he treats people the way he would want to be treated. It’s crazy how a corporation worth billions can’t green light a fix for $3500 that is their fault…. but I guess that goes back to the toxic incentive structures I was referring to earlier. If your culture is evil from the top down, it metastasizes to those actually interacting with customers and hurts customers. It doesn’t matter if Nissan created the known issue. It doesn’t matter if Nissan had to go to court over said issue. They were able to draw a legal line in the sand to protect themselves from us every day folks.

      Hopefully no parent out there is taking the Nissan approach and teaches their kids that they can do whatever they want and treat people however they want, then if they just get past a certain age, it won’t come back to haunt them anymore. Nissan is a damn shame. Be aware. Do your research, extensively. Apparently there was an entire documentary on this prior CEO that I missed. I will never buy a Nissan again, and I urge you to not take the risk. Cars are already the most expensive depreciating asset you’ll ever own, so don’t go with a company that has zero latitude when it comes to their customers. Don’t go with Nissan, despite the attempts at rebranding. You can’t afford that chance.

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      Reviewed Oct. 15, 2024

      Bought a certified pre-owned 2022 Nissan Sentra SR Midnight edition with 16k miles for our teenager. Biggest selling point was the warranty. 9 months into owning the car it almost killed her. At 24k miles something in the front passenger side of the car failed and caused her to careen across 2 lanes of traffic and hit a curb (we were behind her and saw the whole thing, it was terrifying, I initially assumed it was a blow out).

      Have the car towed to our home since it is a weekend and dealership is closed. Have car towed to Nissan dealership Monday morning and explain what happened, and what we think happened (ball joint broke, pulled cv out of front axle). Front tire is hanging on by a thread at this point. NISSAN IS DENYING WARRANTY. They refuse to listen, keeping stating the car broke AFTER it hit the curb. I stated, "So unless we had a recording of the whole scenario it's not covered?" We have escalated this twice, the dealership had been no help whatsoever. Car is trashed, if we have to file on insurance and take this to court we will. This has been the worst experience, do not recommend. After research we have seen a lot of failed front ball joint issues around the same mileage with no warning.

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      Reviewed Aug. 30, 2024

      I bought a Nissan Sentra S August 15th 2024. I have driven the car 3 different times since the car was delivered to me. I hate the car. I hate the interior color, the fabric of the seats, The seats have no lumbar support and the steering wheel is too fat for a petite woman. The entertainment system is not good either. When driving it's not easy trying to get to the radio and keeping the car in control. The radio stations are not good and clear. Doesn't have a CD player. I wish I could trade the car in for another car without any deductions.

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      Reviewed Aug. 22, 2024

      Bought a new 2024 Nissan Sentra. Took it on the highway and noticed a frontend vibration at speeds over 65. Scheduled it for service 3 different times over a 6-week period. They balanced tires several times and did a realignment. They even changed out the tires. The fourth time the Nissan specialist checked it out and noted the vibration and said “Basically drives like a Sentra. Felt minor vibration.” So I guess Nissan is ok with the vibration being there.

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